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• Q Energy and Velto open 26MW Haut-Chemin 2

  07-11-2025 09:41 via renews.biz
  Q Energy and Velto open 26MW Haut-Chemin 2
  
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• Utilities abandon hopes for hydrogen grids as gas networks face decline

  09-12-2025 17:30 via energylivenews.com
  Utilities across Germany, Austria and Switzerland are preparing to wind down their gas networks after losing confidence in using pipelines for hydrogen transport. A new Horvath survey shows the sector shifting sharply toward electrification and storage.Horvath reported that “the assessment that gas networks will no longer play a central role in the future is becoming increasingly widespread.” The consultancy warned that “stagnation and decline prevail in the gas business.&rdqu
  
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• Plants that can live in salty soil

  09-12-2025 16:30 via energylivenews.com
  Researchers at Waseda University have identified a motor protein that plays a key role in how plants cope with salty soils.
  They found that Arabidopsis thaliana myosin XI-1, part of the myosin XI family, significantly regulates adaptation to salt stress by helping to control intracellular sodium ion homeostasis.Salt stress is one of the most damaging abiotic pressures on crops, reducing growth, productivity and yields worldwide. High sodium levels disrupt protein synthesis, photosynthesis, nutr
  
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• Energy sector distress jumps 20%

  09-12-2025 15:29 via energylivenews.com
  Corporate distress across the UK continues to rise, with the energy sector among the worst affected, according to the Institute for Turnaround’s sixth Societal Impact report.
  The analysis shows distress up by more than 20% in both energy and real estate between 2024 and 2025.Despite insolvencies falling compared with the previous two years, levels remain higher than in 2021 and 2022.
  The report finds that distressed business numbers have barely shifted since the 10% increase recorded last
  
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• India Sweden project targets greener steel and cement

  09-12-2025 14:30 via energylivenews.com
  Indian companies are teaming up with Swedish technology innovators on seven new projects to cut emissions from steel and cement, two of India’s hardest to abate sectors.
  The initiatives will carry out pre pilot feasibility studies under the LeadIT industry transition partnership, backed by the Indian Department of Science and Technology and the Swedish Energy Agency.Heavy industry accounts for about a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and a third of energy use worldwide.
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• New science tightens estimates of 2°C carbon budget

  09-12-2025 13:30 via energylivenews.com
  How much the planet warms for each tonne of carbon dioxide is still one of the biggest questions in climate science and uncertainty in that response makes it harder to set clear emission targets.
  Now a team of researchers in Japan has combined climate model projections with real world observations to sharpen estimates of future warming and the remaining carbon budget for limiting temperature rise to 2°C.The study uses results from 20 state of the art Earth system models that took part in th
  
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• Britain’s 25 years of offshore wind leadership

  09-12-2025 12:30 via energylivenews.com
  The UK is marking 25 years since its first offshore wind farm began generating clean power, with Blyth Offshore Wind Farm off the Northumberland coast paving the way for an industry now central to the country’s energy transition.
  The four megawatt pilot, made up of two turbines a kilometre out to sea, produced enough electricity for around 3,000 homes.In a single generation offshore wind has grown into our largest source of clean power, supplying over a third of renewable electricity and
  
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• Three giant grid projects get Ofgem approval

  09-12-2025 11:19 via energylivenews.com
  Three huge grid projects designed to move more clean British power to homes and slash constraint costs, have just been pushed a step closer by Ofgem.The regulator has approved new delivery dates and scope changes for Eastern Green Link three and four plus the new onshore link between Grimsby and Walpole.
  These links will shift offshore wind from Scotland to England at scale and cut the wasteful practice of paying turbines to switch off when the grid is full.Each EGL link will carry 2GW through
  
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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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• UK confirms £310m AR7a auction budget

  08-12-2025 15:52 via renews.biz
  UK confirms £310m AR7a auction budget
  
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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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• Subsea7 wins BC-Wind installation contract

  08-12-2025 14:29 via renews.biz
  Subsea7 wins BC-Wind installation contract
  
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• Equinor starts Brazil solar–wind hybrid

  08-12-2025 14:14 via renews.biz
  Equinor starts Brazil solar–wind hybrid
  
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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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• Enshore lands German offshore cable work

  08-12-2025 14:00 via renews.biz
  Enshore lands German offshore cable work
  
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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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• Energinet delay rate drops to 69%

  08-12-2025 12:32 via renews.biz
  Energinet delay rate drops to 69%
  
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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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• Record battery discharge supports Irish power system

  08-12-2025 11:29 via renews.biz
  Record battery discharge supports Irish power system
  
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• Jan De Nul installs new offshore simulators

  08-12-2025 11:17 via renews.biz
  Jan De Nul installs new offshore simulators
  
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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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• RWE powers up modernised Lasbek site

  08-12-2025 10:57 via renews.biz
  RWE powers up modernised Lasbek site
  
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• WindEurope study shows renewables cheapest

  08-12-2025 10:45 via renews.biz
  WindEurope study shows renewables cheapest
  
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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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• 'Grid reform lifts confidence but hurdles remain'

  08-12-2025 09:47 via renews.biz
  'Grid reform lifts confidence but hurdles remain'
  
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• NKT JV opens Taiwan offshore cable factory

  08-12-2025 08:55 via renews.biz
  NKT JV opens Taiwan offshore cable factory
  
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• European Energy wins Italy solar CfDs

  08-12-2025 08:51 via renews.biz
  European Energy wins Italy solar CfDs
  
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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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