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Review calls for more energy flexibility and smart water meters in GB

Smart Energy International

Britain’s National Infrastructure Commission has called for further investment and upgrading of the electricity and water infrastructures among others. There should be increased adoption of electric vehicles, with a nationwide network of at least 300,000 public charge points across the country by 2030. But we need to get on with it.”

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Europe’s energy consumption mapped

Smart Energy International

A high-resolution atlas of energy consumption across the EU down to the 1kmx1km scale has been produced by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. Policymakers and infrastructure planners] will be able to see on a map what fuels are being used and where, in unprecedented geographical detail. Have you read?

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'The sky's the limit': How 'cheap, abundant' renewables could boot fossil fuels from the electricity sector by mid-2030s

Business Green

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. per cent of solar and 0.16 As such, the analysts predict exponential growth for the solar and wind power sectors, noting that "humans specialise in extracting cheap energy, and fast".

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Why smart grids are essential to meeting the UK’s housing needs

Smart Energy International

As we inch ever closer to 2035 and 2050 net zero targets, there is increasing pressure to decarbonise high-emitting sectors. With about 30% of the total energy usage in the UK due to the heat and power needs of residential and commercial buildings, the housing sector will face the challenge of adapting rapidly to a net zero world.

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Funding award for 28-year old Danish researcher’s green hydrogen breakthrough

Envirotec Magazine

A young Danish researcher has seemingly succeeded in developing a technology that will reduce the costs of getting wind power into the tanks of heavy-duty vehicles by approximately 15 percent. Green hydrogen produced from renewable energy, such as solar and wind, is expected by many to play a major role in the energy system of the future.

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Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. ’s largest power plant. GW of power output to biomass, with a remaining 1.3 MW of capacity.

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Tech Talk | Engineer or physicist?

Smart Energy International

The energy transition is demanding a range of new skills, some that can be gained from upskilling but others that must be attracted to the sector. When one thinks of professionals in the electricity sector one tends to think first of engineers as a key role, be they electrical or mechanical. Have you read?