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Report: EU’s renewable energy rollout at risk due to grid connection delays
…EU’s power, with hydro power rebounding from 2022 lows. The EU’s energy security plan, REPowerEU, forecasts that renewable sources will account for 72% of power generation by 2030, an increase…
IEA: Global carbon emissions rise slowing amid clean energy surge
…economies witnessed a record decline in energy-related CO2 emissions, even as their GDP continued to grow, according to the reports, due to accelerated deployment of renewables, coal-to-gas switching, energy efficiency…
‘Green Industrial Revolution’: Liverpool unveils proposals for world’s largest tidal project
…position the UK as a global leader in the renewables race and help to turbocharge our net-zero ambitions.” Planning process Over the past three years, the Combined Authority has conducted…
UK lags behind European peers on energy decarbonisation, research finds
…at a moderate position among European countries in terms of renewables contributing to electricity production, it falls to the bottom of the list when considering the share of renewables in…
Co-op’s solar PPA and Aldi’s recycled plastics bottles: The sustainability success stories of the week
…Renewables’ Coldham solar farm in Cambridgeshire. Under this agreement, Co-op will take 100% of the electricity produced from the site to power its estate, including food stores, distribution centres and…
UK hits trillion-kWh renewable electricity milestone
…1970, when renewables represented just under 2% of the total. The majority of this was attributable to pumped hydro. Last month, 46% of Britain’s electricity generation was attributable to zero-carbon…
The UK should lead the G7 in the push for wind
…wind. The G7’s renewables targets must go even further to accelerate the switch to clean energy at the speed required to get off fossil fuels and keep the target of…
Global solar investments outpace oil and gas for first time
…on clean energy technologies – including renewables, electric vehicles (EVs), nuclear power, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency improvements and heat pumps. During this time global investments into solar look set…
Madrid’s green hydrogen plant and Wembley’s vegetable-powered vehicles: The sustainability success stories of the week
…this week. ENERGY: IRENA and Bloomberg to turbocharge renewables investment According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), investment into renewable energy technologies reached $0.5trn in 2022, which while promising, is…
Can we keep sustainable products affordable in the cost-of-living crisis?
…but as an investment for the future. There’s a mindset shift needed, internally. “The payback for renewables is getting faster and faster as we get to economies of scale. This…
Lack of ‘coherent plan’ jeopardising UK’s net-zero power grid target, MPs warn
…be accounted for by renewables – primarily wind and solar – as well as nuclear. MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have warned that the Government has so far…
‘This is possible’: IEA calls for faster growth on international clean energy
…Europe and the US. This trend is also mirrored by the EV market, where China, the US and Europe accounted for 95% of global EV sales in 2022. Increases in…
Local communities to access £10m for clean energy projects
…in the Autumn and the Government will prioritise solutions that provide local jobs and improve energy security. EV charging, low-carbon heat schemes, battery storage and renewables projects are all eligible…
UKGBC unveils renewable energy sourcing guidelines for the built environment
…building’s electricity strategy, and effectively engage with energy suppliers to make more informed decisions.” Challenges and recommendations The report notes that with more renewables and consumer-connected energy sources present today,…
Onshore wind: Green economy questions whether Sunak’s U-turn goes far enough
…renewables, the Government has taken other decisions lately that seem contradictory. Another Energy Bill update tabled would clamp down on solar development. Sunak, like predecessor Liz Truss, used his leadership…
‘Deeply harmful’: No space for offshore wind in Government’s £227m CfD auction
…“This year’s record-breaking CFD round builds on years of renewables growth under this government. Just 7% of our electricity came from renewables in 2010, yet in the first quarter of…
Kimberly-Clark opens new onshore wind farm to power UK manufacturing sites
Kimberly-Clark, which owns household brands Andrex, Kleenex and Huggies, has agreed to a Power Purchase Agreement with Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), to procure wind power from the new project….
PwC: World needs to decarbonise 12 times faster to deliver Paris Agreement
…need to reach 43%. PwC warns that a 78% reduction in carbon intensity is now required in under seven years. Renewables hope One small flicker of hope is that of…
Australia’s funding boost for cycling and free youth access to UK nature reserves: The sustainability success stories of the week
…this week. ENERGY: Records broken for small-scale renewables deployment in Wales Back in August, British renewable industry standards body MCS revealed that record numbers of homes installed heat pumps and…
WATCH: The Energy Transitions Commission’s Mike Hemsley on the clean energy revolution
…when Russia invaded Ukraine, gas prices in Europe went up about five times in a matter of weeks because Russia was 40% of Europe’s gas supply and Europe had to…
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