The British president of the Cop26 climate talks has said that the world will face a “catastrophe” from climate breakdown if action is…
Continue ReadingSSE Offers Businesses Electricity from Straight From “Wind Farm to Socket”
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
SSE is offering British businesses “traceable green” electricity sourced directly from its wind and hydroelectric assets.
Continue ReadingNew renewable capacity and control room reforms will enable Britain’s power system to run without fossil fuels for stretched of time by 2025,…
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 ReadingNew energy giant Ovo has inked a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with an offshore wind farm, part of its ambition to back…
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%.
Continue ReadingHalf of UK Electricity Could Be From Renewables by Next Year
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Half of the UK’s electricity generation could be powered by renewables from the end of 2022 if the government creates the right policy…
Continue ReadingAs Storm Darcy blasted the UK with biting winds and inches of snow, wind farms went into overdrive, hitting a new generation record…
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