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UK power plants secure historic prices amid supply fears
UK power plants secure historic prices amid supply fears
UK power stations will charge record prices, hitting £65 per kW per year in 2027-28, sparking concerns about meeting rising electricity needs
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Global energy sector sees record emissions
Global energy sector sees record emissions
Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector reached an unprecedented high in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency
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Drax cuts down primary forests in Canada, BBC investigation finds
Drax cuts down primary forests in Canada, BBC investigation finds
BBC Panorama claims that some of the wood pellets which are being burnt at Drax Power Station to produce electricity come from primary forests in Canada
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New carbon capture project could give UK economy £1.2bn boost
New carbon capture project could give UK economy £1.2bn boost
SSE Thermal and Equinor are working together on the Peterhead power station
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Humber carbon capture project to give economy £1.2bn boost
Humber carbon capture project to give economy £1.2bn boost
Keadby 3 could become the UK’s first power station equipped with carbon capture capabilities
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UK fusion technology breaks ‘landmark record’
UK fusion technology breaks ‘landmark record’
Researchers produced 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy, more than double the previous record in 1997
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UK’s emissions from electricity ‘rose by more than a fifth last year in 2021’
UK’s emissions from electricity ‘rose by more than a fifth last year in 2021’
Gas drove up UK power emissions for first time in a decade, according to the International Energy Agency
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Greece to phase out coal fired power stations faster than planned
Greece to phase out coal fired power stations faster than planned
In Greece the Public Power Corporation has announced it will switch off its coal plants sooner than expected to cut the country’s carbon emissions
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Move to biomass is playing with fire claims thinktank
Move to biomass is playing with fire claims thinktank
Converting coal plants to burn wood pellets in Europe could actually be worse for the environment, claim researchers
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Didcot demolition leaves 40,000 households without power
Didcot demolition leaves 40,000 households without power
Material from the demolition struck the overhead electricity network, which led to the power outage between 7am and 8.20am on Sunday
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New 480MW gas plant in Belfast to power half a million homes
New 480MW gas plant in Belfast to power half a million homes
It is expected to create around 700 jobs during the construction period
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UK supports power plant refurbishment in Iraq
UK supports power plant refurbishment in Iraq
Siemens has won a contract to upgrade one of the four 320MW turbines
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