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Energy trends show ‘unstoppable momentum’ for renewables

Windfarms generated more than three times as much electricity last year than coal, new government figures show.

7 years ago

Biomass plant in Cheshire begins operating

7 years ago

Blustery conditions puts wind on top for electricity generation

More than one-third of electricity in Great Britain was powered by wind over the past week, data collected by Aurora Energy Research has revealed.

7 years ago

European lawsuit on biomass rules threatens Drax plant

7 years ago

Capacity market payments will be voluntary during standstill

7 years ago

Growth in US pellet business swells Drax profit

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Drax begins capturing biomass emissions in ‘world first’

7 years ago

C-Capture raises £3.5m from Drax, BP and IP Group

C-Capture has secured £3.5 million of equity funding from Drax, BP Ventures and IP Group

7 years ago

Energy UK backs government response to capacity market freeze

The boss of Energy UK has backed the government’s “common sense” response to the suspension of the capacity market, saying he is “confident that it offers a way out of this impasse”.

7 years ago

Defra to close gap in emissions limits for small generators

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Electricity generation falls to lowest level in quarter of a century

Electricity generation in the UK fell to 335TWh in 2018 – the lowest level since 1994

7 years ago

BEIS to resume collecting capacity payments from suppliers

The government has announced its intention to resume collecting capacity market payments from suppliers during the current standstill period.

7 years ago

Drax seeks ‘negative emissions’ with biomass and CCS trial

Drax has kicked off a six-month pilot scheme to trial carbon capture and storage (CCS) on one of the now four biomass units at its power station in Yorkshire.

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Letter from the Editor: Court leaves capacity market in chaos

But while the unexpected victory of “the little guys” over what has been termed in

7 years ago

CCC calls for bioenergy to double in UK energy mix

The contribution of bioenergy to the UK’s energy mix could double by 2050, according to

7 years ago

Brexit slump pushes UK down one place in renewable investment ranking

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Renewable capacity overtakes fossil fuels

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Subsidies withdrawn from two low-carbon energy projects

Subsidies have been withdrawn from two low-carbon energy projects after the developers failed to meet

7 years ago

Bioenergy Infrastructure Group raises £150m for investments

7 years ago

Biomass ‘critical resource’ for UK energy system, says ETI

A new report has backed burning or creating liquid fuels gas from biomass and then capturing the resulting carbon dioxide emissions.

7 years ago

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