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Carmakers disagree with government taxing EVs
Britain’s car manufacturers have stated their disappointment in the government’s decision to tax electric vehicles (EVs) from April 2025. The announcement was made in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement – which will see EVs face the same vehicle excise duty (VED) as their petrol and diesel equivalents. As part of the change, EVs registered in 2025 […]
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‘UK’s first’ hospital powered by its own solar farm
A hospital in Wales has become the first in the UK to be directly powered by its own solar farm. The hospital-owned solar farm has surpassed expectations by providing enough electricity to not only contribute to the daily power needs of Morriston Hospital in Swansea but also to cover 100% of its demand for 50 […]
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Equinor and bp unveil $5m offshore wind ecosystem fund in New York
Energy giants Equinor and bp have created a new $5 million (£4.2m) fund to promote workforce growth and inclusivity in New York’s offshore wind industry. The Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund is a clean energy community grant programme, which is also designed to support sustainable growth, empower underserved communities and climate justice in New York City’s […]
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UK-France power link extends outage
The power link between Britain and France, the IFA1 interconnector, will take more time for repair work before it starts operating at full capacity. One substation in Kent was left damaged by a fire in September 2021, which forced the shutdown of the project that brings electricity from France to the UK. National Grid had previously said […]
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Industry responds to government’s fiscal plan
The government has unveiled its plan to “build a stronger economy, protect the public services and ensure we look after the most vulnerable people.” It is hoped that the government’s new economic plan will deliver long-term economic stability in the country. But what does the industry think? Vital step forward in reducing energy demand The […]
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Giant UK-Morocco interconnector attracts new investment
A project that aims to transfer electricity between Morocco and the UK through a giant cable has attracted a new investor. It has been confirmed that Conenergy, a German investor in the European energy market, has made a multimillion-pound investment in Xlinks’ Morocco-UK Power Project. Xlinks will lay the world’s longest HVDC subsea cables to provide 3.6GW […]
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Wind power in the woods
Renewable materials company Stora Enso and German start-up Voodin Blade Technology have signed a partnership agreement to develop sustainable wind turbine blades from wood. The agreement will bring the two companies together to develop sustainable alternatives for wind turbine blades. Manufacturers use fibreglass and carbon fibre, energy-intensive non-renewable plastics from petrochemicals, to create wind power blades. These […]
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Could hydrogen power the carbon-intensive asphalt industry?
Could hydrogen supercharge Britain’s roads, motorways, railway tracks and airport airways? The government has backed a new project designed to prove that hydrogen could reduce the carbon footprint of asphalt production by being used as an alternative fuel. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy awarded the Bay Hydrogen Hub project almost £400,000 for a […]
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Giant batteries to be built in Scotland
Electric vehicle fleet and energy storage company Zenobē has unveiled a plan to invest £750 million in battery projects in Scotland. The batteries are predicted to save up to 13.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide over their 15 years of operation. They are also forecast to lower consumer bills by more than £1 billion by […]
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Plastic grass is not ‘green’, says UK regulator
The UK’s advertising regulator has banned the ad of an artificial grass supplier claiming one of its products is “recyclable” while implying it was also ‘eco-friendly’. In May, Perfectly Green tweeted that its “Soul Eco-grass” product was recyclable. Environmental group, Plastics Rebellion, challenged whether the claim that the product was recyclable was misleading and whether […]
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