Renewable Review | 24th May

SPOTLIGHT

Sunak backtracked on climate policies and voters may punish him | The Guardian

Energy industry urges focus on renewables in July election | Energy Live News

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POLICY

The Guardian view on net zero: a bank-led green transition won’t work for Britain | The Guardian?

How policy support could help most UK fossil fuel workers shift to greener careers | Business Green

Bill payers to fund ￡30bn net zero overhaul of National Grid | The Telegraph (￡)

NUCLEAR

Wylfa chosen for new nuclear power station | BBC

Hunt starts for nuclear fusion plant construction partner | Construction Enquirer?

Pension funds need ‘compelling’ returns from UK nuclear projects to invest | FT (￡)

PLANNING

Climate plan will build resilience, says council | BBC

Controversial solar farm to be built across 15 Sussex fields | The Argus?

Developers appeal District Councils refusal of plans for two solar farms in Caunton | NewarkAdvertiser

FOSSIL FUELS

Even in Saudi Arabia, Renewable Power Is Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels | Bloomberg

UK breakthrough could slash emissions from cement | BBC

Are The G7 Finally Ready To Act On Fossil Fuel Subsidies? | Forbes

SOLAR

Planning for solar farms | UK Parliament

Bluefield solar farm gets first UK gold certification for biodiversity boost | Proactive Investors?

RES submits application for 49.9 MW Nuneham Solar Farm in Oxfordshire | Renewable Energy Magazine

BATTERY?

Plans for large battery storage facility submitted | BBC

Battery storage facility to be debated at council meeting | BBC

Battery storage plant at Teesworks as part of ￡1bn project for site | The Northern Echo

WIND?

Public get say on wind farm beach cable plans | BBC

The Times view on soaring UK wind power: Something In The Air | The Times (￡)

How the UK can unlock the opportunities of the global expansion of offshore wind | Politics Home?

HYDROGEN?

Lex in depth: how the hydrogen hype fizzled out | FT (￡)

‘Net zero will need nearly a quarter less clean hydrogen than initially predicted'| Hydrogen Insight?

Is hydrogen the eco future of superyachting? | FT (￡)

AGRICULTURE?

Climate change made UK's waterlogged winter worse | BBC

UK food security: Protecting prime agricultural land | The Scottish Farmer?

Peat project begins to save 4,000 tonnes of carbon | BBC