Outlook on 2022: The last throes of resistance to the energy transition

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2021 was a year like no other for renewables, and 2022 looks set to be another historic year, writes REA chief executive Nina Skorupska

2021 was a year like no other. For large periods we operated under lockdown, but the scope of the REA's work continued to be far-reaching, from our deep geothermal campaign to our work on VAT, our 20th...

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