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Offshore wind - Failing the connection test
The government's offshore wind ambitions risk being undermined by poor delivery planning, argues Alan Whitehead - Labour's Shadow Minister for Energy and the Green New Deal
Shell to acquire majority stake in 300MW Irish floating wind project
Oil and gas giant announces joint venture with Simply Blue Energy to deliver pioneering Emerald wind farm project in Celtic Sea
Pioneering distributed renewables investment platform aims to boost off-grid energy access
Platform set to launch later this year aims to boost off-grid rural communities' access to private capital
Ørsted gives green light for green hydrogen pilot project
Offshore wind giant confirms final investment decision for trailblazing H2RES project, as it looks to deliver first green hydrogen in late 2021
Aker Horizons acquires majority stake in Mainstream Renewable Power in €1bn equity deal
Norwegian investor snaps up 75 per cent stake in wind and solar developer providing boost for plans to establish global renewable energy major
Clean power drives Britain's grid to record low CO2 intensity in 2020
National Grid ESO data for 2020 confirms raft of new records for wind and solar generation, as well as longest coal-free run since the Industrial Revolution
Electrification of harbour crane moves Port of Tyne closer to carbon neutral goal
Port selected to be maintenance base for massive Dogger Bank offshore wind farm cut 700 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2020 after electrifying its harbour crane and other key assets
Ørsted secures green light for mammoth 2.4GW Hornsea Three offshore wind farm
UK's Planning Inspectorate grants consent for major wind farm despite concerns over potential impact on local seabird populations
Britain's wind turbines deliver new record amid blustery weather
Wind power generation hit a new high of 17.3GW last week during short period when zero carbon electricity produced nearly three-quarters of output, National Grid ESO reveals
Giant 14MW mega-turbines heading for the North Sea
GE Renewable Energy confirms latest order from Dogger Bank wind farm will see upgraded 14MW Haliade-X turbines deployed for the first time
Wind-powered pints: Huge turbine powers Budweiser brewery in Wales
One of UK's largest onshore wind turbines installed to help directly power Budweiser's Magor brewery in South Wales
Everything you need to know about the UK's landmark Energy White Paper
After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper
Energy White Paper: The green economy reacts
'Business stands ready to deliver the investment and innovation needed to turn ambition into reality, and the proposals outlined in the Energy White Paper will give firms further confidence to deliver new infrastructure'
IEA: Surge in clean energy capacity to drive five per cent drop in power sector emissions in 2020
International Energy Agency's latest electricity markets update confrms major drop in emissions in 2020, but warns that coal and gas-fired generation will bounce back next year
BritishVolt picks site of Blyth Power Station for UK's first 'gigafactory'
£2.6bn scheme represents largest industrial investment England’s North East in more than three decades and will generate 8,000 local jobs, BritishVolt said.
Amazon stakes claim as 'world's largest' corporate clean power buyer with 3.4GW blitz
Tech giant strikes mammoth package of wind and solar offtake deals including from 129MW South Lanarkshire wind project under development in Scotland
BloombergNEF: Clean energy investment in emerging economies sputters during Covid-19 following record year
Despite securing a record $432bn of foreign investment in 2019, clean energy projects in emerging markets have suffered a ‘rough 2020’ as investors’ turned to less risky markets, analyst warns
Catching the wave: Government launches £160m ports push as offshore wind outlook brightens
Ministers seeking bids for £160m port fund as flurry of new reports predicts surge in offshore wind development
Offshore wind will be the backbone of the UK's Green Industrial Revolution
Offshore wind will become even more important the power source for unlocking new technologies such as renewable hydrogen, writes Ørsted's Duncan Clark
Dogger Bank offshore wind farm: SSE and Equinor to invest £6bn in first phases
Plans for phase one and two of world's largest offshore wind project in North Sea formally reach financial close
What happened to onshore wind and solar in the PM's Ten Point Plan?
The government should introduce dedicated annual auctions for onshore wind and solar that can boost their deployment, argues RSPB's Seb Berry
How the UK climbed back into the top five most attractive renewables markets
EY's annual league table sees UK climb two places after wave of supportive policy measures for wind and solar in 2020
Government sets sights on securing 12GW of renewable power from next contract auction
Plans to hold fourth Contracts for Difference auction for range of different renewables technologies confirmed by government for late 2021
Reports: GE mulls wind turbine factory in north east England
US manufacturing giant said to be in talks to set up facility that would create 3,000 green jobs for the burgeoning offshore wind industry
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