The Latest Breaking News on Renewable energy

Great Britain’s grid operator warns again over power supplies in heatwave

Neso asks generators to provide extra electricity on Friday evening to meet demand from fans and air conditioning

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26

First major hydropower projects in Great Britain in 40 years given go-ahead

Three pumped storage hydroelectric power station sites in Scotland on list of 16 long-duration electricity storage plans

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26

Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year running

King Charles’s property management firm rakes in £1.2bn as it continues to benefit from offshore windfarm boom

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

North Sea oil workers set to benefit from £6 million retraining investment

Investment from the Scottish and UK Governments is touted to support more than 1000 oil and gas workers in Scotland to move into jobs in green…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 24

Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says

Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says U-turns damage investor confidence and disrupt businesses

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

State opposition reveals plans for a Newcastle urban renewable energy zone

The NSW Liberal-National Coalition has unveiled its renewable energy policy.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 23

Two Inventors, One Magnetic Passion: Inside Bryan Strohm and Scott Gossler's Decades-Long Pursuit of Electromagnetic Innovation

MagVortechs was founded on the belief that electrical generation technology still has room to evolve. Leading that effort is Bryan Strohm, a longtime researcher who has spent over two decades studying electromagnetic systems and developing new patented generator concepts.

International Business Times · Jun 23

Europe’s heatwave drives electricity prices to new highs as demand soars

Great Britain has paid at least six times the normal price for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarm output sags

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Every step counts: How Japan is turning millions of footsteps into clean electricity

Every day, millions of people walk through Tokyo's train stations without thinking twice about where they're going, let alone the energy their steps are wasting. Japan, however, has been thinking about exactly that. The country has been quietly experimenting with a technology that captures the kinetic energy produced when a…

The Times of India · Jun 23

North-east Scotland approaching ‘Goldilocks zone’ for energy transition – expert

Professor Paul de Leeuw, of Robert Gordon University, spoke as a report warned that up to 18,000 jobs could be lost in the next decade.

Evening Standard · Jun 22