Green Energy offers new UK eco-tariff
Environment
Green Energy UK says it has started selling the greenest and cleanest energy to residential customers in the UK. The
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UK watchdog warns of misleading renewable claims
Industry
Energy suppliers failing to generate or directly produce renewable energy risk misleading customers by claiming they are “100-per-cent renewable”, a
Google unveils 18 global renewable deals
Storage
Google says it has signed 18 wind and solar energy deals across Europe, the USA and Latin America in what
Scientists use nighttime chill to power device
Storage
Californian scientists say they have developed a cheap device which can harness cold air at nighttime for electricity generation. Stanford
Renewables to dominate global production by 2035: Statkraft
Environment
Solar power will become the world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2035, accounting for almost 40 per cent of
German renewables report huge increases
Environment
Solar and wind power in Germany generated 39.3 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity for the national grid from June to August,
Norway’s Statkraft buys German car recharging firm
Storage
Norway’s government-owned energy firm Statkraft has bought E-Wald, a German electric-vehicle (EV) charging firm, for an undisclosed fee as it
Major UK power cut puts interconnectors in spotlight
Transmission
The UK should impose limits on the construction of new wind and solar projects to cut blackout risks, according to
RWE reveals half-year profits boost
Industry
RWE, Germany’s biggest energy supplier, said its core profit increased by 20 per cent in the first six months of
EIB funds Spanish wind farms as it ditches fossil fuels
Environment
The European Investment Bank (EIB) says it is lending up to €385 million to support the construction of 21 wind
Germany hopes to replace coal with hydrogen
Storage
Germany is increasingly looking to hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels to end the dependence on coal. Last month
UK unveils offshore wind fund
Environment
A £100-million fund has been established to help UK offshore wind firms exploit their relative advantage in the growing renewable
Ireland set to benefit from French interconnector: study
Transmission
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and French President Emmanuel Macron this month confirmed plans to build the 700MW Celtic Interconnector. The
Brussels approves Italian renewable initiative
Environment
The European Commission has ruled that a €5.4-billion Italian renewable energy initiative is permissible under the European Union’s rules on
Studies hail Ireland’s offshore wind potential
Environment
Lower development costs and improved technology have made Ireland an attractive market for offshore wind, a report has claimed. Dr