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Winds of change: How onshore wind can power the transition to 100% clean energy
Onshore wind is the cheapest, quickest, and easiest form of new energy to develop. So why does the UK Government prefer to support nuclear power and fossil fuels?
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From the Frontlines: The Struggle to Change the Energy Industry
BHESCo’s business model offers customers an opportunity to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions for no upfront cost. Yet many potential customers prefer to keep things as they are and do not have the confidence to take a step towards energy independence. Kayla Ente looks at why it is so hard to be a changemaker.
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Only people power can fix the UK’s broken energy system
In its 2010 briefing to House of Commons Energy and Climate Change committee, the National Audit Office reported that a £100 billion investment in the national grid was needed to accommodate the home grown clean electricity needed for the UK to reduce its dependency on volatile global oil and gas Read more…
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Hinkley Point C – Why nuclear power accelerates carbon emissions
To support its military nuclear programme, the UK government is investing in new nuclear power instead of renewable energy and energy storage
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Energy Security in the UK
On 7th April 2022 the UK announced a new Energy Security Strategy in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the urgent need to end imports of Russian oil and gas. Unfortunately, the strategy missed a great opportunity to reinvigorate the UK energy efficiency sector, instead choosing to direct billions of taxpayer funds towards expensive hi-tech options such as nuclear power. This strategy will not bring a quick end to Russian imports, nor will it help alleviate the current energy crisis. In our latest blog, we look at what might have been…