Jack Unwin

All articles by Jack Unwin

1. HYVE lithium-ion battery factory opens in Sunderland

   Battery producer Hyperdrive Innovation has opened HYVE, the UK’s largest independent lithium-ion battery manufacturing factory, in Sunderland. The company has…
   Read More…

   11 Jul
2. Committee on Climate Change report: UK behind on emissions targets

   The UK government has been criticised in the latest report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) for “lagging far…
   Read More…

   10 Jul
3. Seven up: the last operating coal plants in the UK

   Figures released by the government in April 2019 show that coal has declined by 86% in the last decade, falling…
   Read More…

   10 Jul
4. E.ON switches UK customers to 100% renewable energy

   German energy company E.ON will automatically switch its three million UK customers to energy from 100% renewable sources at no…
   Read More…

   9 Jul
5. Renewable energy overtakes coal in US for first time ever

   Renewable energy generation overtook coal power generation in the US for the first time in its history in April 2019,…
   Read More…

   4 Jul
6. CBI urges investment in nuclear power and carbon capture

   Lobbying business group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the UK Government to build new nuclear power stations…
   Read More…

   28 Jun
7. UK Government awards £26m to carbon capture projects

   The UK Government has awarded £26m to nine companies to advance carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology in support…
   Read More…

   27 Jun
8. Chernobyl: Examining myths and legends about the nuclear disaster

   The release of HBO’s Chernobyl has undoubtedly led to an increase in dialogue on nuclear power, its safety and the…
   Read More…

   27 Jun
9. Gridserve to launch first electric vehicle forecourt in UK

   Power infrastructure company Gridserve has submitted planning application to build the first electric forecourt in the UK to charge electric…
   Read More…

   26 Jun
10. UK House of Commons passes net-zero carbon emissions bill

    The UK House of Commons has passed legislation to commit the UK to net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050,…
    Read More…

    25 Jun