First Light Fusion has raised $25 million from existing and new investors. The funding round was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI) and includes IP Group plc and Hostplus. The new funding will enable First Light to boost its science,…
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From the New Power archive: Wylfa Newydd
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In February 2019 New Power reported on the suspension of the Wylfa Newydd project: Horizon Nuclear Power has suspended its UK nuclear development programme, which was to have seen a new plant built at Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey in North…
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From the monthly Report: Will there be any petrol stations in 2030?
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In January 2020 New Power Report posed some key questions for 2030. In this article Janet Wood considers the first of those questions: will there be any petrol stations in 2030? Could this be the ultimate future for non-electric vehicles? “The…
Gridserve delivers first ‘bifacial’ solar farm for Warrington Council
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Gridserve has announced the completion and handover of a 34.7MWp solar farm at York to Warrington Borough Council. The project uses a new commercial model with 30MWh of battery storage. Toddington Harper, chief executive and founder of Grideserve, said: “Projects like this,…
Start 2020 by reading our 12 interviews of Christmas
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To celebrate the start of 2020 we presented ’12 interviews of Christmas’, previously only available to full subscribers of New Power Report. Read the full dozen below. New Power Report subscription includes: Weekly email Update Monthly New Power Report –…
12 interviews of Christmas: David Casale, Turquoise Investments
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Happy Christmas to all our readers. To celebrate the start of 2020 we present 12 interviews previously only available to our subscribers. New Power Report subscription includes: Weekly email Update Monthly New Power Report – analysis and insight Access to…
12 interviews of Christmas: Jonathan Maxwell, Sustainable Development Capital
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Happy Christmas to all our readers. To celebrate the start of 2020 we present 12 interviews previously only available to our subscribers. New Power Report subscription includes: Weekly email Update Monthly New Power Report – analysis and insight Access to…
12 interviews of Christmas: George Day, ES Catapult
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Happy Christmas to all our readers. To celebrate the start of 2020 we present 12 interviews previously only available to our subscribers. New Power Report subscription includes: Weekly email Update Monthly New Power Report – analysis and insight Access to…
INTERVIEW: Lesley Griffith Minister of Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Welsh Assembly
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Wales has been a major source of energy for the UK for many decades, but it sees no future in extracting fossil reserves – or burning them for power. As Wales publishes a new strategy that moves it towards…