The UK Supreme Court has ruled local authorities cannot take a community benefit fund into account when deciding on granting permission for a wind farm. The London court dismissed an appeal by Resilient Energy and Forest of Dean District Council, which in 2015 gave approval for a single 500kW turbine Read more…
The UK is now the seventh most attractive destination globally for investment in renewable energy, a new report said. Britain has overtaken Japan, which drops to eighth, while China remains top of the rankings and the US keeps second place in EY’s biannual renewable energy country attractiveness index (Recai). The Read more…
North Sea oil executives believe the ageing fossil fuel basin may still lead a global climate revolution by providing a testbed for clean energy breakthroughs. An industry report has revealed that the North Sea could emerge as an unlikely climate hero by becoming a global showcase for the energy transition Read more…
AS a supposed “green” benefit, cars powered by electricity are being pushed by politicians and motor manufacturers aiming to supplant internal combustion engines dependent on fossil fuels. However, far from being non-contaminating, electric cars depend on lithium for their batteries and cobalt and rare earths for their motive components. These Read more…