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RES Services CEO Juan Gutiérrez says wind power must be valued beyond low cost, as ageing wind turbines, scarce technicians and curtailment expose pressure across the industry’s value chain
Investors back UK bio-tech group working on plans to grow natural rubber from dandelions, as global supplies face increasing pressure from climate change
Early investment in supply chains, infrastructure and jobs is crucial to unlock long-term onshore benefits following the offshore wind boom
Distribution network operators to face strengthened cost controls and financial penalties if they fail to meet expectations, as delivery of new projects accelerates
Definition of green facilities made in 2022, before release of ChatGPT, says Action to Protect Rural Scotland A Scottish government policy designed to encourage datacentres to build in Scotland could lead to a massive volume of carbon emissions being ignored, according to an analysis by a Scottish charity. “Green datacentres” are at the heart of Scotland’s ambitions to develop economically. Enshrined in national policy, they are part of a larger, UK-wide effort to attract big AI investment to Scotland. Continue reading...
German-Danish financing deal for Bornholm energy island is breakthrough for industry, says executive at leading renewables developer Orsted
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According to the installation major, offshore wind will play a greater role in light of global unrest. “We are entering positive territory,” says CEO Mikkel Gleerup.
Owner of Citroën, FIAT, Peugeot and Vauxhall promises more than 60 new vehicle launches and 50 significant 'refreshes' by 2030
Change in practice means state-owned operator NESO may need to rely more heavily on gas-fired power stations
Most EV charging happens at home, and most EV owners have single family homes where they have their own chargers. Of course, some EV owners live in condo and apartment complexes where there typically are not enough EV chargers onsite yet. Fortunately, for EV adoption, there are plenty of single-family ...
Department for Transport is understood to back reducing levy, which critics have called a ‘pavement tax’ Business live – latest updates Government officials considered cutting the VAT charged on electricity used at public EV chargers from 20% to 5% at the last budget, but the Treasury under chancellor Rachel Reeves rejected the proposal amid disagreement between departments. Officials in the Department for Transport encouraged electric car charge point operators to write to the Treasury explaining how they would respond to a VAT cut, according to three industry sources. The charger companies said that they would pass the tax cut on to consumers. Continue reading...
The combination of NextEra and Dominion is a pragmatic response to growing energy needs
A few days ago, I looked into how much it would cost to fuel a Hyundai Santa Fe versus how much it would cost to “fuel” a Hyundai IONIQ 5. (There’s a backstory there — go ahead and catch up on it all if you’re curious and missed that.) I ...
A direction to the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) Panel to incorporate the 'SSES Governance Framework'.
A projected €6.7 billion investment is now central to Europe’s emerging hydrogen transmission strategy, as Spanish infrastructure operator Enagás outlines plans for a cross border hydrogen backbone that would connect Portugal, Spain, France, and Germany through a dedicated energy corridor.