Urgent action needed to harness tidal power in Severn estuary, say experts Commission launched in 2022 says lagoon project, not full barrage, should be backed by UK and Welsh governments The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
GB Energy needs full £8.3bn of funding or it will disappoint, government told Thinktank’s warning follow reports that Labour is considering cuts to budget of company it set up to drive renewable power The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
May hits back at Badenoch, saying net zero by 2050 ‘challenging but achievable’ The former prime minister set the UK’s legally binding net zero emissions target by 2050 during her time in No 10. Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025
'Time to deliver': Labour set deadline for crucial Scottish carbon capture decision The UK Government has been urged to announce funding for the Acorn project in the upcoming Spring Statement ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 18, 2025
Renewables are cheap. So why isn’t your power bill falling? Power prices are set to go up again even though renewables now account for 40% of the electricity in Australia’s main grid – close to quadruple the clean power we had just 15 years ago. How can that be, given renewables are the cheapest form of newly built power generation? The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025
Why build nuclear power in place of old coal, when you could have pumped hydropower instead? Australia’s energy policy would take a sharp turn if the Coalition wins the upcoming federal election. A Dutton government would seek to build seven nuclear power plants at the sites of old coal-fired power stations. The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025
Scotland's offshore wind developers rally against 'dangerous' zonal pricing A COALITION of offshore wind developers in Scotland has urged the UK Government to rule out introducing zonal pricing ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 17, 2025
Marshalls expects return to revenue growth as housebuilding and water infrastructure spending booms The more upbeat messages from the company came as it reported an 8% fall in revenue to £619.2 million Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025
Macron takes stock of France's nuclear projects with focus on energy transition With France ramping up its nuclear ambitions, President Emmanuel Macron is leading a policy council to accelerate support for innovative small nuclear reactor projects and secure long-term energy independence for the country. Radio France Internationale · Mar 17, 2025
GB Energy board set to meet for first time in Scotland The board of GB Energy is scheduled to meet for the first time in Scotland to discuss "scaling up and kickstarting investments" The National (Scotland) · Mar 17, 2025
Scottish Government grants £10m for Highland port development The Scottish Government has approved investment for a major redevelopment project at Port of Nigg in the Highlands The National (Scotland) · Mar 17, 2025
Wind-powered Mast To Cut Emissions Sets Sail To Canada A pioneering rigid shipping mast has set off on its first journey, harnessing the wind to propel a cargo ship from England to Canada and using less fuel to help reduce emissions. International Business Times · Mar 17, 2025
Great British Energy board to meet for first time in Scotland The board is chaired by Juergen Maier. The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025
UK steel industry calls for capped energy prices amid Trump trade war British steelmakers lobby for government to set limit to compete with France and Germany The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Mar 14, 2025 Bid to create largest community-owned wind farm in Scotland rejected A bid to create the largest community-controlled wind farm in Scotland has been rejected ...
The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2025 Rio Tinto’s solar power and battery purchase for Gladstone aluminium operations praised as ‘right direction’ Company says new solar agreements will now mean 80% of Boyne smelter’s energy needs are covered by renewable sources
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025 The government’s climate plans are still ambitious and on-track, so why is Labour making so much anti-green noise? With apparent support for airport expansion and fossil fuel exploration, it may look as if the party’s leaders are abandoning climate pledges, but it’s just pantomime, says writer Richard Power Sayeed
The National (Scotland) · Mar 12, 2025 Highland Council backs windfarm offshore plans despite objections COUNCILLORS have given their backing to a 125-turbine wind farm off the coast of the Highlands
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025 This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas A more than 40-mile long conveyor belt filled with sand stretches from the oil fields of West Texas to New Mexico, all for the purpose of one mission: oil production
The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2025 GB Energy ‘has no employees’, UK Government concedes GB Energy doesn’t formally have any employees, according to the UK Government ...
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025 US legal troubles for tycoon Adani expose shortcomings in India's booming solar sector A U.S. corruption case involving Indian energy tycoon Gautam Adani has exposed vulnerabilities in India's solar sector that are hindering its capacity to switch to clean energy and help limit climate change
The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2025 The self-charging human: why you could be the next renewable energy source A team at Deakin University is designing new ways to generate and store energy, powered by human sweat
The National (Scotland) · Mar 10, 2025 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 Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2025 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 Conversation · Mar 10, 2025 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.