Georgie Lyng

Feature Writer

BSc Environment Studies

Georgie Lyng is a freelance writer, with a strong interest in environmental issues, a focus on sustainable technologies, climate change science, improving biodiversity, and protection of natural ecosystems.

She was born in Reading but now lives in Somerset, England with her partner and a multitude of rescue animals.

She completed an Open University BSc Environment Studies degree in 2016, enjoys researching environment issues, and writing about the latest scientific developments in industry, and sustainable solutions to help protect the environment.

Articles from Georgie

Sand Batteries: The Next Green Energy Revolution?

Polar Night Energy in Finland has developed the world’s first commercial sand-based heat storage battery system, potentially providing a solution to sustainably supplying year-round heat and electricity.

27 Jul 2022

Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Energy

To achieve the aims of the Climate Agreement, the transition to a decarbonized economy is necessary by switching to renewable energies. This article will look at solar energy, including its advantages and disadvantages.

7 Jul 2022

Latest Developments in Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling

This article will look at the latest electric vehicle battery recycling technology developments and the future of the industry.

5 Jul 2022

‘Floatovoltaics’: Are they the Future of Renewable Energy?

Floatovoltaics is a relatively new, but rapidly growing industry. It stems from the desire to decarbonize global economies by 2050 as a solution to tackling climate change through legally binding targets and agreed upon in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

28 Jun 2022

Revolutionizing Energy Supply with Transparent Solar Panels

Transparent solar panel technology has the revolutionary technological potential of transforming buildings into solar energy producers. This article takes a closer look.

28 Jun 2022

What is the MicroCarb Mission?

MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space Agency (UKSA) and the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) in France. It measures and characterizes CO2 surface fluxes and measures atmospheric methane.

28 Jun 2022

How Rock Dust Could Aid Net-Zero Efforts

Transitioning to a net-zero economy is the greatest challenge the world has ever faced. Spreading rock dust on farmland could be one solution.

24 Jun 2022

Recent Advances in Weather Warning Technologies as a Climate Mitigation Strategy

The Paris Climate Agreement 2015 stipulates a requirement for “strengthening scientific knowledge on climate, including research, systematic observation of the climate system and early warning systems, in a manner that informs climate services and supports decision-making.” In response to this, the

25 Apr 2022

Extending Rainfall Records with Citizen Science

Citizen science is an important activity undertaken by volunteers and is useful for recording and monitoring observations such as climate change in the Earth’s recent geological history. Thousands of volunteers in the UK, organized by The Rainfall Rescue project at Reading University in Berkshire, h

12 Apr 2022

How Amazon Deforestation Impacts Earth

Scientists have revealed that climate change, deforestation and forest fires mean that the Amazon has reached a tipping point. It is drying out, so unless action is taken quickly, the situation will become irreversible, and mitigating actions will be futile.

31 Mar 2022