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Keir Starmer faces questions on £300 energy bills election promise

KEIR Starmer faces questions over an election campaign promise he made that GB Energy would reduce household bills by £300.

The National (Scotland)

Energy bills to fall within five years, Keir Starmer pledges as Britain's economy goes green

The PM said the new Government was acting at ‘pace’ on the transition away from fossil fuels

Evening Standard

Starmer says Labour finding ‘more mess’ from Tories every day as he launches Great British Energy plan – as it happened

Prime minister says energy plans will bring down bills and help planet as he accuses Tories of shortsightedness

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Wind farms' benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation

Complex and confusing taxation systems make it easier for wind’s opponents, some citing misinformation, to say that wind has fallen short of its promises

The Independent UK

Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board

An Associated Press analysis of county tax data across three states — Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska — found wind companies rank among the biggest taxpayers in many rural communities, with their total tax bills at times outstripping that of large farms, power plants and other major businesses

The Independent UK

Offshore wind to power 20m homes within five years, Starmer to pledge

Scheme will use taxpayer money to develop parts of seabed owned by the royal family

The Guardian - UK

GB Energy bill to be introduced at Westminster – but SNP contest nuclear aims

THE legislation to create GB Energy will be introduced at Westminster on Thursday, with Labour ministers claiming it will secure Scottish…

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Origin Energy backs big batteries to support east coast

Origin Energy will invest $450 million in the Eraring big battery project as part of a plan to accelerate its renewable energy generation and storage footprint.

AAP

Origin approves second stage of Eraring battery

Stage Two of the Eraring Battery will come online in 2027.

Newcastle Herald

Why courts favour cars, not the climate

For planning to block a motorway encircling London, five Just Stop Oil activists were recently sentenced to a minimum of four years in prison.

The Conversation

Why the Royal Family's Income Just Increased By a Whopping $58 Million

Now that's an impressive pay rise.

Marie Claire

Renewables Overproduction Turns Electricity Prices Negative

With the proliferation of solar panels and wind turbines an unusual phenomenon is becoming more and more frequent: wholesale electricity prices turn negative.

International Business Times

Small modular reactors have promise. But we found they’re unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050

Australia’s clean energy transition is already underway, driven by solar, wind, batteries and new transmission lines.

The Conversation

Big batteries for the 'heavy lifting' as cold snap hits

The more clean energy in the nation's network, the better it will be for power bills and keeping the lights on, experts say, despite a lull during a cold snap.

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The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s nuclear plan delaying decisions on renewables, investors say

Talk of building reactors in Australia is breeding uncertainty and delaying decisions to back major solar and wind projects

The Guardian - AU

Wholesale power prices rise sharply across Australia after cold snap but Queensland bucks trend

Energy regulator says southern areas of Australia will remain ‘susceptible to demand and supply shocks’ for the rest of winter

The National (Scotland)

Scottish region leads the UK in solar panel installation

A SCOTTISH region is leading the UK in solar panel installation.

AAP

Hydrogen skills centre to train for growing industry

The NSW government has unveiled plans for its $25 million Hydrogen Centre of Excellence, part of an election commitment to train more workers for the sector.

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The Guardian - UK

UK may need new gas-fired power stations to decarbonise grid

Report says new nuclear capacity will not be ready in time to provide required increase in baseload power

The Independent UK

Nantucket town looks to sue energy company after turbine mishap had chunks of windmills washing up on beaches

More than six truckloads of debris have washed up on the popular tourist island after a ‘blade failure’ earlier this month

International Business Times

Deep Ocean 'Dark Oxygen' Find Could Rewrite Earth's History

In the total darkness of the depths of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered oxygen being produced not by living organisms but by strange potato-shaped metallic lumps that give off almost as much electricity as AA batteries.

The Guardian - UK

Solar and wind ‘will miss 2030 clean energy target without £48bn funding’

Hitting target for zero-carbon electricity system will require ‘step-change’, says analyst Cornwall Insight

AAP

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Another state has signed a federal renewable energy agreement, anticipating rising power demand in coming decades from new refineries and low-carbon industries.

The Guardian - UK

Labour told it will need to defeat ‘net-zero nimbys’ to decarbonise Britain

Opposition in wealthier areas is likely and overcoming it is essential, says Resolution Foundation

The Conversation

Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready

The extent to which renewables should dominate Australia’s energy grids is a major issue in science and politics. Solar and wind are clearly now the cheapest form of electricity. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix.

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