Renewable Review | 17th May

SPOTLIGHT

Solar projects must fit in with food security| GOV.UK

Net zero U-turns will hit UK infrastructure, say government advisers | The Guardian

POLICY

UK plots an accounting trick to hit its climate goals | Politico?

Upgrading to a net-zero grid means we ensure affected communities benefit directly | Politics Home

UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts | The Guardian?

NUCLEAR

South Korean state-owned nuclear developer in talks to build UK plant | The Guardian?

Workers at nuclear power station to strike over pay | BBC

Nuclear power station risks hitting taxpayers with ￡20bn bill | The Telegraph (￡)

PLANNING

Call to spread UK solar farms 'more evenly' | BBC

Statera submits planning application for 500MW BESS in Oxfordshire |Solar Power Portal?

Opposition over England's biggest wind farm plan | BBC

FOSSIL FUELS

Big US banks dominated fossil fuel financing in 2023, campaign report says | FT (￡)

Australia backs gas beyond 2050 despite climate fears | BBC

Microsoft’s emissions jump almost 30% as it races to meet AI demand | FT (￡)

SOLAR

Huge solar farm to be built after appeal despite concerns it would 'merge Essex towns together' | Essex Live

Solar farms ‘no threat to food security’ | Solar Energy UK?

This solar panel con will destroy our farms | The Telegraph

BATTERY?

'Grave concerns' for battery energy facility after Kilwinning factory fire | Daily Record?

Pipeline of UK battery projects increases by two-thirds in last 12 months | hazardex

Battery storage is about to overtake global capacity of pumped hydro | Renew Economy?

WIND?

The Scots engineer who pioneered the wind turbine | BBC

UK's largest consumer-owned wind farm powering up in Scotland this month | Sky News

A turbine blade fell off in Norway. Does the wind industry have a quality problem? | FT (￡)?

HYDROGEN?

'Green' hydrogen energy production just got a lot easier | earth.com

Hydrogen From Renewables Could Save The UK ￡1.5 Billion | Forbes

Third pilot of household hydrogen heating shelved by UK government | The Guardian?

AGRICULTURE?

‘Empires of the sun’: in Britain’s solar revolution, who will win the battle between food security and food production? | Country Life

How crops are being disaster-proofed | BBC

Climate disruption to UK seasons causes problems for migratory birds | The Guardian