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Seabed riches stranded: UK struggles to connect the dots on offshore wind grid
Upgrading the national grid is urgently needed for a world of high renewables penetration and widespread electrification of homes and businesses. That’s the suggestion from Tim Pick, the UK Offshore Wind Champion, who published his much-anticipated report on the current state of the sector. The report outlines a series of key strategies designed to expedite […]
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Octopus spreads tentacles in Japan’s solar market
Octopus Energy has entered the Asian renewables market with an investment in Yotsuya Capital, a Tokyo-based solar developer. The deal is expected to enable Yotsuya Capital to develop 250MW of new solar farms in Japan over the next five years, with the energy generated enough to power nearly 100,000 homes, avoiding 140,000 tonnes of carbon […]
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UK grid: March sees record-breaking 83% zero-carbon electricity
Renewables provide almost half of the UK’s electricity in March, hitting a record-breaking peak of 83% in one day. New data from National Grid ESO shows that gas retained its position as the primary source of fuel for electricity in March, producing 33.7% of power, with wind power following closely behind as the second-largest contributor, […]
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Digging deeper: UK unveils digital map of underground cables
A new digital map has been launched by the Geospatial Commission which is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). This map has the potential to revolutionise the management of underground pipes and cables in the UK, officials have said. Viscount Camrose, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for DSIT, recently launched […]
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‘Biggest month in history’: EV uptake surges to unprecedent levels
March proved to be a historic month for the automotive industry, with the largest registrations for pure battery electric new cars on record, totalling 46,626 deliveries. That’s according to the latest report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) which suggests 287,825 new cars were registered in the previous month, marking an impressive 18.2% […]
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Scottish wind farm launches £300k fund for vulnerable residents
Vulnerable residents in the town of Dalry, North Ayrshire, can now apply for a new £300,000 energy fund aimed at providing heating assistance to those who need it most. The initiative, a partnership between Community Windpower and Dalry Parish Boundary Trust, will be managed by Advice Direct Scotland and is open to anyone in the […]
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Cleaning up sneezes with green hydrogen?
Tissues, toilet paper and nappies are about to be powered by green hydrogen, not gas. That’s after Octopus and RES’ joint venture HYRO has partnered with Kimberly-Clark to switch its energy supply at two factories from gas to green hydrogen. Kimberly-Clark owns brand such as Andrex, Kleenex and Huggies – and will now have electrolysers […]
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Ex-Energy Minister: ‘The rest of the world is leapfrogging the UK in policy’
“I feel incredibly lucky and proud of what we did. [But] really post my time the government lost its way completely for all the reasons we won’t need to go into; some leadership, Brexit. “And so all the things we really needed to be doing to be doubling down on those promises have just slightly […]
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Masdar bags 900MW solar projects in Uzbekistan
Masdar has secured three solar projects in Uzbekistan, which will have a combined capacity of 900MW. This marks the largest solar development programme in the country, which is targeting 7GW of solar capacity by 2030. The Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank […]
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Heating UK homes and cities to be decarbonised with £1bn partnership
Energy networks operator Pinnacle Power and DIF Capital Partners have teamed up to deploy heat networks to decarbonise tens of thousands of homes and buildings in the UK. Heat networks capture waste heat from local industrial and commercial buildings and distribute it as usable heat to keep people’s homes warm. This investment is predicted to save up […]
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