Oil and gas majors BP and Total were among winners of Britain’s first major auction for offshore wind farm leases in nearly a…
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Continue ReadingRenewables to Be World’s Dominant Power Supply by 2025, IEA Says
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Globally, renewables will be the dominant source of electricity generation by 2025 “at the latest,” ending coal’s 50-year reign, the International Energy Agency…
Continue ReadingEcotricity to Source Geothermal Electricity
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Renewable energy supplier Ecotricity has reached a “pioneering” agreement to purchase electricity derived from the hot granite rocks in Cornwall, marking the first…
Continue ReadingA wind-swept Boxing Day helped wind power set a new record, providing more than half of the country’s electricity across a day for…
Continue ReadingSSE Targets Tripling of Renewable Generation by 2030
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SSE is close to approving investment in the world’s largest offshore wind farm, part of its goal to triple its renewable energy generation…
Continue ReadingTesco to Develop Three Solar Farms, Part of 2035 Net-Zero Target
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The UK’s biggest retailer is partnering with a renewable energy investment firm to build three solar farms to power its operations, part of…
Continue ReadingGlobal Renewables Capacity to Grow by 200GW This Year
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Despite the pandemic and economic upheaval, 200GW of renewable power will come online in 2020, bucking trends that have seen energy demand and…
Continue ReadingScotland Increases Offshore Wind Target for 2030
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The Scottish government has outlined its ambition to power eight million homes with offshore wind within ten years.
Continue ReadingLeeds to Develop Six New District Heating Networks
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills Renewable Energy
Leeds City Council is pouring £24 million into developing six new district heating networks, which will reduce the energy bills and carbon footprints…
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