SSE exits coal generation in ‘landmark moment’ with closure of Fiddler’s Ferry
SSE has today (31 March) closed its last coal-fired power station, Fiddler’s Ferry.
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Drax CEO Will Gardiner spoke to Current± about why ending coal made sense, what will happen to the remaining units post-2022 and how bioenergy alongside carbon capture and storage (BECCS) fits into the future energy mix.
Drax to end coal generation in 2021 after debt soared to £841 million in 2019
Drax announces it is to eliminate coal from its generation from next year, as it unveils financial results for 2019.
Plans to bring coal phase-out date forward to 2024 unveiled
The government is planning to bring the phase-out date for coal generation in the UK forward to 2024.
PODCAST: Evolving grids in the Middle East, and Germany’s big coal phase out
In today’s episode, Liam Stoker looks at what the clean energy transition is doing to power grids in the Middle East, while Liam and Andy Colthorpe explore the Australian bush fires and the nation’s tricky relationship with coal, set against far more ambitious decarbonisation moves in Germany.
Low carbon energy installations stalled in 2019
Low carbon energy stalled in 2019 with just 1TWh of generation added, according to new analysis by Carbon Brief.
Work in progress energy white paper delayed until Q1 2020
Secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Andrea Leadsom, spoke to the BEIS Committee on the 15 October, highlighting that the departments “number one priority” is meeting the UK's net zero goal.
Renewables surpass fossil fuels in 'milestone moment' for UK power sector
According to new analysis by Carbon Brief, in Q3 this year the UK’s windfarms, solar panels, biomass and hydro plants generated 29.5 terawatt hours (TWh) of power, while coal, gas and oil generated just 29.1TWh.
Coal’s record low confirmed as BEIS stats reveal extent of slide
Coal’s contribution to UK electricity generation fell to historic lows in the second quarter of this year, official government statistics have shown.