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European countries are poised to use Contracts for Difference as the default way they award support for new renewables projects, but policymakers must also learn lessons from the UK experience.

The UK Government has followed the announcement of its first Net Zero Hydrogen Fund winning projects by publishing more details about its hydrogen strategy. But it is blue hydrogen projects, not green, that have dominated so far.

A recent study challenges the belief that solid-state batteries lack durability - the technology is now seen as able to unlock the 'true potential' of stationary storage

Despite some scepticism, the rise of vehicle-to-grid technology as a major provider of storage capacity around the world will be inexorable

While driving an electric vehicle may make you feel you are doing more to limit environmental damage than the average motorist, it’s important to guard against complacency.

On 5th September, the UK’s Conservative Party is set to confirm who has won the race to be the new prime minister.

The year started with apocalyptic wildfires in Australia before taking us into a global pandemic, economic collapse and a disputed US presidential election. It’s time for a well-earned holiday.

Wind convert or post-Covid opportunist? UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has to flesh out his ‘Build Back Greener’ plan before we can answer that one.

“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

We speak to A Word About Wind community member Gary Bills, country director and MD for UK and Ireland at K2 Management, for his views on the wind market, including offshore wind, the supply chain squeeze, and more.

Someone’s trashing your reputation online. Right now they’re calling you a lowlife, a parasite and a murderer. They say you love killing and maiming wildlife, and you care nothing for the human suffering you cause. Worse, they say you enjoy profiting from it.

Ten thousand. This was the number of people employed in the UK’s offshore wind sector at the end of 2017. It is set to increase more than threefold to 36,000 by 2032 as the industry prepares to reach 35GW of installed capacity, according to Aura Wind Energy.