UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good A deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years.
Should rural land be used to produce food or energy? It is a question that divides farmers nationwide, and is being debated on the Somerset Levels. On ancient grazing pastures steel and silicon solar panels are being installed, taking thousands of acres of farmland out of food production. Across the country, the new Energy Security
Solar Power and Batteries that store solar energy can replenish the Texas power grid With temperatures climbing over 100 in much of the state, the Texas electric grid set an all-time record for energy demand Tuesday. It may very well do it again on Wednesday. Despite the heat wave, the Electric Reliability Council of
Energy regulator Ofgem has today (23 August) revealed that the energy price cap for the October – December period will rise by 10% to £1,717 for a typical household in the UK. The rise follows a decrease in the past two price cap announcements. For Q2 2024, it was set at £1,690, before decreasing further
Rising block tariffs and national energy guarantee systems are almost unknown in Europe – but are flourishing elsewhere More than half of the world’s population lives under an energy system that its advocates say can tackle fuel poverty, improve crumbling housing stock and reduce energy demand. And to cap it off – when properly
You could ruin your appliances if you don’t act fast. The best-case scenario when your power goes out is that it's a quick outage, and you’re just minorly inconvenienced by resetting all the clocks in your house. However, if you’re in the path of a severe storm or hurricane, strong winds can knock down power lines
Extreme heat remains the story of summer across swathes of the northern hemisphere, with the most vulnerable—people who are young, elderly, disabled, poor, displaced, and war-torn—suffering disproportionately. Summer in the northern half of the globe had only just begun when the Middle East, Europe, and North America began counting their suffering, and their dead,
The King’s Speech this morning (17 July) established the Labour government’s commitment to a clean energy transition. The King’s Speech is written by the government and read at the State Opening of Parliament. Keir Starmer’s government has proposed a package of over 35 bills and draft bills for its first year in power, including establishing
Ed Miliband, the newly appointed secretary of state for Energy Security and Net Zero, has unveiled his priorities for the department, emphasising a transition towards clean energy and economic parity for the UK public. In his first message to the department’s staff, Miliband articulated his vision to transform the UK into a “clean energy superpower”
The new UK Labour government is set to lift the de-facto onshore wind ban in England, Rachel Reeves will declare in her first major speech as Chancellor. Reeves will make the pledge as part of an overhaul of the planning system that she will outline later today, according to the BBC. No large-scale onshore wind