Britain generated more electricity from renewables than from fossil fuels for first time in 2020

Renewables overtook fossil fuels to become the biggest source of electricity in the UK for the first time in 2020, a new analysis shows. Combined, wind, solar, bioenergy and hydropower – all renewable energy sources –  generated a record 42 per cent of the UK’s power last year.  Meanwhile, fossil fuels – mostly gas – produced 41 … Read more

Energy: Britain on track for ‘greenest year on record’ amid renewables push and reduced power demand

Britain on track for ‘greenest year on record’ amid renewable energy push and reduced power demand due to coronavirus pandemic The National Grid takes measurement’s of the power system’s carbon footprint Last month’s figure was just 215g/kWh, compared to an average of 215g last year This year’s lockdowns have seen energy demand fall as offices … Read more

Shell wields axe as it moves away from oil to renewables

Shell to make sweeping cuts at oil and gas production business to free up cash it can invest in renewable energy By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 21 September 2020 Shell plans to make sweeping cuts at its oil and gas production business to … Read more

SMALL CAP IDEAS: Simec Atlantis has solution for renewables

Simec Atlantis put a big tick-in-its-box when results of a burn test for the Uskmouth conversion project came back last month. Uskmouth, a former coal-fired powered station in Wales, is being switched to run on non-recyclable waste in a project that has implications all over the globe. In the large-scale tests, Simec’s engineering partners – … Read more

Renewables generated more than 40% of Britain’s power in Q1 2020

Renewables generated more than 40 per cent of Britain’s power in the first three months of the year, overtaking fossil fuels for the first time, a new report reveals. Wind, solar and biomass all contributed to more than a third of the country’s power generation in the first quarter of the year, the analysis shows.  … Read more

Energy from renewables is cheaper than from coal, says report

Burning coal as a power source wastes hundreds of billions of pounds because environmentally friendly renewables are a much cheaper option, says a new report.   In big energy markets such as the UK, the US and Australia, it costs less to generate power from installing wind or solar farms than coal plants, Carbon Tracker says.  … Read more