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Offshore Wind Power

British Wind Farms Outstrip Gas-Fired Electricity Generation for the First Time

Wind farms in Britain generated more electricity than gas-fired power stations for the first time in the first quarter of 2023. Offshore and onshore wind turbin…

EV Technology

Ricardo and McLaren Automotive in Multi-Year V8 Engine Supply Agreement for High-Performance Hybrid Powertrains

Ricardo has announced a long-term, multi-year partnership with British supercar company McLaren Automotive to manufacture its next-generation V8 power unit. Des…

Oil Field

Ithaca, Shell UK Sign Agreement on Cambo Oil Field Stake Sale

Ithaca Energy said it signed an agreement with Shell UK to market the oil major's 30 per cent stake in the Cambo oil prospect in the British North Sea.The d…

Electric Vehicles

Electrogenic Introduces Plug-And-Play EV Conversion Kit for the Classic Mini

British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its classic car EV conversions, has expanded its range of drop-in conversion kits with a cost-effective pl…

Nuclear Fuel

Monju Sodium to Be Processed in the UK

British nuclear services company Cavendish Nuclear has been awarded a contract by Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to provide specialist capability in support …

Carbon Storage

Shell Pulls Out of Major British CCS Project

Shell has decided to pull out of the Northern Endurance Partnership, one of Britain's largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects aimed at decarbonisi…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Emergency-Use Robot Trialled at Sellafield

A remotely-operated rescue robot capable of withstanding hazardous environments has been evaluated at the UK's Sellafield nuclear site. Designed and manufac…

Hydropower Plant

Savannah Energy to Help Develop Bini a Warak Hydroelectric Project in Cameroon

British firm Savannah Energy has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Government of Cameroon for the development of the Bini a Warak Hydroelectric Pr…

Offshore Wind Power

Surveys Start for OW Ocean Winds’ Polish Offshore Wind Project

OW Ocean Winds Polska has announced that the company started geophysical and geotechnical surveys for its BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland.The surveys are b…

Solar project

British Consultancy Further Highlights Solar in Energy Transition

UK-based climate and energy think tank Ember recently released a report, revealing that wind and solar energy account for 12% of global electricity in 2022, up …

Biofuel

Tidewater Renewables Biorefinery in Canada Nears Completion

Tidewater Renewables Ltd. on April 13 announced its renewable diesel complex under development at its Prince George refinery in British Columbia is 93 percent c…

Hydropower Plant

BHA Urges UK Government to Support Hydropower and Save Billions

The British Hydropower Association (BHA) has called on the UK government to prioritize the accelerated delivery of proven, predictable, and quickly deployable h…

Nuclear Technology

British-Korean Partnership for Fusion Robotics

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in research a…

Nuclear Power Plant

Environmental Permits Granted for Sizewell C

The UK's Environment Agency has granted EDF Energy subsidiary NNB Generation Company (Sizewell C) Limited three environmental permits for the planned Sizewe…

Energy Storage Battery

Thrive Renewables Offers Community Ownership Opportunity for 20MW Battery Storage Asset

Thrive Renewables acquired the Feeder Road battery energy storage site in March 2021. Image: Jim Johnston (Thrive Renewables).British renewable energy investmen…