2019 Was The Cleanest Year To Date As Renewable Electricity Eclipsed Fossil Fuel Generation
During 2019, almost half of the electricity consumed in Britain was produced by a zero-carbon method. This included wind, solar and nuclear power which generated 48.5% of all electricity, compared to 43% from fossil fuels.
The National Grid Backs New PowerPaired Scheme
Forum for the future, a sustainability charity, has started up a new online matchmaking platform which plans to pair up community energy groups with public sector organisations or businesses that own sites or buildings which could be at the middle of a community owned scheme to provide renewable energy.
Nuclear Power Needed In UK To Meet Carbon Emission Targets
A new fleet of nuclear power plants will be needed by the UK if it wants to meet its carbon emission targets, says the Nuclear Industry Association during their annual conference.
ABB Providing HVDC To Connect The Worlds Largest Wind farm To The UK
ABB has been chosen by the energy companies Equinor and SSE Renewables to connect the world’s largest offshore windfarms to the transmission network of the UK.
Renewable Energy Sources Produce More Electricity Than Fossil Fuels In The UK
For the first time since the industrial revolution,
renewable energy sources produced more electricity for homes and businesses in
the UK than fossil fuels....
Hornsea 2 – A sea change for UK Wind Power
Wind power provides an ever
growing amount of electricity for the United Kingdom and
by the end of July 2019, it consisted of 9,929 wind turbines...
Toxic Air Reduction Imminent in the UK with the Introduction of a Clean Air...
Air quality in the UK could
soon be enhanced after Chris Philp, a Conservative MP, introduced a Clean Air
Act. The legislation in itself...
Geothermal Energy Potential in Minewater Can Heat Over 180 Million Homes in the UK
The UK is already looking to
net zero emissions of greenhouse gasses by 2050, an ambitious undertaking
requiring all manner of clean energy sources...
World’s Longest 12 Megawatts Capacity Wind Turbine Blade Being Tested in Northumberland
Offshore Renewable Energy
Catapult will have the benefit of testing the longest world wind turbine blade
stretching 107 metres long. Designed by LW Wind...
Subsidy-free 46MW Onshore Crossdykes Wind Farm will power 45K Homes
South west Scottish areas of
Galloway and Dumfries are the host of the Crossdykes Wind Farm expected to
generate 46 megawatts courtesy of a...
