The Energy Emergencies Executive Committee will review the actions of National Grid and establish what happened to cause the outage and whether correct procedures were followed.
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GlobalData says this growth will require massive investment in offshore wind and solar photovoltaic capacity.
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New research suggests subsidy-free solar projects could be built in most cities across China at a cheaper price than energy supplied by the grid.
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The process is expected to be delayed following the legal challenge from an unnamed complainant.
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Researchers have identified every potentially feasible location of onshore wind energy in the region.
Read More »New Wind Farm in Northern Ireland to Provide £7.7m Boost to Local Economy
The seven-turbine Barr Cregg Wind Farm. to be located near Londonderry. has now received planning consent.
Read More »BP Chargemaster Plugs in Its First Ultra-Fast EV Chargers in Britain
The two new 150kW chargers are the first in a planned rollout of 400 ultra-fast charging points at BP sites by the end of 2021.
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The Mariner field is estimated to produce more than 300 million barrels of oil over the next 30 years.
Read More »Fracking Shale Gas Causing Atmospheric Methane Levels to Spike
Researchers at Cornell University believe rising levels of the potent greenhouse gas are linked to emissions from the shale oil and natural gas industry.
Read More »Softbank Vision Fund Invests $110m in Swiss Energy Storage Start-Up
Energy Vault claims its technology enables renewables to deliver baseload power for less than the cost of fossil fuels 24 hours a day.
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