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Energy poverty

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28/5/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Can renewables reduce energy poverty?

How should the UK balance its net zero 2050 target with the pressing need to help citizens – especially vulnerable populations – to keep warm at home? What are the most urgent actions, and what are the most important actions? Should we offer support for fabric-first energy efficiency or prioritise decarbonisation? Findings from a Parliamentary report and pan-European energy poverty research may show the way. New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple reports.

Solar

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28/5/2025 News

Being a maverick pays off for Australian solar 5B, while rooftop solar booms in China

Australian solar technology company 5B has been selected as the first project to receive funding from the Australian government’s $1bn Solar Sunshot Programme. Up to A$46mn of funding will go to increase manufacturing capacity of ‘Maverick’, 5B’s automated solar deployment system. Meanwhile, in China, rooftop solar installations have hit a record high, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy.

Energy policy

António Costa, Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyan on stage behind podiums during press conference

28/5/2025 News

UK and EU extend post-Brexit collaboration on energy

The UK and European Union reached a political agreement last week to extend their post-Brexit collaboration on energy. Among the announcements at the UK-EU Summit was an agreement to explore the participation of the UK in the EU’s internal electricity market and a commitment to link their respective emissions trading schemes (ETS).

Hydrogen

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28/5/2025 News

Oman integrates flagship project into national hydrogen strategy

Public-private hydrogen development initiatives and new technology demonstrators are highlighted. They are spread far and wide, from the Middle East, to Europe, the UK and India.

Wind

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28/5/2025 Comment / Ryan Penman

Profile: Technician to company director in 15 years

A strong tail wind must have been pushing former wind turbine technician Ryan Penman, who has made company director less than 20 years after starting his career as one of the second-ever intake of the first wind turbine technician apprenticeship at Siemens Gamesa. (As told to New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple.)

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)

Exterior view of e-fuels plant at sunset

28/5/2025 News

US scales up SAF with major developments

Infinium is building the world’s largest e-fuels plant in Texas; SABA has launched a first-of-its-kind sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) procurement drive; and national production capacity has surged to 30,000 b/d.

Wind

Onshore wind farm on a hillside

28/5/2025 News

Construction starts on Strathy South wind farm but operator SSE still likely to miss 2030 renewables target

The good news: SSE has commenced construction of its 208 MW Strathy South wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. The not so good news: the project and others like it won’t be enough for SSE to hit its own 2030 renewables goal. Meanwhile, in Germany, Enercon has commissioned its latest onshore wind turbine design, claimed to be ‘one of the largest, most powerful and highest-yielding onshore turbines on the European market’.

Biomethane

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28/5/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Could biogas play an expanding role in the energy mix?

Biogas is the poor relation of renewables like wind and solar in the energy transition. However, advancements in process technology and plant maintenance are boosting efficiency and reliability, with new regulations encouraging biogas production in Europe and the UK, as well as further afield. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Green hydrogen

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28/5/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Is electrolyser technology good enough to build a large-scale hydrogen economy?

Development of electrolysers which split water into hydrogen and oxygen will be critical to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. In particular for decarbonising hard-to-abate industries, with electrolysis powered by renewable energy. Although electrolysis capacity is growing from a relatively low base today, there is need for significant acceleration to reach the net zero target, writes New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis.

Power generation

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28/5/2025 Comment / Rob Grimmond

How islands can escape diesel dependency

Connecting the often unstable and diesel generator-dominated power systems to larger power grids that contain a diversity of generation technologies offers island communities multiple benefits. So argues Rob Grimmond, Managing Director of contractor Offshore Marine Subsea International (OMSI).

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