Renewable Review | 7th June

SPOTLIGHT

Can Labour’s GB Energy plan future-proof UK’s power generation sector? | The Guardian

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges fossil-fuel advertising ban | The Guardian

POLICY

Labour energy policies already impacting North Sea business | Sky News?

Nigel’s net ‘stupid’ zero: What are Reform UK’s environmental and energy policies? | Ends Report (￡)

SNP embraces oil and gas to fend off Labour in Scotland | Politico?

NUCLEAR

If regional communities don’t want a wind farm, why would they accept a nuclear power station? | The Guardian?

Russia ‘Reactivates’ Historic Ties With Central Asian Republic; To Set Up Small Nuclear Reactor In Uzbekistan | The Eurasian Times?

Nuclear: SMRs alliance unveils their roadmap up to early 2025 | Euractiv?

PLANNING

Lympne residents including former Conservative leader Michael Howard hit out at Otterpool Park solar farm plans | Kent Online

Plans for huge solar farm submitted to council | BBC

Solar farm bid opposed by gold medallists Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester quashed amid fears over harm to May Hill views | Gloucestershire Live

FOSSIL FUELS

Has China reached peak emissions? | The Economist?

Investment in clean energy likely to be double figure for fossil fuels in 2024, IEA says | The Guardian?

How the energy transition could create a fleet of ghost ships | FT (￡)

SOLAR

How AI is driving new approaches to solar | Solar Power Portal

China turns on 'world record' solar farm big enough to power Luxembourg | Recharge News

‘Lack of awareness’ is holding back community solar energy | Solar Power Portal?

BATTERY?

Octopus Energy, Gresham House Energy Storage Fund sign BESS tolling deal | Solar Power Portal?

‘Inadequate energy storage policy puts Ireland’s renewable targets at risk’ | Energy Live News?

Planning permission granted for Harker battery energy storage system in Carlisle | Renewable Energy Magazine?

WIND?

The renewable green energy disaster off the northeastern US is getting worse | The Telegraph?

High-flying drones on a leash could blow traditional wind turbines away | The Register?

'Tough road': how Ukraine's only wind turbine maker moved 1,500km to escape Russian fire | Recharge News?

HYDROGEN?

EU’s hydrogen imports a ‘significant opportunity’ for the UK | Wind Power Weekly

New analysis reveals the potential of green hydrogen | Energy Global?

French HDF Energy unveils world’s first plant for high-power hydrogen fuel cells |Balkan Green Energy News?

AGRICULTURE?

New innovative crops could significantly reduce agriculture’s climate change impact and environmental footprint | CIMMYT

UK University to Create Climate-Resilient Crops in ￡3M AI-Powered Plant Lab | Green Queen

‘We sold everything off, even the semen flasks’: the film about the farming couple who struck gold by rewilding | The Guardian