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The countries that are closest to giving fossil fuels the boot
To achieve this major action, countries are looking to phase out fossil fuels and replace them with sustainable and renewable options. That means less coal and gas-fired baseload power stations and more solar farms, wind turbines, hydroelectric plants and other...
JLEN to invest £12m in 50MW Dundee battery following acquisition
JLEN has acquired 100% of an equity stake in Gigabox South Road Limited (GSRL), a company which holds the development rights to construct the 50MW West Gourdie project. The company is to invest up to £12.2 million over the next 12-15 months in the lithium-ion battery...
Solar and wind met 30% of Britain’s electricity needs in 2020
Solar and wind generated 30% of Britain’s electricity in 2020 according to Drax’s latest Electric Insights report. This was an increase of a sixth on 2019, with solar and wind suppling over 100TWh of electricity. Last year was a bumper year for solar generation,...
PACE’s first UK solar farm Three Bridges receives planning permission
Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has been granted planning permission for its Three Bridges solar farm. The 21MW project will sit seven miles north-east of Dereham in Norfolk and have the ability to be co-located with energy storage. It may be constructed with either...
NGOs warn UK will ‘lose international credibility’ if Green Homes Grant isn’t fixed
Further calls for improvements to the Green Homes Grant are being voiced, with NGOs and thinktanks issuing a letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor on the subject. Describing the Green Homes Grant as being “beset with challenges”, the 11 organisations - including...
Pressure mounts as associations urge the adoption of plan to fix ‘over-engineered’ Green Homes Grant
Four industry associations have joined forces to urge the government to adopt a new plan to improve the beleaguered Green Homes Grant after finding 35% of installers are at risk of shutting up shop due to the scheme. Solar Energy UK, the Microgeneration Certification...
Portsmouth biggest council investor in solar over last 6 years
Image: Portsmouth City Council Since 2014, Portsmouth has invested more in solar than any other council in the UK according to new research. The Solar Centre utilised council data gathered through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests that explored council spending on...
Solar Trade Association changes to Solar Energy UK to reflect ‘new era’ for sector
Solar Energy UK worked with marketing agency Brand Ethos on the new logo: Image: Solar Energy UK. The Solar Trade Association will change its name and rebrand next week to “reflect the new era for Solar in the UK”, according to its chief executive Chris Hewett. The...
Climate crisis: Wind and solar produce record 10% of world’s electricity, but scientists warn faster change is needed
Even with fall in coal use, it still produces third of world’s electricity requirements Use of coal is falling and renewables are surging around the world, but the progress is not enough to meet the targets set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, scientists...