Engineering stories whose deep dive explains energy and resource management, ready to use as a starter, a reading task or a real-world example. Each one links to the GCSE and A level curriculum.
Energy & EnvironmentBreakthroughs
Endurance Energy has generated electricity from a geothermal well drilled 1,500 metres beneath the Pacific Ocean, the first offshore geothermal power system ever deployed.
Deep dive: The Organic Rankine Cycle and Subsea Power Generation
Energy & EnvironmentBreakthroughs
Mazama Energy's superhot rock geothermal wells drill three miles down to tap 400°C heat, with each well generating 15MW of round-the-clock clean power.
Deep dive: Drilling for Supercritical Heat
Construction & Infrastructure
China's 1GW Hami molten salt solar plant combines PV and concentrated solar to generate electricity eight hours after sunset.
Energy & Environment
The first wave of large-scale offshore wind farms is ageing. Turbines installed in the mid-2000s are approaching the end of their 20–25-year design lives,…
Deep dive: The Physics of Neodymium Magnets and Electromagnetic Generation
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
RWE is building the UK's largest Pembroke battery storage facility in Wales, a 350MW lithium-ion system that could power the grid for two continuous…
Deep dive: Grid-Scale Lithium-Ion Pembroke Battery Storage
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
The Swansea tidal lagoon project has been revived after Swansea Council struck a deal with renewable developer Batri. Here's how tidal energy engineering works.
Deep dive: The Engineering Behind a Swansea Tidal Lagoon