Equinor eyes more North Sea floating wind farms
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Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor says it eagerly awaiting the next Scottish North Sea offshore wind leasing round as
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Greenpeace blocks Poland’s coal imports at Gdansk
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Greenpeace says its activists climbed cranes at the Polish port of Gdansk to block the unloading of imported coal, calling
Renewables to dominate global production by 2035: Statkraft
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Solar power will become the world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2035, accounting for almost 40 per cent of
Germany to cut methane as US relaxes rules
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Methane emissions from Germany’s landfill sites will be gradually reduced by an estimated 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents
UN calls for end to coal ahead of climate summit
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The United Nations says that the increasing use of coal in Asian countries is undermining international efforts to fight climate
Oil firms accused of undermining Paris climate deal
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Oil and gas firms have been accused of approving US$50 billion of projects since 2018 that undermine the 2015 Paris
Report blames wind turbines for bird slaughter
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A report from the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) says wind turbines are “doing great harm to wildlife” as European
German renewables report huge increases
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Solar and wind power in Germany generated 39.3 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity for the national grid from June to August,
Scotland invests in innovative tidal project
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The Scottish government says it is injecting £3.4 million into the world’s most powerful floating tidal turbine. Scottish engineering company
Russia launches ‘floating Chernobyl’ from Murmansk
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Russia has launched its floating nuclear reactor from the port of Murmansk on a 5,000km journey east through the Arctic
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
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