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World’s Longest 'Interconnector' to Supply Green Electricity to 1.4 Million UK Homes

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World’s Longest 'Interconnector' to Supply Green Electricity to 1.4 Million UK Homes Summary: The Viking Link interconnector, spanning over 600 miles, is the world's longest land and sea interconnector, connecting the UK and Denmark. Interconnectors enable the UK to import cheap green electricity during high demand and export excess energy to other countries when wind generation exceeds local needs. Interconnection is critical in the effort to decarbonize the electricity power system and reduce carbon emissions, contributing significantly to the UK's power output. The expansion of interconnectors is essential to secure energy suppl...

Green Energy: UK installs record number of heat pumps and solar panels

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Summary: UK sees record number of heat pump and solar panel installations, averaging over 20,000 per month. Government offers up to £5,000 in incentives for renewable energy installations. Investment of £6.6 billion has upgraded 2.5 million homes, with 47% rated C or above. Goal of 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028. Debate continues over adequacy of government funding for reaching net zero targets by 2050. ...

SNP leadership candidates' energy policies laid out at hustings

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SNP leadership candidates' energy policies laid out at hustings I think, certainly if I'm the leader for a future Scotland round, I don't think we should just lease, I think we should take an equity stake so that actually if companies are benefiting then that benefit, that profit is coming to us. So I will instruct for the next round at an equity stake in our renewables and I think there's also an advantage of having why do we not have a national renewable energy company? I think we should and that's something that I think again would help to make sure that the benefit of that amazing potential that we've got of renewables is not kept in the hands of profitable companies but shared with the people. Well the disgrace that Scotland is, one of the few countries that found oil and got poorer and that is why our kids are in poverty today and the lessons there are cl...