The development of coal-fired power plants fell significantly for the second year in a row in 2017, with new construction down by 73% between 2015 and 2017, thanks in large part to tighter restrictions in China and a lack of private financing in India.
Renewable energy set several records in the UK in 2017, but the country still has a long way to go to reduce emissions from natural gas powered generating stations.
Wind and solar energy, as well as energy efficiency measures, are serving to replace the overwhelming majority of power which in the UK had previously been supplied by coal power, according to a new analysis conducted by Greenpeace’s Energydesk.
New analysis by the UK’s Carbon Brief website has shown that UK carbon dioxide emissions fell by 5.8% in 2016 due in part to a record 52% collapse of coal use.
New analysis of figures from Carbon Brief has shown that the UK generated more electricity from wind than it did from coal during 2016, a first for the UK.
Around half of the electricity generated in the UK during the months of July 2016 through September 2016 came from renewable energy installations, according to recent reports.
New analysis from energy and climate analysis site Carbon Brief has revealed that the United Kingdom’s solar industry generated more electricity than the country’s coal plants over the last six months. The UK-based website dedicated to “covering the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy” has long-been … [continued]
For the second month this year, solar electricity generation beat out coal in the UK across the whole month of July, after doing it for the first time ever in May. Earlier this year, UK-based Carbon Brief, referring to figures provided by Sheffield Solar, revealed that solar power had generated … [continued]
Solar energy, and renewable energy as a whole, is stealing notable market share from coal energy in the UK, according to the most recent market analysis from EnAppSys. The findings follow the general trend that’s been observed in the UK market (and other market, like the USA) in recent times … [continued]
New figures released this week in the UK show wind generated more electricity than coal for the first time ever. According to statistics released by the UK’s electricity and gas utility National Grid, and published by independent data analysts EnAppSys, wind generated 2,290 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the UK in April, while coal … [continued]
