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Shell acquires Indian renewable power platform for $1.55bn
Shell has announced it has agreed to acquire India-based renewable power platform Sprng Energy for $1.55 billion (£1.2bn). Sprng Energy supplies solar and wind power to electricity distribution companies in India. Its portfolio consists of 2.9GWp of assets with a further 7.5GWp of renewable energy projects in the pipeline. Shell’s Integrated Gas, Renewables and Energy Solutions […]
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Tony Blair: “We should have done energy transition from 2014”
Efforts to pull away from Russian energy should have started after Crimea was annexed in 2014, Tony Blair has said. In an interview with the New York Times, the former Prime Minister said: “Energy transition in Europe is going to be very real, it’s very urgent, we should have done it after Crimea (February and […]
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Construction starts for EDF’s first major solar project in the UK
Asset management company Anesco has announced it has started construction for the 49.9 MW Sutton Bridge Solar Farm, EDF Renewables’ first major solar project in the UK, Once commissioned, the project near Spalding in Lincolnshire is forecast to be able to generate enough power for more than 9,800 households. The solar farm is also predicted […]
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NHS Wales’ decarbonisation gets £2.4m jab
The Welsh Government has announced £2.4 million in funding for projects designed to help NHS Wales reduce emissions. The new package will fund projects that will support efforts made by health boards and NHS organisations to cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than a third by 2030. One of the ways NHS Wales is currently […]
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Government data reveals regional inequality in fuel poverty
The latest government publication of fuel poverty data highlighter major regional disparities in fuel poor households in England. According to BEIS statistics, the West Midlands has the highest rate of fuel poverty, an estimated 17.8%, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber, 17.5%, and the North East 14.4%. The report suggests there were 19 local authorities […]
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‘World’s largest’ offshore wind farm entering construction phase
Offshore construction work for what is described as the world’s largest offshore wind farm has started. Dogger Bank Wind Farm saw the installation of the first length of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) export cable off the Yorkshire coast. The Dogger Bank A nearshore cable will connect the first phase of the windfarm more than […]
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Nearly 36% of people with cancer ‘wear coats indoors to save on energy bills’
Around one million people living with cancer have admitted they have resorted to wearing coats or dressing gowns indoors more to try to save on their energy bills. That’s according to a new survey from the Macmillan Cancer Support which reveals that one-in-four people with cancer in the UK, an estimated 24%, feel like they […]
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US renewables hit 96.3% share in new electrical capacity
Renewables in the US provided 96.3% of the domestic electrical generating capacity added in the first two months of the year. That’s according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the US Energy Information Administration which suggests the combined wind and solar capacity […]
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Ofwat awards £2.65m to Welsh Water for green projects
Ofwat has awarded £2.65 million to Welsh Water for two innovative projects designed to develop innovative solutions for the water sector. Projects aim to manage water leaks in a sustainable way and produce hydrogen from biogas. The latter is predicted to increase the decarbonisation potential of biogas by up ten times, the company said. Tony […]
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Will the UK coal plants get a second life to ease energy crunch?
The UK might see the lifetimes of its coal-fired power stations prolonged after new government plans. The move follows concerns that Russia might squeeze energy supplies in retaliation to Western sanctions. Although at present, analysts have predicted that there is no imminent risk to the UK’s power supplies, the government is looking at reinforcing backup […]
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