World’s largest tidal turbine to be built in Scotland
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The main manufacturing contract for what has been described as the world’s most powerful tidal turbine has been awarded to
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Carbon storage 10x cheaper than rig removal: study
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Abandoned North Sea platforms could be used to store carbon underground which would be “10 times cheaper” than decommissioning, a
Orsted eyes Scottish wind expansion amid rising profits
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Danish wind giant Orsted has said it is “looking forward” to the next Scottish offshore wind leasing round as revenues
EIB funds Spanish wind farms as it ditches fossil fuels
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) says it is lending up to €385 million to support the construction of 21 wind
‘Floating Chernobyl’ due to set sail for Pevek
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This month, the Akademik Lomonosov will be towed 5,000km to the Chukotka region of eastern Russia near Alaska to provide
Polish court overrules Enea coal plant scheme
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A regional Polish court has overruled last year’s decision by the state-run utility Enea to join a scheme to build
Green activists barricade wrong London building
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Environmental protesters in London were left red-faced after incorrectly targeting the offices of a Norwegian renewable energy company. About 200
Nigerians make final legal bid against Shell
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England’s Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Nigerian farming and fishing representatives who want to pursue claims against Royal
World’s first solar road fails to meet expectations
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The world’s first solar road in Normandy, northern France, which opened in 2016, has failed to meet expectations. The 1-km-long
Wind powers 182% of Scottish homes: study
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Scotland’s wind energy output soared in the first half of this year, generating enough electricity to power 4.47 million homes,
2050 carbon neutrality target in doubt after eastern European opposition
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The European Commission’s proposal for a bloc-wide 2050 zero-net-emissions target failed to garner unanimous approval after Poland, Hungary, the Czech
Polish opposition vows to end coal power by 2040
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The main Polish opposition alliance has vowed to end coal power by 2040 as it launched its general election campaign
EU biofuel policy faces palm oil backlash from Indonesia
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Indonesia’s newly re-elected president, Joko Widodo, has vowed to fight the European Union over plans to restrict the use of
Russia prepares to ratify Paris climate deal
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Russia is due to submit legislation to ratify the 2015 Paris climate agreement by September, although President Vladimir Putin also
Book review: the gravity of the climate crisis must bring us back Down to Earth
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“Trump’s originality is to link, in a single gesture, first the headlong rush toward maximum profit while abandoning the rest