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• Findland’s Neste starts SAF production

  11-04-2025 13:30 via energylivenews.com
  
  Findland’s oil and gas giant Neste, has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, marking a major step forward in efforts to reduce emissions in the aviation sector.
  The site has been modified to produce up to 500,000 tonnes of SAF per year, boosting Neste’s global annual production capacity to 1.5 million tonnes (around 1.875 billion litres).The milestone supports EU-wide climate goals, particularly the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulat
  
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• Ill winds are blowing for Labour’s 2030 deadline for clean energy

  07-05-2025 20:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Loss of the vast Hornsea 4 offshore wind project is bad news but it reveals a big flaw in setting a deadlineDanish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs“Immensely challenging” and pushing the limits “of what is feasibly deliverable”. That was the state-owned National Energy System Operator’s description of its own proposals on how to decarbonise electricity generation in Great Britain by 2030. In short, it thought clean power by that date, a key La
  
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• US renewable energy has tripled in a decade – but almost $8bn in projects now face cuts

  07-05-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Political uncertainty under Trump has dampened the market, even as red states see a boom in renewable energyRenewable energy in the US has surged to unprecedented levels, with the combined power generated by solar, wind and geothermal more than tripling over the past decade, according to a new report by a network of state environmental groups.The growth has slashed harmful greenhouse gas emissions, made the nation’s energy system more resilient and prevented thousands of premature deaths f
  
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• Reform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire ‘puts 12,200 jobs at risk’

  07-05-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis showsUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK’s plans to obstruct green energy projects in Lincolnshire put at risk almost £1bn in local investment and more than 12,000 jobs, analysis suggests.No 10 said it would fight any attempt by the party to dismantle or block renewable investment in the area, after its deputy leader, Richard Tice, said Reform-controlled
  
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• Danish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs

  07-05-2025 10:11 via theguardian.com
  Ørsted cancels fourth stage of Hornsea project off Yorkshire coast, which was set to include enough turbines to power 1m homesThe world’s biggest wind power developer has cancelled plans for one of the UK’s largest offshore windfarms, in a significant blow to the government’s green energy targets.The Danish wind power company Ørsted said the Hornsea 4 project no longer made economic sense because of soaring costs in the industry’s global supply chain, after
  
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• More than 40% of electricity used in Australia’s main power grid at start of year was renewable

  07-05-2025 07:53 via theguardian.com
  Data suggests pollution from energy is falling again after previously stalling, but experts say faster growth needed to achieve Labor goal of 82% renewable electricity by 2030Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastRenewable energy generation rose substantially in Australia’s main power grid over the past year, producing 43% of electricity used across the five eastern states and the ACT between January and Ma
  
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• Build Hogwarts in your back yard!

  02-05-2025 16:55 via energylivenews.com
  
  They’re spiky, they’re shy, and they’re vanishing fast – but now Britain’s most beloved garden guest is getting a lifeline, thanks to Hedgehog Awareness Week.With numbers down a shocking 75% in 20 years, the humble hedgehog is heading for extinction unless we act fast. But there’s good news – your garden could be the hero they need.A new guide from MyBuilder.com is rallying DIYers and green-fingered Brits to rescue the hogs, one garden at a time. Turns o
  
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• Scotland’s renewable suppliers prepare to scale but call for better market conditions

  02-05-2025 15:45 via energylivenews.com
  
  Nearly two thirds of Scotland’s clean energy suppliers are investing in new skills, infrastructure and capabilities to seize growing opportunities in the renewables sector—but most believe current market conditions fall short of what’s needed to succeed.That’s according to the latest Supply Chain Impact Statement published by Scottish Renewables, which surveyed over 370 member organisations from across the industry.The sixth annual edition reveals that 64% of respondents
  
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• Turning waste plastic into carbon for batteries

  02-05-2025 14:49 via energylivenews.com
  
  Can we start turning plastic waste into batteries for a clean future?A new project from the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), is hoping to turn previously non-recyclable plastic waste, into a valuable carbon source for battery production.The CarbonCycle project, backed by €1 million from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), is testing a high-temperature rotary kiln thermolysis process that converts plastic residues in
  
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• Carbon taxes are killing business says Ratcliffe

  02-05-2025 13:45 via energylivenews.com
  
  INEOS boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned the UK’s carbon policy is pushing heavy industry to the brink, calling on government to rethink its approach before more plants shut down.The Chemical Engineer reports the businessman believes carbon pricing is leaving British firms at a global disadvantage.
  We are calling for a rethink. Not to walk away from climate goals, but to pursue them in a way that allows British businesses to lead the transition. “Give us competitive energy costs, give
  
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• Revealed: Forecasts of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels soar in Trump’s first 100 days

