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Practical, Multi-University Low Carbon Technology Center
Looking to create products for the real world as soon as possible, a new research center in the UK is aiming to speed up the development and installment of a variety of low carbon technologies to...
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Research: Move Clocks Forward to Cut Carbon Emissions
[social_buttons] A peer-reviewed study soon to be published in the journal Energy Policy shows that moving clocks forward an hour in Britain would substantially cut carbon emissions. The new study by...
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United Kingdom Invests £1 Billion In Low-Carbon Auto Manufacturing
The United Kingdom's government and auto industry are partnering on a £1 billion downpayment toward the country's low-carbon transportation manufacturing future United Kingdom Invests £1 Billion In...
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Top 10 Gigawatts: Offshore Wind Power Capacity (Infographic)
Originally published on 1Sun4All. This infophoto shows the current information available on offshore wind in a graphic form, so we can easily see the big picture. It will be fun to update this in a...
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Solar Schools Create Educational Opportunities In UK & Cut Costs
Originally published on Sustainablog. One of the beauties of solar power: it really doesn’t require a lot of sun to create power. So, sure, places like Arizona and Abu Dhabi can creates massive amounts...
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Deja Vu All Over Again As UK Fracking Follows US Path
Interestingly, the US natural gas fracking scenario seems to be repeating itself right now in the United Kingdom. BBC News announced this morning that David Cameron’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat...
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Congestion Charge In London’s Center Brings Dramatic Decline In Accidents
London has gone a long way in addressing the critical problem of traffic safety in London’s city center with a “congestion charge” for vehicles other than bicycles, motorcycles, buses, and taxis. The...
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Siemens Awarded Possible $1.2 Billion Wind Turbine Order
Siemens has been awarded a wind turbine order for 580 MW by DONG Energy for the Race Bank wind power plant which could be worth up to $1.2 billion. Siemens will provide 91 of its 6 MW direct drive wind...
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UK National Trust Makes £30 Million Investment Into Renewable Energy
The UK’s National Trust announced earlier this week that it intends to make its biggest investment into renewable energy yet, a £30 million investment set to heat and power numerous historic landmarks...
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Scotland Should Maintain High Ambitions To Deliver 61% Emissions Reduction By...
The UK Committee on Climate Change has concluded that Scotland should maintain its high ambition toward reduction of greenhouse gases moving forward. In a new report published this week by the...
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Great Britain Goes 55 Hours Without Using Coal
In a Tweet posted on Thursday, the UK's electricity and gas owner National Grid confirmed that Great Britain had gone over 48 hours without any coal electricity generation, which was further confirmed...
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Great Britain Goes 76 Hours Without Using Coal, Breaking Days-Old Record
Just days after setting a record of 55 hours without using coal, Great Britain has smashed a new record by going a total of 76 hours without any coal generation.
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The UK Surpasses 1,000 Coal-Free Hours In 2018
The UK's dwindling interest in coal-fired power has long been known, but it looks like the effects of the country's coal phase-out are going to hit a monumental peak in 2018 as the country has...
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Great Britain Records Lowest Fossil Fuel Share Of Energy Mix
Great Britain posted its lowest ever share of fossil fuels this past third quarter, according to a new report from UK-based energy analysts EnAppSys, accounting for only 41% of total generation
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British Renewables Hits 42 Gigawatts & Surpasses Fossil Fuels
Pushed over the line by two coal-to-biomass conversions and continuing growth in offshore wind, the British renewable energy industry finally surpassed the capacity levels of its fossil fuel...
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British Wind Power Sets New Generation Record
The British wind energy industry is celebrating another milestone this week after the country's grid operator revealed that wind generation hit new highs during the previous week, producing a new high...
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Renewables In Britain To Overtake Fossil Fuels By 2020
Renewable electricity is on track to overtake fossil fuels to become the dominant source of electricity generation in Britain by 2020 according to a new report from British power analysts EnAppSys
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Wind Generated 35% Of British Electricity Last Week
Wind energy accounted for 35% of Great Britain's electricity generation for the week running Friday 8 March to Thursday 14 March, beating out all other generation sources, and also saw offshore wind...
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Renewables Generate 33% Of Britain’s Electricity In First Quarter
New figures by energy consultancy EnAppSys has shown that renewable energy sources generated 33% of the total volume of Great Britain's generated electricity over the first quarter of 2019, while clean...
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Great Britain Goes 90 Hours Without Coal Generation Over Easter Weekend
Great Britain went over 90 hours without producing electricity from coal over the Easter weekend, according to the country's national grid operator, breaking its previous record set a year earlier.
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Britain Nears 12 Days Without Coal
Great Britain is on its way to going 12 days without coal generating any electricity, smashing the previous record set only a few weeks ago and solidifying coal's increasing irrelevance in the British...
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Great Britain Goes A Fortnight Without Coal
As of writing, Great Britain has currently gone a whole fortnight without generating any electricity from coal, smashing all previous records and ringing the death knell for the country's coal industry.
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