Tech firms want 35% renewable target
Environment
Technology, industry and power companies have called on the EU to set a target for renewables of at least 35
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Iberia plots energy connectivity
Environment
Portugal is due to host a summit in the new year on energy interconnectors, as governments work to end the
EU bank under fire over Azeri pipeline
Environment
The EU’s European Investment Bank (EIB) is facing criticism for considering a €1.5 billion loan for a gas pipeline from
Report attacks UK fracking policy
Environment
An independent review has been demanded into the increasing costs of policing fracking in northern England, as aggressive and confrontational
Ireland derailing renewable policy: activists
Environment
Irish environmental groups and the Green Party have accused the Dublin government of refusing to back EU proposals to allow
MEPs demand energy-saving target
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The European Parliament’s Industry and Energy Committee (ITRE) voted on November 28 to cut energy use by 40 per cent
China plastic ban forces recycling debate
Environment
The Chinese ban on imported plastic puts Europe at risk of environmental pollution because of its limited recycling capacity, Greenpeace UK argues.
EU falls flat in battery race
Environment
The challenge of increasing battery capacity is the focus of some of the globe’s finest technological minds. The commercial demands
54% EU coal plants loss-making: study
Consumption
The Carbon Tracker think-tank has reported that 54 per cent of all EU coal plants are loss-making and a phase-out
Siemens Gamesa unveils wind turbine
Environment
The newly amalgamated Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) appears to be attempting to overlap the two firms’ areas of expertise
Balkan hydropower wrecks rivers: study
Environment
Hydropower constructions have tripled across the western Balkans since 2015, according to research, raising fears of damage to mountain rivers
Renewables undermine fracking case: MP
Environment
The arguments in favour of fracking in Britain have weakened because of increased oil and gas extraction from the North
Russia gags unwelcome NGOs
Environment
At least 14 environmental groups have been closed down under Russia’s 2012 anti-spy legislation, limiting the scope to scrutinise nuclear
Fife unveils innovative power network
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Britain’s first regional energy market is to be piloted in the East Fife area of Scotland after electricity supplier SP