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• Offshore wind marks 25 years of growth as it reaches a fifth of power generation

  08-12-2025 15:01 via energylivenews.com
  Twenty-five years after the first offshore wind farm opened at Blyth, offshore wind now supplies 17% of Britain’s electricity.
  New analysis from think tank Ember shows the sector has grown into the country’s second largest power source and now employs around 40,000 people.“The engineering and innovation in British offshore wind over the last 25 years should be a real point of pride,” said Ember analyst Frankie Mayo. The Blyth project was the first “truly offshore&r
  
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• ‘It’s Scotland’s energy’: SNP to focus on renewables in Holyrood election

  08-12-2025 19:05
  Leader John Swinney says independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long termThe future of Scottish renewables will underpin the Scottish National party’s Holyrood election campaign, the party leader, John Swinney, has said, as he claimed independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long term.At what was billed as the first campaign event before next May’s elections to the Scottish parliament, Swinney declared: “It’s Scotland’
  
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• Use anaerobic digestion to capture CO2 cheaply

  08-12-2025 16:00 via energylivenews.com
  Carbon capture just got a whole lot cheaper and that could change the climate game forever.A new report from AD BioResources calls its latest carbon-capture method “the world’s cheapest cleaner,” arguing it delivers deep CO₂ cuts at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems.
  The firm says this tech can draw down carbon affordably at industrial scale — offering a real escape route from the climate crisis without breaking the bank.The cost bump is the killer. Con
  
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• Labour is building on greenbelt says CPRE

  08-12-2025 14:03 via energylivenews.com
  Most of the new homes approved under the government’s ‘grey belt’ policy are not going on derelict petrol stations or abandoned car parks but on untouched Green Belt countryside.New CPRE analysis shows 88% of the 1,250 homes signed off by government inspectors since December 2024 will be built on previously undeveloped land including prime farmland and even a designated Local Wildlife Site.That blows a hole in ministers’ claims that ‘grey belt’ would target o
  
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• Unicorn Delivers 15-Minute Market Resolution for ADMIE Across XBMS

  08-12-2025 13:17 via energylivenews.com
  Unicorn Systems has successfully completed the implementation of a “15-minute resolution project” in the XBMS system for ADMIE, achieving an important milestone in European energy market operations. This upgrade introduces key modifications to the system registers, enabling ADMIE to easily configure time resolution across the entire platform. From user interface data visualisation to the generation and exchange of data files, the new capabilities ensure operational data are handled
  
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• CCS is ready to be a gamechanger

  08-12-2025 13:02 via energylivenews.com
  Britain’s carbon capture industry says it has hit a critical juncture.
  The project pipeline has never been stronger, yet policy uncertainty is slowing progress, stalling investment and threatening to push developers overseas.
  That is the headline from new CCSA research which shows Britain could lead the global CCUS race — but only if 2026 delivers hard decisions, not more delay.Five major CCUS projects have now reached financial close and moved into construction across Teesside, the
  
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• Offshore wind cuts fuel import costs by £30bn

  08-12-2025 12:00 via energylivenews.com
  Offshore wind has reduced UK spending on imported fuels by at least £30bn in real 2024 prices, according to new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit.
  The milestone coincides with the 25th anniversary of the UK’s first offshore wind farm at Blyth Harbour.For the first time, offshore wind generation in 2024 produced around 10% more electricity than domestically sourced gas. Analysts say this shift will widen as North Sea gas declines and new offshore wind farms come
  
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• Severe climate scenarios must become the baseline for forest carbon planning

  08-12-2025 11:00 via energylivenews.com
  Artio has released new analysis showing that extreme climate conditions already define wildfire risk for forest carbon projects.
  The study coincides with COP30 in Belém, where forests and nature-based solutions will take centre stage.The research compared wildfire forecasts against major fire seasons in Brazil, Australia and the United States. Across all regions, only severe warming scenarios accurately predicted the scale and spread of burning.Moderate climate assumptions missed around
  
