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National Grid boss warns Britain risks power blackouts due to a decaying electricity network as he asks Ofgem for right to raise customers' bills
Sheffield is at heightened risk of blackouts, as it is served by just two power lines Should one fail, the city could only rely on the other to provide all of its power National Grid boss John Pettigrew warned older power lines will start to 'decay'
read more... 02/09/2020
Renewables set UK power generation records in 1H 2020
Wind, solar and biomass provided almost 70% of electricity, Drax report finds
read more... 01/09/2020
France's H1 wind turbine additions almost halve
A total of 363 MW of new wind turbine capacity started feeding electricity to the French power network in the first half of 2020, new statistics show.
read more... 01/09/2020
Storm blows wind power to record 60% share of UK electricity
National Grid says new best-ever share saw turbines peak at 14.2GW of output.
read more... 28/08/2020
Germany and Ukraine seal energy partnership
Berlin will support Eastern European country to modernise electricity system and expand renewables
read more... 27/08/2020