From the archives – World’s second largest wind farm opens

In 2015 ELN travelled North Wales as Gwynt y Môr is officially opened to find out what the second largest wind farm in the world will do for the UK economy and energy sector?

Gas buses ‘offer better value than electric’

Gas buses in the UK are already offering better value for taxpayers than their electric counterparts. That’s according to the latest figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT), which illustrate how the latest round of funding from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) was distributed. The funding saw six local authority-led projects receive […]

Notting Hill Carnival not in the dumps

  Waste from Notting Hill Carnival has been used to generate green energy. The event, which attracted more than one million people over the weekend, saw 200 tonnes of rubbish generated over two days in Westminster. The clean-up operation by Westminster City Council, in partnership with Veolia, used 170 staff and 30 vehicles. Ten tonnes […]

Explosions at US chemical plant after Hurricane Harvey

Two explosions have been reported at a flooded chemical plant in the Texas. Chemicals from the Arkema complex have been released into the atmosphere as heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey led to the facility losing its ability to refrigerate chemical compounds that need to be kept cool. The facility manufactures organic peroxides used in construction […]

Brazil cancels 25 green projects

Brazil has cancelled 25 renewable projects after developers requested to return construction licences. In total, 16 wind farms and nine solar parks were scrapped as financially struggling firms were allowed to step back from their plans by paying a combined total of $33.4 million (£26m) in fees. The move marks the country’s first ‘cancellation round’ for […]

Renault-Nissan sign Chinese EV partnership

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has teamed up with a Chinese car manufacturer to sell electric vehicles (EVs). The new joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group is called eGT New Energy Automotive Co and will operate in China, the world’s largest market for electric vehicles. Renault and Nissan will each hold 25% of the joint venture with […]

Cost of solar ‘is main reason for slow public adoption’

The British public say cost is the main factor putting them off installing solar panels on their houses. That’s according to a new survey of 629 people conducted by YES Energy Solutions, in which 55% of respondents said the technology was too expensive for them to invest in. The firm said this indicates people may […]

UN nuclear watchdog opens uranium bank

The UN nuclear watchdog has opened what is said to be the world’s first uranium bank in Kazakhstan. The $150 million (£116.5m) facility at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP) in the eastern city of Ust-Kamenoforsk is designed to reduce nuclear proliferation risks. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which owns and manages the new Low […]

Chinese merger to create world’s largest utility

A merger between two Chinese energy giants will create the world’s largest utility, worth $278 billion (£215.8bn). China’s largest coal miner, Shenhua Group, is to take over state-owned power producer Guodian Group to create the National Energy Group. The new company, which will be both the country’s largest wind developer and biggest coal producer, is expected […]

Solar capacity booming after sunny start to 2017

Global deployment of utility-scale solar is continuing to accelerate, with 20GW of new capacity connected in the first half of 2017. That’s according to information database Wiki-Solar, which shows this brings the global total towards 120GW, after passing the 100GW milestone only earlier this year. Asia dominated these new installations, with China deploying 9GW and […]