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UK‘s ageing electricity grid can’t take any more power from renewables
Britain’s ageing electricity grid is holding back renewable energy, dwarfing the growth of renewable energy in the U.K and threatening the country’s prospects for a low-carbon future, says the Solar Trade Association (STA).
read more... 11/05/2015
Britain: 12 GW of power plant capacity to be taken offline by the end of 2023
About 12 GW of power plant capacity might be taken offline in Britain by the end of 2023, because of tougher European Union pollution laws, according to Reuters estimates published on Wednesday. Britain’s main goal is to ascertain a varied, low-carbon and efficient energy mix so as to cut emissions and offer consumers the best transaction, as stated by a spokeswoman from the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change.
read more... 13/03/2014
UK: 100 billion pounds more investment needed so as to meet 2020 carbon targets
Around 8 to 10 billion pounds are being annually spent for low-carbon energy in Great Britain, or a total of maximum 100 billion pounds over a 10-year period, which is less than half of the level estimated to be invested for attaining 2020 carbon targets, as stated by lawmakers on Thursday.
read more... 07/03/2014
UK to stop funding coal- fired power plants overseas
Ed Davey, Britain's energy secretary, has announced on Wednesday that the UK, as the US, would stop funding coal projects in developing countries. The objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage low-carbon development. The announcement was made at United Nations climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuels have been at the centre of a storm. About 90% of the Poland's electricity comes from coal, and the government has been resistant to EU calls to strengthen emissions reduction targets.
read more... 21/11/2013
Cost factors dominate EU energy policy debate
Financial crisis has made the cost of energy the political focus in the European Union at the expense of goals to shift to a low-carbon economy. An EU summit on taxation and on energy on May 22 is expected to debate how to limit the negative impact of energy costs on EU competitiveness. Apart from seeking supplies that are competitive, the other watchwords for EU energy policy are sustainable and secure. Below are the main planks of the debate in Brussels.
read more... 28/05/2013