02-07-2020 Denver, USA: Workers installing solar panels on the roof of new affordable housing building. Lifting equipment for a solar energy installation to the top of a new affordable housing building. The sola... © Jim West

05-11-2019 North Dakota, USA Coal Creek Station, the largest power station in North Dakota, Great River Energy. Fueled by lignite the plant exports its electricity to Minnesota © Jim West

05-11-2019 North Dakota, USA Basin Leland Olds Station, Electric Power Cooperative. An lignite fueled electricity generating power station © Jim West

17-03-2019 Electricity pylons and a dual carriageway, Pembrokeshire, Wales © John Harris

17-03-2019 Electricity pylons and a dual carriageway, Pembrokeshire, Wales © John Harris

17-03-2019 Electricity pylons and a dual carriageway, Pembrokeshire, Wales © John Harris

05-03-2019 Dearborn, Michigan USA: Red, white and blue chimneys, Dearborn Industrial Generation plant. Burning natural gas and waste blast furnace gas to produce electricity for the River Rouge complex and the m... © Jim West

05-03-2019 Dearborn, Michigan USA: Red, white and blue chimneys, Dearborn Industrial Generation plant. Burning natural gas and waste blast furnace gas to produce electricity for the River Rouge complex and the m... © Jim West

05-03-2019 Dearborn, Michigan USA: Red, white and blue chimneys, Dearborn Industrial Generation plant. Burning natural gas and waste blast furnace gas to produce electricity for the River Rouge complex and the m... © Jim West

05-03-2019 Dearborn, Michigan USA: Red, white and blue chimneys, Dearborn Industrial Generation plant. Burning natural gas and waste blast furnace gas to produce electricity for the River Rouge complex and the m... © Jim West

28-06-2018 Saddleworth Moor fire, Stalybridge, Derbyshire © Jess Hurd

28-06-2018 Fire and Rescue deployed to Saddleworth Moor fire, Stalybridge, Derbyshire © Jess Hurd

28-06-2018 Fire and Rescue deployed to Saddleworth Moor fire, Stalybridge, Derbyshire © Jess Hurd

15-11-2017 Taft, Texas - Wind turbines near the Gulf of Mexico. They are part of the Papalote Creek Wind Farm, which has 196 turbines producing 380 MW. © Jim West

15-11-2017 Taft, Texas - Wind turbines near the Gulf of Mexico. They are part of the Papalote Creek Wind Farm, which has 196 turbines producing 380 MW. © Jim West

19-04-2017 Tucson, Arizona, USA Workers up a high voltage electrical transmission pylon, Tucson Electric Power, H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station © Jim West

23-04-2016 Danger of Death Keep Out sign Electricity substation Western Power Distribution Longbridge Birmingham © John Harris

23-04-2016 Electricity substation Western Power Distribution Longbridge Birmingham © John Harris

23-04-2016 Electricity substation Western Power Distribution Longbridge Birmingham © John Harris

23-04-2016 Electricity substation Western Power Distribution Longbridge Birmingham © John Harris

04-10-2015 Housing and power cables, Shanghai, China. © Connor Matheson

03-09-2015 Electricity power cables and a transformer on a pole, housing, Shanghai, China. © Connor Matheson

23-08-2014 Electricity pylons cross marshland on the Kent shore of the Thames estuary. © Philip Wolmuth

23-08-2014 Electricity pylons cross marshland on the Kent shore of the Thames estuary. © Philip Wolmuth

09-03-2014 An electricity pylon and power lines. © John Harris

09-03-2014 An electricity pylon and power lines. © John Harris

06-12-2013 Police tape. Badly damaged cliff-top homes after Xavier, the largest tidal surge in 60 years battered the east coast of England. © Jess Hurd

06-12-2013 Repairing electrical lines after Xavier, the largest tidal surge in 60 years battered the east coast of England. © Jess Hurd

29-10-2013 Lark Energy solar farm, Bourne, Lincolnshire © Timm Sonnenschein

29-10-2013 Lark Energy solar farm, Bourne, Lincolnshire © Timm Sonnenschein

24-10-2013 Filipino Electrical Power Engineers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions OHL undertake maintenance inspection of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings of National Grid high voltage overhead lin... © John Harris

24-10-2013 Filipino Electrical Power Engineers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions OHL undertake maintenance inspection of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings of National Grid high voltage overhead lin... © John Harris

24-10-2013 Filipino Electrical Power Engineers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions OHL undertake maintenance inspection of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings of National Grid high voltage overhead lin... © John Harris

24-10-2013 Filipino Electrical Power Engineers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions OHL undertake maintenance inspection of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings of National Grid high voltage overhead lin... © John Harris

24-10-2013 Filipino Electrical Power Engineers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions OHL undertake maintenance inspection of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings of National Grid high voltage overhead lin... © John Harris

24-10-2013 Filipino Electrical Power Engineers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions OHL undertake maintenance inspection of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings of National Grid high voltage overhead lin... © John Harris

24-10-2013 Filipino Electrical Power Engineers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions OHL undertake maintenance inspection of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings of National Grid high voltage overhead lin... © John Harris

