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20 April 2022 – Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union is looking to increase its share of renewable energy by 2030. The proposed target is an increase to 45%.

20 April 2022 – Energy users will soon have the ability to see exactly where their energy is coming from after National Grid and other organisations published plans to improve energy source transparency.

20 April 2022 – Research has been published which argues that if the UK properly backs and invests in the onshore wind sector, the negative impact of a another gas crisis would be severely alleviated.

20 April 2022 – A new plan has been laid out by Leicestershire County Council to help the county reach net zero by 2045. The council itself has reduced its own carbon footprint by 75% already.

18 March, 2022 – The UK government have approved the reopening of Aberpergwm coal mine in Wales. The coal mine located within Brecon Beacons national park will be mined for up to 40 million tonnes of coal over the next 18 years. The coal extracted will be used to operate Port Talbot steelworks along with...

17 March, 2022 – Drax plan on submitting a planning application for building an additional underground power station at its Ben Cruachan site in Argyll. Drax aim for the Ben Cruachan ‘Hollow Mountain’ project to double its generating capacity to over 1GW of energy. The site is a pumped hydro storage scheme where water flows...

17 March, 2022 – A new £25 million project has been unveiled in Moray, North Scotland to assist with increasing the volume of renewable energy delivered via the electricity grid. The Keith Greener Grid Park will be the first to be built in the UK by Statkraft in partnership with the National Grid Electricity System...

17 March, 2022 – The first public owned wind turbine in the UK has started operating in Coedely, South Wales. Ripple Energy have secured £2.2 million in funding by 900 owners along with £1.1 million granted by the Welsh Government to build this wind turbine. The wind turbine will reward the investors by offering a...

16 March, 2022 – A report produced by National Grid Electricity System Operator has highlighted what the electricity grid will look like by 2035. The study highlights that it is possible for the UK to reach a decarbonised grid by 2035 however, a great deal of investment and innovation will be required. An increase in...

14 March, 2022 – Morrison Hospital in Swansea are amazed by the result of being connected to a solar farm owned by the health board. The hospital is connected to Brynwhillach Farm by a two-mile cable. The solar farm was aimed to meet around a fifth of energy consumption per year. However, the solar farm...