UK targets more nuclear, wind power — and fossil fuels — in bid for energy security
Alongside a ramp up in nuclear power, the British Energy Security Strategy envisages up to 50 GW of offshore wind and 10 GW of hydrogen...
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Wind energy needs dramatic increase to hit net-zero goals, new report says
Onshore and offshore wind turbines photographed in Flevoland, the Netherlands. Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images The wind energy sector had its second...
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How hackers and geopolitics could derail the planned energy transition
This image shows an onshore wind turbine in the Netherlands. Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Discussions about the energy transition, what it...
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Europe’s ocean energy installations surge back to pre-Covid levels, with major increase for tidal
An overhead view of a tidal turbine from Orbital Marine Power on September 6, 2021. William Edwards | AFP | Getty Images European installations of...
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Britain revisits huge tidal energy plan as Ukraine crisis continues
An aerial shot of the Severn Estuary from 2010. Jamie Cooper | Sspl | Getty Images An independent commission in the U.K. is to revisit...
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Coal mines transformed society. Now, their flooded remains could heat the homes of the future
LONDON — The ramifications of the Industrial Revolution, which had its roots in 18th-century Britain, were huge. Britain’s abundance of coal — as well as...
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Danish energy fund to lead massive green hydrogen project in Spain, powered by wind and solar
Wind turbines photographed in Aragon, Spain. Pepe Romeo / 500px | 500px | Getty Images Plans for a huge project aiming to produce green hydrogen...
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US wave energy projects get funding boost as plans for open-water testing take shape
lindsay_imagery | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $25 million in funding for eight projects focused on wave energy technologies....
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Wind turbine maker warns of volatile business environment as inflation and supply chain issues bite
Vestas wind turbines photographed in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on 19 September, 2021. Horst Galuschka | picture alliance | Getty Images The wind energy sector faces...
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Plans for floating wind energy projects off UK’s coastline get millions in funding boost
This image, from 2018, shows a floating wind turbine in waters off the coast of France. SEBASTIEN SALOM GOMIS | AFP | Getty Images Eleven...
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Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy plans $3.9 billion renewables project in Iowa
This image from 2016 shows a wind turbine on property used by MidAmerican Energy’s Eclipse Wind Farm in Adair, Iowa. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg |...
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Scotland’s offshore wind sector gets $951 million boost as parts of seabed leased out
Offshore wind turbines in waters near Aberdeen, Scotland. Gannet77 | E+ | Getty Images The Scottish offshore wind sector received a boost this week after...