24-10-2013 Filipino Electrical Power Engineers from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions OHL undertake maintenance inspection of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings of National Grid high voltage overhead lin... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Banners in the Vyrnwy valley. Protest by Montgomeryshire Against Pylons at the preferred routes selected to connect wind farms to the National Grid wil entail a 400,000-volt line will run from a subst... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Banners in the Vyrnwy valley. Protest by Montgomeryshire Against Pylons at the preferred routes selected to connect wind farms to the National Grid wil entail a 400,000-volt line will run from a subst... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Protest by Montgomeryshire Against Pylons at the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibition Information Event “ windfarm roadshow. The preferred routes selected to connect wind fa... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Protest by Montgomeryshire Against Pylons at the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibition Information Event “ windfarm roadshow. The preferred routes selected to connect wind fa... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Staff try to carry on as protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibition Information Event “ windfarm roadshow. The preferred... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Staff try to carry one as protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibition Information Event “ windfarm roadshow. The preferred... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Staff try to carry one as protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibition Information Event “ windfarm roadshow. The preferred... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibition Information Event “ windfarm roadshow. The preferred routes selected to connec... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibition Information Event “ windfarm roadshow. The preferred routes selected to connec... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibition Information Event “ windfarm roadshow. The preferred routes selected to connec... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Glyn Davies MP argues with Jeremy Lee, lead project manager for National Grid as Protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibiti... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Glyn Davies MP argues with Jeremy Lee, lead project manager for National Grid as Protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibiti... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Glyn Davies MP argues with Jeremy Lee, lead project manager for National Grid as Protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation event and exhibiti... © John Harris

08-08-2012 Protestor argues with Jeremy Lee, lead project manager for National Grid as Glyn Davies MP listens. Protesters from Montgomeryshire Against Pylons occupy the SPEN and National Grid Public consultation... © John Harris

20-07-2012 Severn Power Station, Uskmouth. A 850MW gas-fired power station operated by DONG energy © John Harris

03-02-2012 Phoenix, Arizona: Tessera Solar 1.5 megawatt Maricopa Solar plant, the first of it's kind it opened in 2010 with 60 Suncatcher generators - a mirrored dish that concentrates and directs heat towards a... © Jim West

03-02-2012 Phoenix, Arizona: Tessera Solar 1.5 megawatt Maricopa Solar plant, the first of it's kind it opened in 2010 with 60 Suncatcher generators - a mirrored dish that concentrates and directs heat towards a... © Jim West

03-02-2012 Phoenix, Arizona: Tessera Solar 1.5 megawatt Maricopa Solar plant, the first of it's kind it opened in 2010 with 60 Suncatcher generators - a mirrored dish that concentrates and directs heat towards a... © Jim West

20-05-2011 Workers breaking down components of old television and computer screens at a specialist waste electrical and electronic equipment processor plant (WEEE) in Kent. © Justin Tallis

02-09-2010 National Grid refurbishing a 164-kilometre stretch of overhead electrical transmission power lines in Pembroke, South Wales. © John Harris

02-09-2010 National Grid refurbishing a 164-kilometre stretch of overhead electrical transmission power lines in Pembroke, South Wales. © John Harris

20-04-2010 Electricity engineers installing a high voltage power line using a mobile lift platform. © Jim West

20-04-2010 Electricity engineers installing a high voltage power line using a mobile lift platform, Amissville, USA © Jim West

20-04-2010 Electricity engineers installing a high voltage power line using a mobile lift platform. © Jim West

20-04-2010 Electricity engineers installing a high voltage power line using a mobile lift platform. © Jim West

20-04-2010 Electricity engineers installing a high voltage power line using a mobile lift platform. © Jim West

18-04-2010 Coal fired power plant operated by DTE Energy. © Jim West

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

04-06-2009 Hams Hall Electricity Substation. © Duncan Phillips

23-03-2009 Workers in the control room of Helsinki Energy, the local council owned company which supplies 90 of the Finnish capitals electricity. © Philip Wolmuth

23-03-2009 Workers in the control room of Helsinki Energy, the local council owned company which supplies 90 of the Finnish capitals electricity. © Philip Wolmuth

23-03-2009 Workers in the control room of Helsinki Energy, the local council owned company which supplies 90 of the Finnish capitals electricity. © Philip Wolmuth

23-03-2009 Workers in the control room of Helsinki Energy, the local council owned company which supplies 90 of the Finnish capitals electricity. © Philip Wolmuth

23-03-2009 Workers in the control room of Helsinki Energy, the local council owned company which supplies 90 of the Finnish capitals electricity. © Philip Wolmuth

02-04-2008 Overhead linesperson working on the electrical distribution network, Gloucestershire. © John Harris

02-04-2008 Overhead linesperson working on the electrical distribution network, Gloucestershire. © John Harris

19-02-2008 Security guard and electricity pylons at the Olympic Park site in Stratford. © Philip Wolmuth

29-07-2007 Gloucester, The Walham substation that nearly flooded in the recent floods. Temporary water defences have now been installed. Hundreds of thousands of homes would have been without electricity if this... © Paul Box

29-07-2007 Gloucester, The Walham substation that nearly flooded in the recent floods. Temporary water defences have now been installed. Hundreds of thousands of homes would have been without electricity if this... © Paul Box

29-07-2007 Gloucester, The Castlemead substation that had to be closed due to flooding. Temporary water defences have now been installed. © Paul Box

29-07-2007 Gloucester, The Castlemead substation that had to be closed due to flooding. Temporary water defences have now been installed. © Paul Box

20-04-2007 EDF Nuclear power plant at Dampierre en Burly, France at night © Pierre GLEIZES

19-04-2007 EDF Nuclear power plant at Dampierre en Burly, France at night © Pierre GLEIZES

16-04-2007 An Oxfordshire farmer, hoping to build a community wind farm at Coleshill. The land is well suited for a windfarm as it is on a high and long flat plateau. There will be four wind towers built, and el... © David Mansell

08-08-2006 Views of the countryside over South West London from a hot air balloon. © Jess Hurd

01-05-2006 Coal fired power station, France. © Paul Box

01-05-2006 Coal fired power station, France. © Paul Box

01-05-2006 Coal fired power station, France. © Paul Box