A new report commissioned by the Crown Estate Scotland has found that not only does floating offshore wind have an important role to play in the UK’s plans to generate 50 gigawatts (GW) from offshore wind by 2050 but that it could support up to 17,000 jobs and provide £33.6 billion in added value.
14 major renewable energy companies have penned a joint letter to the UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, urging him to drop the current restrictions on onshore wind which prevent it from competing in the Government’s power auctions.
Kudos to another creative pair behind a new electric bike, their team of experts, and their WAU bike. What jumped out at me in watching the following video of the feature-packed eBike, which highlights dozens of wonderful features, was the nighttime lights. Very safe, widely visible, and even indicating braking. Every bicycle needs such lights.
LanzaTech says its alternative blend jet fuel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% or more. The company’s CEO, Jennifer Holmgren, answered some questions about it and collaborating with Virgin Atlantic for CleanTechnica.
Writing for Canada’s National Post, columnist Lawrence Solomon took fossil fuel allegiance and climate change denial to a new level, one bereft of dignity and intellectual integrity, and supported only by lies, lies, and more lies.
A week after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its landmark report warning that limiting global warming to 1.5°C will “require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” the UK Government has sought advice from the country’s Committee on Climate Change on setting a date for a net-zero emissions target.
Great Britain posted its lowest ever share of fossil fuels this past third quarter, according to a new report from UK-based energy analysts EnAppSys, accounting for only 41% of total generation.
Chargepoint and EVBox have announced a partnership that “enables roaming between networks in Europe and North America.”
Consultancy giant PwC has published its latest Low Carbon Economy Index for 2018 which shows that not only are emissions on the rise again, but that there is not a single country achieving the necessary decarbonization rate to limit global warming to the necessary 2°C as laid out in the Paris Agreement.
The UK wind energy industry announced this week that it has surpassed 20 gigawatts (GW) worth of generating capacity with the opening of Ørsted’s 659 megawatt (MW) Walney Extension off the coast of Cumbria.