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• Biomass sets new power generation records

  08-12-2025 10:00 via energylivenews.com
  Biomass has delivered record levels of electricity to the UK grid, underscoring its growing role in providing dispatchable power as weather-driven volatility shapes supply and demand.
  New analysis from Drax Electric Insights shows biomass supplied 17% of UK electricity during a dark, still September morning when demand spiked.The report, produced by Imperial College London academics and commissioned by Drax, finds that weather now has a stronger influence than ever on power prices.
  It warns tha
  
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• ‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections

  08-12-2025 07:00
  Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030Britain’s energy system operator is pulling the plug on hundreds of electricity generation projects to clear a huge backlog that is stopping “shovel-ready” schemes from connecting to the power grid.Developers will be told on Monday whether their plans will be dismissed by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) – or whether they will be pr
  
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• Grid rulebook ripped up in biggest shake-up in decades

  08-12-2025 07:00 via energylivenews.com
  Great Britain has ripped up its grid connections rulebook in the biggest overhaul the energy system has seen in decades.The move announced today, is all about unlocking billions in clean power investment and clearing a queue that had ballooned far beyond what the country could ever build.
  NESO has confirmed a brand-new delivery pipeline that scraps first-come, first-served rules and instead prioritises projects that are ready to go and aligned with national energy goals.It is a seismic shift. T
  
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• Climate and security risks are on the rise

  05-12-2025 15:30 via energylivenews.com
  Climate and security risks are now hitting companies at the same time and faster than they can react.That’s the view from International SOS, which says 2026 will be the year this convergence becomes impossible to ignore.Its new Risk Outlook shows leaders overwhelmed by cascading shocks.
  Nearly six in ten say new threats are emerging faster than they can manage and almost three quarters say the window for critical decisions is shrinking.
  Only 35% feel confident they can mobilise teams quic
  
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• Zelestra to sell Latin America platform

  05-12-2025 14:34 via renews.biz
  Zelestra to sell Latin America platform
  
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• EVs hit by ‘luxury car tax’

  05-12-2025 14:30 via energylivenews.com
  New analysis from Marshall Motor Group shows more than 426,000 cars have been caught by the Government’s ‘luxury car tax’ in the past year.
  The findings come as the Chancellor prepares to raise the threshold for electric vehicles from £40,000 to £50,000 in April 2026.Freedom of Information data from the DVLA shows vehicles paying the Expensive Car Supplement rose from 299,553 in 2022 to 426,758 in 2024, a 42% rise in two years.The threshold was introduced in 2017 t
  
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• McDonald’s to power supply chain with clean energy

  05-12-2025 13:30 via energylivenews.com
  McDonald’s UK will secure a major share of its renewable electricity needs through a new 15-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement with Capital Dynamics and ENGIE.
  From 2026, the company will purchase 100% of the electricity generated by the 66MW Douglas West Extension Wind Farm in Scotland, advancing its long-term decarbonisation strategy and supporting wider emissions reductions across its supply chain.The Wind Farm’s twelve Nordex turbines will produce around 190GWh of clean ele
  
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• MPs warns clean energy targets will be missed without skills overhaul

  05-12-2025 12:30 via energylivenews.com
  The Government will fail to meet its 2030 clean energy goals or its 2050 target for decarbonised buildings without a major overhaul of the UK’s workforce, the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee has warned.
  The Committee says that consumer incentives alone cannot deliver the transition and that immediate public funding is needed to expand the supply of skilled workers.With an estimated 250,000 additional workers required for new housing alone, the report highlights that retrofit will d
  
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• Boralex names new Europe chief

  05-12-2025 12:15 via renews.biz
  Boralex names new Europe chief
  
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• EIB backs Slovak grid modernisation

  05-12-2025 11:53 via renews.biz
  EIB backs Slovak grid modernisation
  
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• Sizewell C will deliver major £26bn boost to UK economy

