Waste plastic can be recycled into hydrogen fuel and graphene
Updated: 2023-09-29 14:00:33
Using waste plastic to produce a combination of hydrogen and graphene could make it profitable and greener to generate hydrogen as a fuel- Using waste plastic to produce a combination of hydrogen and graphene could make it profitable and greener to generate hydrogen as a fuel
Jet fuel made with captured CO2 and clean electricity set for take-off
Updated: 2023-09-28 12:00:42
Several companies are beginning to scale up production of jet fuel made from captured carbon dioxide and green hydrogen, but decarbonising global aviation this way would require huge amounts of clean energyTrump falsely claims wind turbines lead to whale deaths by making them ‘batty’
Updated: 2023-09-26 18:23:51
Ex-president attacks clean energy by making multiple false statements at South Carolina rallyDonald Trump has launched a lengthy and largely baseless attack on wind turbines for causing large numbers of whales to die, claiming that “windmills” are making the cetaceans “crazy” and “a little batty”.Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, used a rally in South Carolina to assert that while there was only a small chance of killing a whale by hitting it with a boat, “their windmills are causing whales to die in numbers never seen before. No one does anything about that.” Continue reading...Renewable energy boom may help us limit warming this century to 1.5 ̊C
Updated: 2023-09-26 06:00:22
Record adoption of clean energy technologies over the past two years keeps targets to avoid global warming above 1.5 ̊C within reach, according to a report from the International Energy AgencyUK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auction
Updated: 2023-09-10 05:01:42Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition Europe edition The Guardian Back to home News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More Show More News View all News UK news World news Climate crisis Newsletters Football Business Environment UK politics Education Society Science Tech Global development Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf Boxing Rugby league Racing US sports Culture View all Culture Film Music TV radio Books Art design Stage Games Classical Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Travel Health fitnessWhat went wrong at UK government’s offshore wind auction?
Updated: 2023-09-08 16:28:40
Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition Europe edition The Guardian Back to home News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More Show More News View all News UK news World news Climate crisis Newsletters Football Business Environment UK politics Education Society Science Tech Global development Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf Boxing Rugby league Racing US sports Culture View all Culture Film Music TV radio Books Art design Stage Games Classical Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Travel Health fitness‘Biggest clean energy disaster in years’: UK auction secures no offshore windfarms
Updated: 2023-09-08 15:20:47Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition Europe edition The Guardian Back to home News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More Show More News View all News UK news World news Climate crisis Newsletters Football Business Environment UK politics Education Society Science Tech Global development Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf Boxing Rugby league Racing US sports Culture View all Culture Film Music TV radio Books Art design Stage Games Classical Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Travel Health fitnessUK interest rates now expected to peak at 5.5%; offshore wind power auction flops – as it happened
Updated: 2023-09-08 15:09:12Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to key events Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition Europe edition The Guardian Back to home News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More Show More News View all News UK news World news Climate crisis Newsletters Football Business Environment UK politics Education Society Science Tech Global development Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf Boxing Rugby league Racing US sports Culture View all Culture Film Music TV radio Books Art design Stage Games Classical Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes TravelDoes the UK government still have an offshore wind strategy? | Nils Pratley
Updated: 2023-09-08 00:12:52
Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition Europe edition The Guardian Back to home News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More Show More News View all News UK news World news Climate crisis Newsletters Football Business Environment UK politics Education Society Science Tech Global development Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf Boxing Rugby league Racing US sports Culture View all Culture Film Music TV radio Books Art design Stage Games Classical Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Travel Health fitnessBlow to Rishi Sunak as offshore wind auction appears to have zero bidders
Updated: 2023-09-07 16:21:51Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition Europe edition The Guardian Back to home News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More Show More News View all News UK news World news Climate crisis Newsletters Football Business Environment UK politics Education Society Science Tech Global development Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf Boxing Rugby league Racing US sports Culture View all Culture Film Music TV radio Books Art design Stage Games Classical Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Travel Health fitnessOffshore wind expecting to lose out in auction for UK financial help
Updated: 2023-09-07 05:00:18Energy industry experts say steep rise in costs could result in few projects submitting bidsBritain’s offshore wind industry is expecting to lose out on financial help for projects toward meeting the UK’s climate goals, because soaring inflation means developers are not able to compete for crucial government support.Ministers are expected to announce the results of the latest auction for financial support contracts this Friday, but energy industry insiders suggest it could be a damp squib in a potential blow to the UK’s climate goals. Continue reading...Martin Rowson on the changes to windfarm planning policy in England – cartoon
Updated: 2023-09-05 18:48:30The de facto ban on building onshore wind sites has been lifted, but experts say they remain at the whims of ‘quixotic decisions by local councils’ Continue reading...Gove may be lifting England onshore ban, but wind still faces hurdles
Updated: 2023-09-05 15:25:13, Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition Europe edition The Guardian Back to home News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More Show More News View all News UK news World news Climate crisis Newsletters Football Business Environment UK politics Education Society Science Tech Global development Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf Boxing Rugby league Racing US sports Culture View all Culture Film Music TV radio Books Art design Stage Games Classical Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Travel Health fitnessDe facto ban lifted on building onshore windfarms in England
Updated: 2023-09-05 14:56:31Michael Gove announces changes to planning system that mean turbines can no longer be blocked by a single objectionMichael Gove has loosened restrictions on building onshore windfarms in England, meaning developments will no longer be quashed by one objection, but campaigners have said such schemes are still at a disadvantage.The communities secretary announced on Tuesday that the government would make a series of changes to the planning system in order to lift a de facto ban on the structures that has been in place since 2015. Continue reading...Sharma: onshore windfarms in England need ‘much more permissive planning regime’
Updated: 2023-09-05 09:52:21: Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition Europe edition The Guardian Back to home News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More Show More News View all News UK news World news Climate crisis Newsletters Football Business Environment UK politics Education Society Science Tech Global development Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf Boxing Rugby league Racing US sports Culture View all Culture Film Music TV radio Books Art design Stage Games Classical Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Travel Health fitnessTory tussles over energy bill put progress on net zero at risk
Updated: 2023-09-04 17:09:53The party’s clashing factions table series of amendments supporting and opposing renewables developmentBritain’s energy security and progress to net zero are under threat as the energy bill enters the Commons again.Warring factions of the Tory party have tabled amendments to the bill including relaxing rules on onshore wind permissions, banning certain types of solar developments and softening a ban on oil boilers. Continue reading...Ministers to announce moves aiming to allow building of onshore wind turbines
Updated: 2023-09-04 17:09:43Downing Street is hoping to satisfy Tory rebels, but developers say changes would leave effective ban in England in placeMinisters will this week announce a series of changes designed to make it easier for developers to win planning permission to build onshore wind turbines in England.The government could publish proposals as soon as Tuesday on how to adapt the planning system to stop local authorities standing in the way of almost every new wind power development on land. Continue reading...Rishi Sunak ‘poised to revoke ban on onshore windfarms’ – report
Updated: 2023-09-03 22:49:00
Ministers hope to make it easier for councils to pass planning applications for new turbines in move that has Labour supportRishi Sunak is reportedly planning to revoke the ban on building new onshore windfarms in order to head off a row with Conservative MPs for the second time.Ministers are preparing to introduce changes to planning rules that will allow councils to give the go-ahead to turbine proposals where there is broad public support, according to the Telegraph. Continue reading...