Renewables could generate meet more than three-quarters of the UK’s power needs by midcentury, as clean energy capacity surges, RenewableUK has forecast.
Continue ReadingSGN Plans Hydrogen Heat Project for 300 Homes in Scotland
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300 homes in Fife could have their heating and cooking powered by green hydrogen generated by renewable electricity from offshore wind farms, under…
Continue ReadingCentrica Calls for Immediate Ban on Gas Heating in New Homes
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The head of the consumer division at energy giant Centrica has urged the government to accelerate the ban on fossil fuel heating systems…
Continue ReadingFirms to Invest Billions of Pounds into UK Wind Farms
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The UK’s largest green energy firms will pour billions of pounds into wind power investments across the North of England and Scotland, signalling…
Continue ReadingNational Grid ESO confirmed that the UK has reached another milestone in its journey away from coal power, operating without the fossil fuel…
Continue ReadingSwedish energy giant Vattenfall has reached a deal to pipe excess heat generated by a waste incinerator in South East London to 10,500…
Continue ReadingWind Farm Under Development in Scotland Will Power 170,00 Homes
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Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall has reached a deal to develop a large onshore wind farm in Scotland.
Continue ReadingBritons are convinced of the urgency of taking action on climate change, but many are unaware of the carbon footprint of their home’s…
Continue ReadingRenewables Were the UK’s Main Source of Energy During First Quarter
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Blustery weather, including winter storms, gave a boost to wind power and made renewable resources the UK’s largest source of electricity in the…
Continue ReadingUK Has Cut Emissions by 45% Since 1990
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Environment Renewable Energy
A renewable energy boom and the retirement of coal power stations have driven the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions down by 45.2% since 1990,…
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