Jack Unwin

All articles by Jack Unwin

1. SSE profits down by 38% in end of financial year results

   Scottish energy company SSE has reported its profits before tax fell by 38% from just under £1.2bn to £725m year-on-year…
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   22 May
2. Denmark and South Korea to collaborate on renewable energy

   The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has signed an implementing arrangement with the Korean Energy Agency (KEA) to ‘strengthen their collaboration’…
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   21 May
3. Renewable energy takes hit in Australian ‘climate election’

   The centre-right Liberal Party in Australia has claimed victory in the Australian general election, in which climate change and how…
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   20 May
4. Nuclear Power in South Africa: Past, present and future

   South Africa’s energy is currently dominated by coal. Of the 253 terawatt hours (TWh) produced by the country in 2016,…
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   17 May
5. UKBIC to be UK centre of excellence for EV batteries

   The UK Government has announced that Coventry’s UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) will be a new centre of excellence for…
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   17 May
6. Report shows limited progress for women in senior energy roles

   Leaders from eight of the UK’s leading energy companies have called for ‘renewed effort’ to increase the number of women…
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   16 May
7. What are lithium batteries and how do they work?

   First proposed in the 1970s and produced commercially by Sony in 1991, lithium batteries are now used in mobile phones,…
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   15 May
8. Global energy investment stabilises after years of decline

   Global energy investment has stabilised at $1.8tn after three years of decline, according to the World Energy Investment 2019 report…
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   15 May
9. What is a nuclear power station?

   As well as being the unwilling workplace of Homer Simpson, the nuclear power station is the breeding ground of civil…
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   14 May
10. Germany launches first electric highway in Hesse

    Germany has introduced the first electric highway on its motorway system to recharge hybrid trucks as they drive. The ehighway…
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    14 May