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Australia’s ‘largest solar and storage’ project enters operation
A project claimed to be Australia’s largest solar and storage project has entered operation after having been successfully retrofitted with battery storage infrastructure. The existing 60MW Gannawarra Solar Farm in Victoria has now been equipped with 25MW of co-located Tesla batteries. The battery infrastructure is owned by Edify Energy and Wirsol, who developed the project. […]
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EU approves Italy’s €5.4bn support for renewable energy scheme
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for Italy to provide €5.4 billion (£4.82bn) of public support for a renewable energy scheme. The Italian Government intends to introduce a new aid initiative that supports electricity production from sources such as solar and onshore wind. Renewable installations benefitting from the scheme will receive support in the […]
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Greenpeace activists climb back on board BP oil rig
Just hours after Scottish police declared Greenpeace’s occupation of a BP oil rig was over, another two activists have climbed back on board. Police boats and climbers removed the two activists who started the protest last night, after they has blocked the rig from leaving Cromarty Firth in Scotland for more than 70 hours. In […]
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EU approves new emissions limits in Italian capacity market scheme
The European Commission has approved the Italian Government’s proposed new carbon emissions rules in its capacity market scheme. The news follows its approval of a market-wide capacity mechanism in Italy last February after it found the government had “clearly identified and quantified” the security of supply risks and that the scheme was well designed to […]
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Rubber roads pave the way for green infrastructure
A new trial in Coventry will see rubberised asphalt made of recycled waste tyres used to pave the roads. Made by building materials company Tarmac, the road-surfacing material is made from end-of-life tyres (ELTs), which are granulated and included in an asphalt mix. The firm claims it is the first company in the UK to […]
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Renewable jobs around the world topped 11 million in 2018
Renewable jobs around the world topped 11 million in 2018. That’s according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) – this figure compares with 10.3 million clean energy jobs in 2017, the increase being driven by renewable energy industries increasingly spreading around the globe. The report notes more countries are manufacturing, […]
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Chinese property developer makes major investment in EV factories
Evergrande Group has announced a 160 billion yuan ($23.1bn) investment to build electric vehicle (EVs) factories in Guangzhou. The property developer aims to invest in the Nansha district to set up three major production bases, according to a statement the local government reportedly sent to the Global Times. It suggests one of the bases will […]
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TESS 2019: Film of the Day
If you weren’t one of the 300 people who attended the inaugural run of The Energy Solutions Show (TESS) at Millennium Point in Birmingham, take a look at the film of the day right here to see what we got up to. Topics covered electric vehicles, energy efficiency, battery storage and even the potential role of […]
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Former Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom drops out of leadership race
Andrea Leadsom has dropped out of the Conservative Party leadership race following the first round of voting from MPs. The Former Energy Secretary secured only 11 votes, putting her in the bottom three places and thus being eliminated from the running. Boris Johnson secured 114 votes, significantly more than the 105 he needed to guarantee […]
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‘Most meat won’t come from animals’ by 2040
By 2040, most of the meat on our tables won’t come from animals. That’s the prediction from researchers at global consultancy AT Kearney, who predict by this time, 60% of ‘meat products’ will be either artificially grown in giant laboratories or be replaced by plant-based proteins such as seitan, tofu and mycoprotein. Many scientists suggest […]
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