Read our top five energy-related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we share more about our favourite energy news stories from the last couple of weeks:
- ‘Green hydrogen’ from renewables could become cheapest ‘transformative fuel’ within a decade: Government has nominated ‘clean hydrogen’ using gas and CCS but for many countries ‘clean’ already means without fossil fuels. Read more here…
- Government launches £3bn fund to upgrade nation’s buildings: Homes, schools and hospitals across England are set to be greener and cheaper to run thanks to a £3bn plan to upgrade the nation’s buildings. Read more here…
- Energy storage: Global capacity predicted to surge by a third every year in 2020s: The consultancy predicts that US and China will drive global growth in cumulative energy storage capacity, which should top 740GWh by the end of the decade. Read more here…
- First new coal mine in England for 30 years granted planning approval: The firm behind the project will extract and process around 2.7 million tonnes of metallurgical coal every year to supply it to the steel industry. Read more here…
- Renewables look to new opportunities as COVID-19 offers snapshot into energy future: SmartestEnergy’s ‘Smart Generation: State of the Market Report 2020’ outlines how flexibility and maximising merchant revenue models will be key to successful generation projects in the post-subsidy energy landscape. Read more here…
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