Kris Walker

Managing Editor/Head of Content

Kris has a BA(hons) in Media & Performance from the University of Salford. Aside from overseeing the editorial and video teams, Kris can be found in far flung corners of the world capturing the story behind the science on behalf of our clients. Outside of work, Kris is finally seeing a return on 25 years of hurt supporting Manchester City.

Articles from Kris

The Benefits of Feed-In-Tariffs

Feed in tariffs is a process implemented to encourage renewable energy technology investments. Also known as renewable energy payments and advanced renewable tariffs, they offer long-term contracts for those who generate renewable energy based on the cost of production involved in each of the techno

8 Feb 2013

How is Geothermal Energy Used?

Geothermal energy is the heat obtained from the ground. This energy originates from the radioactive decay of minerals and the original formation of the planet. The utilization of geothermal energy dates back to ancient humans, who would bathe in hot springs heated by the Earth's inert heat under the

31 Jan 2013

Costs of Turning Your Home Solar

Fossil fuels such as coal and oil are depleting at an alarming rate, causing many countries to look for alternative resources.

30 Jan 2013

What is Green Nanotechnology?

Nanotechnology is a subject which has been popular within the scientific and technology industries for many years. It is now with the ever growing advancement in technology that nanotechnology is picking up the pace and has got a lot of people talking. Now, engineers are studying ways that it can be made beneficial to the environment.

29 Jan 2013

Anaerobic Digestion: Theory & Application

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is the process by which organic materials in an enclosed vessel are decomposed by micro-organisms.

28 Jan 2013

An Introduction to Liquid Batteries

One of the major drawbacks of solar and wind energy is that wind and the sun do not produce enough energy on a continuous scale.

25 Jan 2013

What are Hydrogen Fuel Cells Used For?

Hydrogen is the simplest element consisting of one proton and an electron. It is the most abundant element in the universe, but is does not occur naturally as a gas in the Earth. It is always combined with other elements including hydrocarbons, water and other organic substances.

24 Jan 2013

Applications of Thermal Depolymerization

Thermal depolymerization is an industrial process of breaking down various waste materials into crude oil products. In this process, the materials are subjected to high temperatures and pressure in the presence of water, thereby initiating hydrous pyrolysis.

23 Jan 2013

Is Tidal Power a Viable Source of Energy?

Tidal power is a kind of hydropower that generates electric power by converting the energy of tides.

22 Jan 2013

Turning Algae into Oil

Increased fuel consumption and fuel costs, and depletion of traditional sources of fuel have made researchers work on alternative forms of fuels in the last decade.

21 Jan 2013