Tag: Clean Growth Plan

Steep Cost Reductions Confirmed as Ribbon Cut on Giant Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

The giant 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk was officially opened yesterday, providing further evidence costs are falling sharply across the industry. Operator Statoil and its partners Masdar and...

Britain Delivers Greenest Ever Half Hour of Electricity Production

The UK enjoyed its greenest ever half hour period of electricity production on Monday morning, as wind and nuclear provided the bulk of electricity and coal was pushed off the grid entirely. Between...

UK Renewable Energy Competitive Auction Yields Record Lows & In Excess Of 3 Gigawatts

A total of eleven new electricity projects totaling more than 3 gigawatts were awarded contracts by the UK Government today in the country’s latest competitive auction for Contracts for Difference, including three...

UK Electric Vehicle Sales Enjoy Summer Boom

EV sales in the UK enjoyed yet another boost in August with the latest data showing new registrations of pure electric cars were up more than 60 per cent on the same...

Climate Change Minister: Clean Growth Plan Coming this Autumn

The government's long-awaited Clean Growth Plan will finally be made public after the summer recess, according to newly appointed Climate Change Minister Claire Perry. Perry, who replaced Nick Hurd at the Department for...

Energy Professionals Fear UK Set to Miss Carbon Targets

Energy professionals fear a combination of Brexit and uncertainty over the future of energy and climate policy is hampering the sector's development and increasing the chances of the UK missing its emissions...

Could the Coldest Days Provide a Wind Power Boost?

A new study released yesterday suggests concerns about the impact the cold days have on wind power output may have been overblown, and provides new evidence wind power output exceeds the winter...

Fifth of Commercial Rental Buildings in Race to Meet Energy Efficiency Deadline

Nearly a fifth of commercial rental properties in England and Wales do not yet meet statutory minimum energy efficiency standards due to come into force from April next year, new research has...

Building Firms Urge Government to Deliver Bold Clean Growth Plan

More than 30 green construction, heat and energy efficiency organisations have urged Business Secretary Greg Clark to publish the UK's long-awaited Clean Growth Plan and deliver bold new policies to decarbonise homes...

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