China and the United States have formally joined the Paris climate deal, a giant step by the world’s two biggest polluters in confronting global warming. At a ceremony on the eve of the G20 summit in China, the leaders of both countries handed ratification documents to UN chief Ban Ki-moon, raising hopes that the accord […]
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Over 50,000 UK households have now installed biomass boilers, solar thermal systems or heat pumps under the government’s domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme. It means these households are now generating up to 827,000MwH of heat, equivalent to 16.54MwH per household, and providing estimated carbon savings of 3.4 million tonnes of CO2 over the scheme’s
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A third of solar jobs have likely been lost in the UK, found the report by PwC for the Solar Trade Association (STA), based on a survey of 238 companies, around 10% of the industry. More than 12,000 solar power jobs have been lost in the past year because of government subsidy cuts, according to the
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Sign today The much-delayed construction of two reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset is expected to be given the go-ahead by the board of the French energy giant at a meeting in Paris on This afternoon afternoon, despite the opposition of unions. The decision will pave the way for Greg Clark, the new business and energy
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A report in the Telegraph today reports that Drax is optimistic that tight UK power supplies this winter will raise electricity prices, after low prices led to a slump in profits in the first half of the year. Britain’s biggest power plant, which is in the process of converting from burning coal to biomass wood
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The government’s energy efficiency loan scheme had an “abysmal” take-up rate because it had not been tested with consumers, MPs have said. The “Green Deal” ended last year after providing just £50m in 14,000 loans to households to boost energy efficiency. That was far less than the £1.1bn predicted by the government, with each loan
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Out of the blue, Tesla has announced that it offered to acquire SolarCity for up to $2.8 billion in an attempt to create a one-stop shop for cleaner energy. Tesla said it offered $26.50 to $28.50 per share for SolarCity. The price is 25% to 35% premium to the solar company’s Tuesday close. If the deal
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Nissan plans electric sports car and crossover vehicle An article in this weeks Auto Express includes an interview with Nissan Senior vice-president Shiro Nakamura who acknowledged that a new modular platform currently under development will be able to adopt conventional and alternative powertrains – and that this will be key to Nissan’s plan to broaden its EV line-up.
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The UK hybrid market has become increasingly popular of the last few years as the automotive industry has collectively sought to reduce its carbon footprint and appease the tree huggers. Hybrid vehicles are not just a hipster-fad, they’re now a genuinely effective way of saving some money each while also helping the environment. Plug In
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Nissan develops silicon monoxide model that could help boost Li-ion battery capacity Researchers from Nissan and its materials research subsidiary Nissan Arc have developed a heterostructure model of the atomic structure of silicon monoxide (SiO), which explains the distinctive structure and properties of the promising material that will aid in boosting the performance of lithium-ion batteries,
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