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UK Offshore Wind Could Hit 30 Gigawatts By 2030s
A new analysis from Aurora Energy Research which highlights “the new economics of offshore wind” has shown that offshore wind in the United Kingdom could reach up to 30 gigawatts by the 2030s. European energy analysis firm Aurora Energy Research…
Record-Breaker: British Wind Power Output Tops 10GW
Wind power has set a new record in the UK, topping 10GW of output for the first time according to the latest data from Drax Electric Insights. Wind energy first broke the 10GW mark earlier this week, but continued its…
UK Retailers See Rise in Sales of Reusable Coffee Cups
Sales of reusable coffee cups are soaring in the UK, retailers are reporting, as the government hints at a tax on disposable cups. Argos, which is part of the Sainsbury’s Group, said it had sold 537% more portable cups in…
‘World-Leading’: UK Microbead Ban Comes Into Force
The first phase of the UK ban on plastic microbeads will come into effect today, as the government moves to strengthen its crack down on marine plastic pollution. The ban on the manufacture of microbeads in ‘rinse-off’ products comes into…
Low-Carbon Electricity Outstrips Fossil Fuel Electricity in 2017
2017 was a record-breaking year for clean electricity in the UK, with new analysis from Carbon Brief today revealing more power came from low-carbon sources than all fossil fuels combined for the first time since the industrial revolution. Between 2009…
2017: The ‘Greenest Year Ever’ for Electricity
The UK smashed 13 clean energy records last year in the ‘greenest year ever’ for electricity production in the country, according to WWF analysis of National Grid data. The sweep of new records was powered by the rise of green…
UK Clean Energy Records Make 2017 ‘Greenest Year Ever’
This year is set to be the “greenest ever” for the UK, according to data provided by the National Grid. Over the course of 2017, 13 different renewable energy records have been broken. “It’s been an exciting year managing the…