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Just add another few billion pounds: UK’s nuclear energy fiasco
Imagine being responsible for the balance sheet of the company driving the nuclear fiasco slowing deployment of green energy in the UK..
Jeremy Leggett

Jun 6, 2016

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Nissan switches on 4.75 MW solar farm to power electric vehicle production plant
Nissan’s largest EU factory is now powered by 4.75 MW of solar PV, edging it closer towards a virtuous circle of clean energy production and electric vehicle output.
Ian Clover

Jun 6, 2016

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Solar and wind power generation both leap-frog coal in UK
Both solar and wind power have managed to outperform coal in their contributions to the UK national grid over the past two months.
Sophie Vorrath

May 19, 2016

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Britain goes coal power free – for first time since 1882
No coal-fired power stations were running between 12am-4am on Tuesday, something experts say has not happened since the construction of UK’s first coal plant in 1882.
Sophie Vorrath

May 12, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

UK solar generation tops coal for whole day for first time
The UK’s solar panels have generated more electricity than coal in a full day for the first time ever.
Simon Evans

Apr 14, 2016

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What we’re reading: Policy vs industry, and the GOP’s climate vacuum
UK report finds flaky government energy policy has chased off investors and added $A230 p.a. to household bills… it might also have spawned the UK’s first unsubsidised wind farm. Plus: fact-checking Obama’s claim that GOP primary candidates have not a climate plan between them.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 3, 2016

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Largest floating solar power system in Europe going up in London
What will be the biggest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) array in Europe is under construction.
CleanTechnica

Feb 22, 2016

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UK planning for 1 GW of storage by 2020
The UK’s energy storage market is gathering pace, expecting to repeat the recent solar PV success albeit in totally different terms.
Ilias Tsagas

Jan 25, 2016

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UK to phase out all coal plants by 2025, but snubs wind and solar
All British coal power plants will be taken offline by 2025, but the 28% power gap they leave behind will mostly be filled by gas and nuclear.
Ian Clover

Nov 19, 2015

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Dong Energy to build world’s largest offshore wind farm in Europe
DONG Energy has revealed it will be constructing the 660 MW Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 30, 2015

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