In a deal confirmed today between the UK government and the wind industry, offshore wind farms will generate 30% of the UK’s electricity by 2030, reports the BBC. This move ties in with the UK’s aim to secure majority of its power from renewable sources by 2030, and days after the fourth annual UK Energy…
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In Europe lead batteries will help charge a low carbon future
With elections around the corner, Europe is not just facing one year of political upheaval, but decades of significant transformation as it grapples with the challenges posed by decarbonisation. Its ambitious vision for 2050 of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% will require massive policy change. Greater electrification, as we reduce our reliance on fossil…
As climate change tops the list of concerns at Davos, governments must move quickly to back battery technologies
As global decision makers consider the state of the world at their gathering in Davos, climate change and environmental concerns feature in the top five of the most serious global risks they have identified. In 2018 a plethora of reports from respected scientific institutions, the United Nations and inter-governmental bodies all predicted rapid and alarming…
The year ahead promises change and new opportunities
As we enter a new year it will without doubt be a significant period of new challenges and opportunities – and change – but some of the themes that have dominated the last twelve months will remain important drivers for our industry. In Europe, with elections to the European parliament, we will see the start…