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Offshore wind contributed to an increasingly green grid in 2024 (Ben Birchall/PA)
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UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024, analysis finds

In total, a record 58% of the UK’s power in 2024 came from clean energy sources, renewables and nuclear.

The UK is set to build thousands more pylons over the coming years (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Pylon wars: Battle between builders and ‘blockers’ mounts across UK

Plans to build thousands of new pylons in rural UK to meet clean power targets face backlash from communities across the country.

National Grid has outlined ‘unprecedented’ plans to invest £35 billion (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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UK’s National Grid outlines ‘unprecedented’ £35bn investment plans

The plans also contribute to the group’s wider UK investment, which will support 55,000 more jobs by 2030, according to National Grid.

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband during a visit to the Siemens Energy turbine factory in Hull to launch the clean power 2030 action plan (Danny Lawson/PA)
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UK ministers to be given powers to bypass local opposition to onshore wind farms

Ed Miliband says he will be able to bypass local opposition to onshore wind farms as Energy Secretary under plans to decarbonize the...

Just 15% of public electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints in England are in rural areas, according to a new report by the public spending watchdog (John Walton/PA)
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Only 15% of UK’s public EV chargepoints are in rural areas – report

The UK Government has committed to bring the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans forward from 2035...

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Enlight Announces the Initial Commencement of Commercial Operations at the Pupin Wind Farm in Serbia

Pupin incorporates 94 MW of wind generation capacity, cost $155-160 million to construct, and is expected to generate approximately $22-23 million of revenues...

A person takes shelter under an umbrella as they cross the Sean O’Casey Bridge in Dublin’s city centre (Brian Lawless/PA)
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Thousands without power and trains cancelled as Storm Darragh hits Britain

Gusts of up to 92mph have been recorded overnight in Capel Curig in North Wales.

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NANO Nuclear Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the Togolese Republic

NANO Nuclear to explore the peaceful use of atomic energy for sustainable socio-economic development in West African nation New York, N.Y., Dec. 05,...

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Enlight Renewable Energy Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

All of the amounts disclosed in this press release are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE...

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City, N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Big offshore wind project proposed for New York as other sites are evaluated in three states

Offshore wind projects in NY, NJ, and MD advance amid regulatory reviews and escalating legal challenges from opponents.

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