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UK pushes floating wind farms in drive to meet climate targets
In waters 15km south-east of Aberdeen, renewable energy companies are preparing to celebrate yet another landmark in the drive to end Britain’s reliance on fossil fuels.
read more... 03/08/2021
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British utility SSE to exit Scotia Gas stake for $1.70 bln
Britain's SSE (SSE.L) on Monday agreed to sell its entire 33.3% stake in Scotia Gas Networks for 1.225 billion pounds ($1.70 billion) to a Canadian consortium of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners.
read more... 02/08/2021
Hydrogen goes nuclear as U.K. reactor pivots toward renewables
The $28 billion Sizewell C nuclear station is touted as an anchor for Britain reaching net-zero emissions, yet its reactors will compete with wind farms over the North Sea horizon. On gusty days, where will the plant’s excess power go? Toward making hydrogen.
read more... 02/08/2021
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Britain to ban all new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles from 2040
Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy good vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions from all forms of transport ten years later.
read more... 14/07/2021
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Britain ‘on track to meet its 78% emissions reduction target by 2035’
Britain could meet its 78% emissions reduction target by 2035. That’s according to two out of the four new National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios (FES).
read more... 12/07/2021