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Community groups join forces to bid on lease for wind farm

A GROUP of community development trusts has joined forces in a bid to secure Scotland’s largest community-controlled wind farm ...

The National (Scotland)

Coalition’s nuclear plan most expensive option for Australia, former US climate official says

Dr Jonathan Pershing, a former US special envoy for climate change and climate negotiator under Democratic presidents, says ‘very few’ countries building nuclear power plants

The Guardian - AU

Ann Arbor’s sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future − alongside the old one

An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the future.

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People living near new pylons in Great Britain could get £250 a year off energy bills

Government hopes to avoid backlash against upgrade of infrastructure as it tries to grow UK economy

The Guardian - UK

Postcode electricity pricing is a minefield for Ed Miliband

There is little middle ground in the battle over zonal pricing – and the energy secretary has only months to settle dispute

The Guardian - UK

Local groups in bid for largest community-owned wind farm in Scotland

Several communities have joined together to bid for a wind farm that would become the largest community-controlled in Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

Calls for plans for battery storage site near battlefield to be scrapped

Officials are recommending the refusal of a controversial application for a battery energy storage site beside a historic battlefield...

The National (Scotland)

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Treasury eyes cuts to GB Energy funding amid defence spending boost, reports say

THE UK Treasury is drawing up plans to cut the funding for GB Energy in June’s spending review, according to reports.

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UK Treasury ‘weighs up funding cuts at GB Energy’ in blow to Ed Miliband

Government considering such a move over state-owned firm set up by Labour in June’s spending review, say reports

The Guardian - UK

Call on controversial wind farm pushed back again

Environmentalists, business groups and the Liberals have criticised federal Labor for delaying a decision on a 100-turbine wind farm.

AAP

South Africa, Indonesia Say US Withdrawing From Climate Finance Deal

The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa and Indonesia said Thursday.

International Business Times

Labour Government set to scrap North Sea windfall tax

THE Labour Government has launched a consultation on plans to scrap the windfall tax when it comes to an end in 2030.

The National (Scotland)

UK and Ireland announce deal connecting offshore windfarms to energy networks

The collaboration will be outlined at a summit in Liverpool, which aims to reduce trade barriers created by Brexit

The Guardian - UK

Carbon can be captured, but it isn’t worth the cost

Letters: Dr Andrew Boswell points out major flaws in carbon capture, utilisation and storage, David Stokes says moving away from it would be no bad thing, while Kate Macintosh thinks it is a poor investment

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Scottish port receives £55 million in funding to help create hundreds of jobs

THE UK Government have announced £55 million worth of funding for the Port of Cromarty Firth in a bid to create hundreds of skilled jobs in the…

The Conversation

Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research

The UK’s installed capacity of solar power expanded rapidly over the past decade to reach 17.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2024 – enough electricity to power roughly 4 million homes. The government aims to raise solar generation capacity to 70 GW by 2035. And by 2050, the government’s advisers estimate that…

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Premier sorry for calling US Vice President 'a knob'

The WA election campaign has veered off course into international territory, with Premier Roger Cook apologising for calling the US Vice President "a knob".

The Conversation

How gas keeps the UK’s electricity bills so high – despite lots of cheap wind power

Gas and electricity bills will rise again for millions of UK households on April 1, when the latest energy price cap takes effect. A typical household will pay £111 more per year.

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Council rejects bid for region’s largest ever wind farm

AN APPLICATION for the Borders’s largest single wind farm is to go to a public local inquiry after councillors refused to support it.

The Guardian - AU

Premier claims WA a ‘renewable energy powerhouse’ but leaked document shows wind and solar projects have ‘stalled’

Exclusive: Government document shows electricity from large-scale renewables has flatlined, with one campaigner saying pipeline has ‘little sign of life’

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is off in the never-never, but our power bills and emissions pledge are not

The nuclear plan handily leapfrogs the next 10 years – when a Dutton government might actually hold office – a critical time for emissions reduction

The Guardian - AU

Offshore windfarm developer asks Labor to delay application on Illawarra project until after election

Chris Bowen accuses Coalition of creating ‘sovereign risk’ by opposing offshore projects as Nationals celebrate ‘major win’

The National (Scotland)

UK wastes enough energy for 2.6m homes – but 'flagship' Scottish project offers fix

THE UK is generating but not using enough electricity to power 2.6 million homes per year – but Scotland will be home to a “global flagship”…

The Guardian - AU

A journey through the hyper-political world of microchips

From the raw materials required to the machines that make them, every part of the chip supply chain is fiercely contested in the global race for tech supremacy

The Conversation

Water-based batteries could be key in helping Canada achieve its net zero goals by 2050 — here’s how

Canada has set an ambitious target to be net zero by 2050.

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