  02-05-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Tariff chaos hampers Trump’s pledge to ‘drill, baby, drill’, but analysis still shows surge in planet-heating emissions‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environmentDonald Trump’s ambitions for the US to “drill, baby, drill” for more fossil fuels have ironically been hampered by the economic chaos unleashed by his own tariffs, but the US is still on track to increase oil and gas extraction, causing a surge in p
  
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• Biomass billions under fire? Public money use questioned

  02-05-2025 12:53 via energylivenews.com
  
  A new report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns that the UK government’s oversight of biomass sustainability is inadequate and risks taxpayers’ money.
  The PAC found that current certification schemes rely too heavily on self-reporting and third-party verification, raising concerns that biomass generators are effectively marking their own homework.Since 2022, the government has provided £22 billion in support for biomass, including £6.5 billion to Drax, its large
  
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• 80% of asset managers fail to turn sustainability plans into action

  02-05-2025 11:43 via energylivenews.com
  
  Only one in five asset managers are successfully implementing sustainability strategies despite nearly all feeling confident navigating environmental regulations, according to a new global report by Mace.The State of Sustainable Assets report, based on a survey of more than 4,000 building portfolio and asset managers across the UK, USA, UAE and Hong Kong, reveals a significant gap between planning and practice in sustainability. While 97% of respondents feel equipped to handle regulations, 80% h
  
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• Families to gain more options for affordable low-carbon home heating

  02-05-2025 10:14 via energylivenews.com
  
  Working families could soon have more affordable and flexible options to upgrade their home heating under new proposals announced as part of the government’s Warm Homes Plan.
  The plan aims to boost energy efficiency, expand clean energy technology and support jobs across the country.The government is considering an expansion of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, which already offers up to £7,500 toward the cost of a heat pump.
  Proposed changes could allow families to access technologies like
  
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• ‘Blackouts can happen anywhere’: how power systems worldwide can collapse

  02-05-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  After Europe’s biggest blackout in over 20 years, experts warn that while such incidents are rare, no grid is infallibleEurope’s biggest blackout in over 20 years on the Iberian peninsula unleashed hours of chaos for people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France earlier this week. But in the aftermath it has raised a common question for governments across the continent: could the same happen here?Europe’s political leaders and energy system operators have given assurances that
  
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• Greenland’s sustainable rare Earth minerals deal

  01-05-2025 17:07 via energylivenews.com
  GreenMet has announced a strategic partnership with Tanbreez to strengthen critical mineral supply chains for North America and Europe.
  The Tanbreez Project, located in southern Greenland and owned by Critical Metals Corp, holds one of the largest untapped heavy rare earths (HREE) deposits outside China.
  This partnership aims to secure a sustainable and responsible source of rare earth elements (REEs), vital for clean energy technologies and reducing reliance on environmentally damaging extracti
  
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• Drax abandons AGM after confrontation with green activists

  01-05-2025 16:53 via theguardian.com
  Between 10 and 20 protesters are forcibly removed after challenging the board about use of woody biomassThe owner of the Drax power station has abandoned its annual shareholder meeting after a confrontation with activists who staged a protest against burning trees to generate electricity.The Guardian understands that between 10 and 20 activists were forcibly removed from the London venue after challenging the board of the FTSE 250 energy company on its use of woody biomass at its North Yorkshire
  
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• First Minister responds to end of oil refining at Grangemouth

  01-05-2025 16:10 via energylivenews.com
  Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has called the end of oil refining at the Grangemouth plant a “very sad day for Grangemouth and for the country more generally,” following confirmation from Petroineos that refining operations have ceased.The closure marks the end of a century-long chapter in Scottish industry and raises uncertainty for the future of the site and its workforce.
  Just yesterday the union Unite said Labour had sold out Grangemouth workers, as it joined critic
  
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• Red Eléctrica says it ‘more or less’ knows cause of Iberian blackout

  01-05-2025 15:02 via energylivenews.com
  Spain’s private energy giants have been dragged into the fallout from Monday’s vast Iberian blackout, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez demanding their full cooperation to find out what went wrong.
  Red Eléctrica, the country’s national grid operator, says it has “more or less tracked down” the cause – but it’s still combing through vast amounts of data.“We know the cause and we have it more or less tracked down,” said Beatriz Co
  
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• Price volatility hits business confidence

  01-05-2025 14:10 via energylivenews.com
  Businesses are sounding the alarm over rising and unstable energy costs, with three in five saying price volatility is already hitting profits and weakening their competitiveness.New research from EY found 66% are also worried about whether future energy supplies will be reliable enough to meet their needs.The findings, based on a survey of more than 2,400 global business leaders including 314 in the UK, show a clear shift in how firms think about energy. It’s no longer just a bill to pay
  
