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Solar Technology

National Grid Says the Smart Model has Improved Forecasting Accuracy by 33 per cent

National Grid is using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help predict how much energy the UK will reap from turbines and solar panels when th…

Wind Power Project

Europe Added 4.9 GW of New Wind Energy Capacity in The First Half of 2019

Europe added 4.9 GW of new wind energy capacity in the first half of 2019, WindEurope said on 25 July, releasing new data, which also showed the combined instal…

Wind Farm

When The Wind Doesn't Blow here, Maybe It's Blowing Over There

After the State of Origin loss I was beginning to wonder what the point of Queensland really is. It's the point of eastern Australia, of course, but only geogra…

Solar Power Plant

Global Solar PV Installations will Rise 17.5 Per cent to Hit 114.5GW in 2019

Global solar PV installations will hit a record high this year, with 114.5GW of new solar capacity expected to be rolled out compared to around 97GW in 2018, an…

Wave Swell Energy Set to Test New Power Generator off King Island

Innovative Australian made wave energy technology is set to be trialled for the first time in the ocean off King Island, Tasmania, where it will be integrated w…

Harmful Air Emissions Could Increase From Shale Gas Fracking in Europe

Harmful air emissions could increase from shale gas production through fracking in Europe, despite natural gas releasing fewer pollutants than other fossil fuel…

Fossil Fuels Now Provide 79.4 Per cent of Overall UK Energy Mix

Oil, gas, and coal now provide 79.4 per cent of overall UK energy mix, while renewables' role hits record high, official government statistics reveal.

Energy Storage Project

Energy Storage Plant Set for Southeast Asia

Finnish energy technology group Wärtsilä has signed an EPC contract for a 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in southeast Asia.The storage f…

Nuclear Power Plant

Sizewell C Will be Able to Supply 7% of the UK's Electricity Once it Enters Commercial Operation

UK-based engineering company Atkins, a member of SNC-Lavalin Group, has been awarded a GBP5.0 million (USD6.2 million) contract for the enabling works basic des…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear as the Largest Source of Low-Carbon Electricity in the UK

Last year's edition of DUKES confirmed nuclear as the largest source of low-carbon electricity in the UK, contributing 20.8% of all electricity generated in 201…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Conservation Groups have Sued the Trump Administration

Conservation groups have sued the Trump administration for leasing roughly 4,200 acres of public lands for oil and natural gas drilling and helium fracking in n…

Progress on Climate Change and Clean Energy Stalling Despite Net Zero Pledges

Despite encouraging recent net zero emissions commitments from major economies such as the UK and France, fossil fuel energy sources are continuing to grow worl…

UK Release A Package of Energy-Related Policy Proposals for Nuclear

The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on 23 July released a package of energy-related policy proposals for consultation, ahead o…

Market Analysis

Renewables Supply More Than Half of UK's Electricity

The UK's electricity system was operating at its lowest ever carbon intensity at the end of June, when a combination of sunny, windy weather and low demand saw …

A Consequence of Global Warming Caused by the Increasing Greenhouse Gases from Burning Fuel Fossils

Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have recorded their highest ever temperatures as the second extreme heatwave in as many months to be linked by scientists t…