  05-12-2025 11:30 via energylivenews.com
  New analysis from Oxford Economics finds that Sizewell C will deliver a significant economic boost, generating £26.6bn in Gross Value Added during its construction phase.
  This is equivalent to an annual average of £1.57bn injected into the UK economy.The report concludes that the nuclear project will be a “major boost” to the East of England, with Suffolk set to benefit most.
  By 2050, the county’s GVA is expected to be 22% higher than baseline projections, outperfo
  
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• Green light for Brunsbuttel battery planning

  05-12-2025 11:18 via renews.biz
  Green light for Brunsbuttel battery planning
  
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• Global giants unite to launch ‘Responsible Glass’ and drive low-carbon transformation

  05-12-2025 10:30 via energylivenews.com
  Some of the world’s largest glass, mining, packaging and automotive companies have joined forces to launch Responsible Glass, a new global certification initiative designed to cut emissions and bring long-overdue sustainability standards to the glass sector.Glass production generates around 95 million tonnes of CO₂ each year, yet the industry has lacked a unified framework for responsible sourcing and manufacturing.
  Responsible Glass aims to change this by establishing transparent,
  
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• Lidso solar farm inaugurated in Denmark

  05-12-2025 10:21 via renews.biz
  Lidso solar farm inaugurated in Denmark
  
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• Windanker topside sets sail for the Baltic Sea

  05-12-2025 10:04 via renews.biz
  Windanker topside sets sail for the Baltic Sea
  
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• Energy theft surges costing economy £1bn

  05-12-2025 09:30 via energylivenews.com
  Energy theft is costing UK consumers an estimated £1.4bn a year, adding around £50 to every household’s annual bill, according to new figures from Crimestoppers’ Stay Energy Safe division.
  The sharp rise in meter tampering not only increases costs for paying customers but also undermines efforts to reduce emissions by disrupting safe and efficient energy use.Residential theft now accounts for more than 90% of all cases, with reported incidents rising by 400% since 2021.H
  
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• SRE signs Taiwan CPPA for Formosa 4

  05-12-2025 09:16 via renews.biz
  SRE signs Taiwan CPPA for Formosa 4
  
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• Hitachi Energy warns grid delays could double curtailment costs

  04-12-2025 17:33 via energylivenews.com
  Hitachi Energy has warned that the UK’s slow grid expansion is inflating energy system costs and threatening net zero progress.
  A new report by Aurora Energy Research shows Great Britain now has the fifth highest curtailment costs in Europe, contributing to a €8.9 billion total in 2024.Curtailment costs across Europe have risen 27% in four years and modelling suggests Great Britain’s bill will double by 2030. This is driven by rapid growth in variable renewables contrasted with
  
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• Van Oord hits monopile milestone at Windanker

  04-12-2025 17:31 via renews.biz
  Van Oord hits monopile milestone at Windanker
  
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• ‘We miss having a dog but it’s the price you pay’: the village that banned pets to save wildlife

  04-12-2025 17:00
  Australian eco community is a sanctuary for native animals and a showcase of sustainable livingBill Smart has never heard the word “solarpunk”. But the softly spoken 77-year-old lights up when given the definition from Wikipedia: a literary, artistic and social movement that envisions and works towards actualising a sustainable future interconnected with nature and community.Solar refers not just to renewable energy but to an optimistic, anti-dystopian vision of the future. Punk is a
  
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• Zapmap survey shows EV drivers happier with public charging

  04-12-2025 16:30 via energylivenews.com
  Zapmap has reported rising satisfaction with the UK’s public charging network.Its eighth annual EV charging survey, based on responses from 3,976 battery electric vehicle drivers, shows overall satisfaction with driving electric stands at 88%, slightly higher than in 2024, with only 3% of respondents saying they would like to return to a petrol or diesel car.
  Despite recent cost concerns, 83% now say their EV is more cost effective to run than an internal combustion engine vehicle.Environ
  
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• Full Circle wins two UK O&M contracts

  04-12-2025 15:40 via renews.biz
  Full Circle wins two UK O&M contracts
  
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