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NORTHERN Powergrid is about to start the first phase of its £30 million investment to improve the reliability and resilience of the electricity network serving Bradford. Taking place between now and the end of 2022, the work focuses on replacing five of the major circuits that supply electricity to approximately two thirds of Bradford’s homes and businesses. This work will ensure...

LABOUR has launched their strategy to deliver a net zero energy system by the ‘most radical feasible pathway’ across the UK in the 2030s. Titled 30 by 2030, the report introduces four main goals for UK’s energy supply and use: reducing energy waste in buildings and industry decarbonising heat boosting renewable and low carbon electricity generation balancing the country’s supply...

SCOTTISHPOWER and SP Energy Networks have launched a project that shows local communities how they can play their part in reaching Net Zero targets. Called Zero Carbon Communities, the scheme was launched at Liverpool earlier this week. "We know electricity demand will more than double as we move away from the fossil fuels that power our cars and heat our homes...

AFTER an eight month-long investigation, the European Commission approved Britain's Capacity Market on 24 October. "I am pleased to announce that today the European Commission has confirmed its original decision in 2014 to grant State aid approval for the Capacity Market, enabling this vital tool for electricity security of supply to be restored and payments that have been suspended since...

Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades into a $1 trillion (£780bn) industry, suggests a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. Published this week, IEA's Offshore Wind Outlook 2019 examines offshore wind market developments. According to IEA, global offshore wind capacity may increase 15-fold and attract around $1 trillion (£780bn) of cumulative investment by 2040. “Offshore wind currently provides...

AMAZON has announced the largest corporate wind power purchase agreement in the UK, which can power 46,000 homes. Located on the Kintyre Peninsula, Scotland, the new Amazon Wind Farm will provide 50 MW of new renewable capacity with expected generation of 168,000 MWh of clean energy annually. “Agreements like this Power Purchase Agreement speak volumes about the levels of confidence from...

FACILITIES management and professional services company Mitie is revving up its electric vehicle commitment as its first fleet of electric vans hit the roads. The new vans will join the company's 98 electric cars' fleet, following its commitment to switch 20% of its cars and small vans to electric by 2020. Some 200 Mitie electric vehicles are due to be on...

MORRISONS has set up 50 charging points at their stores nationwide, with a further 50 to be installed by the end of the 2019. GeniePoint charging points can charge an average family car's battery from flat to full in under 45 minutes which is 'at least three times quicker than the standard charging points at other supermarkets' and takes around...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) has become 'the first' UK transmission owner to energise sulphur hexafluoride gas (SF₆)-free technology. SSEN is currently preparing for the next transmission price control, RIIO-T2, which covers the period from April 2021 to March 2026. As part of this, the company seeks to have a one-third reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions....

TESLA shares soared as much as 21% after the company announced it achieved profitability for the first time in three quarters. This defied Wall Street analyst forecasts of a quarterly loss and marked the stock's biggest intraday surge since May 2013. On 23 October the company announced its quarterly profit to the investors, as Chief Executive Elon Musk promised a 2020...