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The UK may face power blackouts in the next three years
The UK energy regulator has warned that millions of British families are at risk of power blackouts within three years due to ageing coal and oil-fired power stations closure, which have been replaced with wind farms, but they are less reliable and can generate electricity only in the right weather conditions.
read more... 11/10/2012
TGC Renewables to build the largest solar farm in UK
TGC Renewables, one of the most important renewable energy developers in the UK, has announced that they will commence now the construction of the 6.2 MW solar PV project, at Marley Thatch in South Devon. This will be the largest solar PV project and once completed the solar farm would provide enough electricity to power about 2,500 homes, TGC Renewables said.
read more... 05/10/2012
UK’s largest coal power plant to become a clean-energy producer
According to Drax Group Plc, the UK’s largest coal-fired plant will become the largest clean-energy producer, switching from burning coal to burning wood, becoming probably the biggest renewable plant in the world. At the moment, coal is the most polluting fossil fuel and it produces roughly 41 % of global electricity, and about 50% of electricity in the UK.
read more... 01/10/2012
UK’s renewable energy output reaches a milestone in 2012
Recently, the UK’s government released its latest quarterly energy statistics, confirming that UK renewable electricity capacity has jumped 42% over the past year to 14.2GW.
read more... 01/10/2012
Iberdrola to sell a stake in UK power grid to reduce its debt and finance further investments
Spanish power company Iberdrola, which owns the Scottish Power, is envisaging the sale of a minor stake in its UK power grid, valued at 4.5 billion pounds ($7.3 billion), as a strategy to reduce its debt and to fund the upgrade of Scottish electricity transmission grid.
read more... 28/09/2012