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Lightsource bp powers up its first Spanish solar project
Lightsource bp has powered up its flagship solar energy project in Spain with a total capacity of 247MW. The total electricity output from the five-project cluster in Zaragoza will be supplied to bp’s European power trading team under a long term power purchase agreement (PPA). The Vendimia project consists of around 615,000 bifacial solar panels […]
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Renewable energy developers team up for offshore wind leasing bid in Scotland
Vattenfall and Fred. Olsen Renewables have announced a 50:50 joint venture partnership to bid in a leasing round for offshore wind farms in Scotland. They intend to collaborate in their bid in Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind offshore leasing round to deliver the next generation of Scottish offshore wind farms. The bid will focus on achieving […]
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Out of this world! Satellites launch to fight climate change
Three UK-built satellites, designed to fight climate change and protect wildlife are to be launched into space today at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The UK Space Agency has provided £15 million to Hampshire and Glasgow-based companies In-Space Missions and Spire to develop the satellites. They function using sensors created by Lacuna Space that […]
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Government urged to introduce a zero emission vehicles mandate
The government has been urged to introduce a zero emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate to provide a clear and binding path for the increase in ZEV sales. That’s one of the recommendations included in a new report by Energy UK, which suggests this mandate would require an increasing share of vehicle manufacturers’ sales to come from […]
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US awards $65m to commercialise ‘promising’ energy technologies
The US Government has announced more than $30 million (£21.5m) in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million (£25m) in private sector funds, to accelerate the commercialisation of “promising” energy technologies. A total of 68 projects, which range from clean energy and advanced manufacturing to building efficiency and next-generation materials, will share the funding […]
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Festival Net Zero – that’s a wrap!
Festival Net Zero, that’s a wrap! What a festival! Hundreds gathered at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry for our inaugural Festival Net Zero which brought together inspirational business leaders, policymakers and thinkers to explore the innovation and leadership needed for net zero. All attendees of the festival have something to recall from all the lively […]
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Amazon becomes ‘largest renewable energy buyer in US’
With its latest investment in 11 new renewable energy projects, Amazon claims it has become the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US. The new investment bolsters its existing 232 projects worldwide and accelerates its ambition to power all its company activities using renewable energy by 2025. In total, Amazon has invested in more than […]
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Building plastic-free future brick-by-brick!
PET plastic from discarded bottles will secure a second life as it will be the main material to form LEGO bricks. LEGO Group has unveiled plans to make prototype bricks using plastic bottles. The development is the result of a three-year project of scientists and engineers who tested more than 250 variations of PET materials […]
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Thank you all for joining us at the inaugural Festival Net Zero!
The COVID-secure, carbon-neutral event at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry yesterday was a roaring success, offering a glimpse of ‘normality after more than a year of conversations and discussions held over Zoom. Hundreds of people came along to network face-to-face, listen to great thought leadership, learn from their peers and ultimately, drive progress on the […]
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How heat pumps can decarbonise the UK while helping your business
Now decarbonising heating is high on the agenda too. The UK’s committed to reducing its carbon emissions by at least 80% of their 1990 levels by 2050 in order to avoid catastrophic climate change. With almost 20% of the UK’s carbon emissions coming from heating the places where we live and work, it’s a huge […]
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