Surplus heat from factories, incinerator plants and disused mine shafts will soon warm tens of thousands of homes across the UK, as the…
Continue ReadingIncreasingly extreme and volatile weather could put the security of Great Britain’s electricity grid at risk and complicate the transition to renewables, a…
Continue ReadingAs gales lashed Great Britain early Friday morning, wind power reached a new milestone, producing more than 60% of the country’s electricity for…
Continue ReadingDrilling Starts for Geothermal Project to Power the Eden Project
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Scientists seeking the “holy grail of energy” have begun drilling into the ground in Cornwall, the beginning of a geothermal project they hope can…
Continue ReadingUK Must Double Onshore Wind Capacity by 2030 to Meet Climate Targets
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Trade body RenewableUK is urging the government to target 30GW of onshore wind capacity by the end of the decade, more than double…
Continue ReadingGreen energy giant Octopus has snapped up two biomass plants, expanding their capacity of the controversial energy source.
Continue ReadingSolar Panels and Renewable Energy Tariffs Make Ceredigion and Exeter the UK’s Greenest
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Home solar panels and the use of renewable energy tariffs have made the Welsh county of Ceredigion and the English city of Exeter…
Continue ReadingYoung Scots are so in favour of wind farms they’re featuring them on their social media pages, a new survey commissioned by Scottish…
Continue ReadingUK Power Grid Needs 49.5GW of Flexibility to Reach Net-Zero at Lowest Cost
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
To transition to 100% renewables and align with the UK’s net-zero goal, Britain’s power grid needs nearly 50GW of flexibility, in the form…
Continue ReadingRenewables Met 97.4% of Scotland’s Electricity Consumption Last Year
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Scotland fell just short of its target of matching 100% of its electricity consumption with renewable energy in 2020, covering 97.4%.
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