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Opposition for new Hampshire biogas plant grows
Presenter Chris Tarrant has joined local opposition to the development of a new biogas plant in Hampshire’s Test Valley. Mr Tarrant said he was “horrified” by the plans to build a new project the size of 13 football pitches. The plans have been submitted by the British energy company Acorn Bioenergy, which estimates that 91,000 […]
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Ofgem to almost double Covid cost allowance for energy suppliers
Britain’s energy regulator has said it will almost double the allowance given to energy suppliers to recover some of the bad debt costs from the Covid-19 pandemic. The move is expected to increase consumer bills. The pandemic left many customers not being able to afford their energy bills in full – this led to additional […]
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UK whisky distillers ‘left out in the cold’
The government has been heavily criticised by the whisky distillery industry for leaving them out of its Energy Bill Relief scheme. Eligible non-domestic customers facing soaring gas and electricity prices in light of global economic pressures have benefitted from the state-funded discount since 1st October 2022. A Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) survey has found 27% of distilleries […]
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Thousands of homes without power as Storm Otto winds batter parts of UK
Thousands of homes are being left without power as Storm Otto brought winds of up to 75mph. This follows a yellow warning issued by the Met Office for “very strong wind” across the North East. Energy company Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has said it has restored power to more than 10,000 properties – however, […]
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London Mayor hits back at Boris over ULEZ expansion comments
The Mayor of London has responded to comments by Boris Johnson over the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ). In a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, the former Prime Minister accused Sadiq Khan, who succeeded him as Mayor of London, of planning to expand the scheme for money-making reasons. Asked by reporters […]
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Farming seaweed between offshore wind turbines – the Amazon’s way
Amazon plans to fund what is described as the world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm located between offshore wind turbines. Seaweed is known to absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide but the extent of its viability for carbon removal at an industrial scale is yet to be determined. The project known as “North Sea Farm 1” […]
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Green light for geothermal power plant in Cornwall
Geothermal Engineering has been granted planning permission by Cornwall Council to drill and construct a geothermal power plant. The Manhay project will become the company’s third site in the area – it is set to begin in late 2023 subject to all agreements and funding being in place. It is estimated to take approximately thirty-six […]
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UK’s low carbon and renewable energy economy jumps by a third in a year
The UK’s low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) generated £54.4 billion in turnover, an estimated 30.8% increase since 2020. The national statistics agency has presented earlier today its estimates regarding the growth of the LCREE. It said this growth accounted for the employment of 247,400 full-time equivalents, which was a 16.4% increase since 2020. […]
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More Britons turn to smart meters to save on energy bills
Nearly 56% of Britons with a smart meter have admitted that they are monitoring their gas and electricity use much more closely this year. That’s according to a new survey of 2,000 adults, carried out by OnePoll on behalf of Smart Energy GB, which found that 38% of those with a smart meter in their […]
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UK offshore wind pipeline hits nearly 100GW
Powerful winds are blowing over the UK’s offshore wind industry. New research published today by the trade association RenewableUK suggests the UK’s pipeline of offshore wind projects at all stages of development now stands at 99.8GW across 130 projects. This translates to an increase of 14GW over the past year, analysts have said. The report […]
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