Read our top five energy-related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we share more about our favourite energy news stories from the last couple of weeks:
- Coal power station in Yorkshire to be transformed into green energy hub: The ‘UK’s largest’ planned battery will be built on the site of the former Thorpe Marsh coal power station. Read more here…
- UK launches ‘first’ injection of hydrogen into gas-fired power station: Hydrogen will be fed into a UK gas-fired power station for the first time in a joint venture pilot backed by Centrica. Read more here…
- Landowners call for scrapping of plans to ban solar energy from England’s farmland: Farmers say having solar sites allows them to subsidise food production during less successful years. Read more here…
- Energy costs: Can growers in UK's cucumber capital survive? A grower in the UK's cucumber capital has said he is scared he could lose his third-generation business due to high energy costs. Read more here…
- Work starts on 15-turbine Galloway wind farm: Construction work has started on a new multi-million pound onshore wind farm in Galloway. Read more here…
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