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• Why unlimited green energy is closer than people think – video

  01-05-2025 13:39 via theguardian.com
  Most countries have no fossil fuel reserves, but no country in the world is without renewable energy resources. For a country such as Iceland, the world leader in renewables, this statement is clear to see. The island nation has made good use of its volcanoes and glaciers, which help provide 100% of its electricity and almost all its heat energy. But what about other countries that don't have Iceland's unique geology to rely on. Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out how the world has managed to reach
  
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• US businesses urge Congress to protect clean energy tax credits

  01-05-2025 13:02 via energylivenews.com
  More than 260 businesses and trade associations have urged Congress to preserve the full suite of federal energy tax credits, warning that changes could undermine clean energy growth, raise consumer costs and jeopardise jobs.In a letter organised by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN), 268 signatories from across the energy value chain stressed the importance of maintaining long-term certainty in the tax code.
  The companies represent $4
  
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• Arctic warning: plants thriving and dying amid climate chaos

  01-05-2025 11:45 via energylivenews.com
  Rapid climate change is transforming the Arctic’s delicate plant ecosystems in ways scientists had not expected, with some species thriving while others decline dramatically, new research reveals.A comprehensive study spanning over four decades and involving more than 2,000 plant communities across 45 Arctic regions shows significant shifts in vegetation types, abundance, and growth from 1981 to 2022.Researchers discovered substantial increases in shrubs and grasses across large areas, cre
  
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• Battery demand to surge as electrification sparks £8bn boom

  01-05-2025 10:30 via energylivenews.com
  The rapid electrification of the UK’s transport and energy sectors is expected to significantly increase domestic battery demand, surpassing 100GWh annually by 2035.
  A new report from UKRI’s Faraday Battery Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, forecasts major economic opportunities if this battery demand is harnessed by boosting domestic manufacturing.The automotive sector will dominate the battery market, accounting for around 90% of the projected demand.
  Aerospace follows, requirin
  
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• Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027

  01-05-2025 10:17 via theguardian.com
  Government to press ahead with net zero plans as Keir Starmer rejects Tony Blair’s criticisms of climate policyAlmost all new homes in England will be fitted with solar panels during construction within two years, the government will announce after Keir Starmer rejected Tony Blair’s criticism of net zero policies.Housebuilders will be legally required to install solar panels on the roofs of new properties by 2027 under the plans. Continue reading...
  
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• Queensland moves to crack down on windfarms and exempt Olympic venues from planning laws

  01-05-2025 09:58 via theguardian.com
  Environmental group condemns LNP move to subject renewables projects to stricter approvals process than some coalmines Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastSome coalmines could face an easier approvals process than renewable energy projects under a proposed crackdown on windfarms in Queensland, according to an environmental group.The deputy premier, Jarrod Bleijie, introduced legislation into state parliame
  
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• Scots at odds with SNP over nuclear

  01-05-2025 09:15 via energylivenews.com
  The SNP is under pressure to rethink its long-standing opposition to nuclear power as new polling shows most Scots – including a majority of SNP voters – now support it.According to a survey by Opinium for pro-growth group Britain Remade, 52% of those who backed the SNP in 2021 want nuclear included in Scotland’s energy mix to hit the 2045 net zero target. Only 33% oppose it while 15% are unsure.Among all Scottish adults, 56% support nuclear as a way to cut carbon emissions and
  
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• Australians’ support for nuclear power ban rises despite Dutton’s best efforts to sell atomic future, survey finds

  01-05-2025 09:14 via theguardian.com
  Only one in two Liberal party voters are in favour of lifting the national ban, according to the National Climate Action SurveyElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastSupport for Australia’s ongoing ban on nuclear ener
  
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• Why did Spain and Portugal go dark? – podcast

  01-05-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  Authorities are still trying to understand what triggered the massive power outage that left the majority of the Iberian Peninsula without electricity on Monday. To understand what might have been at play, and whether there’s any truth to claims that renewable energy sources were to blame, Ian Sample hears from Guardian energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose. And Guardian European community affairs correspondent Ashifa Kassam explains what it was like to experience the blackout and how peopl
  
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• Blair’s net zero intervention invites scrutiny of his institute’s donors

  30-04-2025 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour insider rebukes ‘tech bros’ within Tony Blair Institute as critics question past work with petrostatesIn little more than 1,600 words voicing his scepticism over net zero policies, Tony Blair this week propelled himself and his increasingly powerful institute back into the national debate.In the past eight years, the former prime minister has built a global empire employing more than 900 people across more than 40 countries, providing policy advice to monarchs, presidents and
  
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