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UK’s boilers ’emit more than twice the CO2 of all gas-fired power stations’
The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by Britain’s boilers is more than double the emissions of all the gas-fired power stations in the UK. The staggering finding comes from a new study by the climate charity Possible and the social enterprise Scene, which estimates that UK’s boilers also produce more than eight and a half […]
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Welsh Government seeks UK funding to keep coal tips safe
The Welsh Government is calling on the UK Government to provide funding to keep the country’s coal tips safe. It is urging Westminster to use this autumn’s Spending Review to “share responsibility” and allocate long term funding as Wales‘ coal spoil tips “need attention” and financial support to prevent the risk of future landslips. The […]
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Scottish consortium eyes to build ‘world’s first’ community offshore wind project
Renewable energy platform Ripple has joined a consortium that is pursuing seabed development rights to build what is described as the world’s first community offshore wind project. The group, which plans to bid in the Crown Estate Scotland ScotWind leasing round, aims to make thousands of households across the UK owners of the offshore wind […]
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UK first: Developers in Wales required to consider climate risks for future projects
Future developments in Wales will have to take into account the risks caused by climate change, such as flooding and coastal erosion, in what is believed to be a UK first. Flood risk and coastal erosion maps have been made available for developers that show current risk levels as well as the risks posed by […]
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Future Energy Scenarios 2021: The four paths to net zero
According to the latest Future Energy Scenarios report (FES), published by National Grid, “net zero will only be possible if we start implementing measures now. We can’t wait until 2050.” The 2021 report outlines four different pathways for the future of energy between now and 2050. Each scenario considers how much energy we might need […]
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Robots farm more sustainably than humans
Robots could farm more sustainably than traditional agriculture – with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). That’s the view of Silicon Valley start-up Iron Ox, which has set an aim to help make the global agriculture sector carbon negative. The agricultural technology company currently has two robots growing crops using a hydroponic system in its […]
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Suffolk village ditches overhead power lines to enjoy uninterrupted views
Orford, a village in Suffolk now has great views of the countryside after its skyline was cleaned up by removing overhead power lines. A £600,000 project saw more than 5,000 metres of overhead lines replaced by new underground cabling. UK Power Networks has completed the work designed to boost the reliability of power supplies for […]
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Administrators appointed to PfP Energy
Supplier PfP Energy that ceased to trade on 7th September has appointed three members of the financial advisory services firm Alvarez Marsal Europe LLP as joint administrators. The company supplied gas and electricity to around 91,000 customers. Four days after the supplier’s announcement, Ofgem transferred the company’s customers to British Gas. Some of the nearly […]
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‘World’s longest operating’ solar thermal facility retiring almost entire capacity
A solar thermal facility, claimed to be the world’s longest operating plant of its kind, is retiring almost its entire capacity, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) facility in California’s Mojave Desert retired five of its solar plants in July 2021 and plans to close a sixth […]
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Don’t demolish, retrofit!
Stop demolishing buildings and move faster to decarbonise the construction sector. That’s the view of engineers in the National Engineering Policy Centre’s new report. Built environment currently makes up 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions and construction alone attributes for 11% of global carbon emissions. Making steel and bricks also creates large amounts of carbon […]
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