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EIC Insight Report: UK Operational Renewables report: AssetMap

During the past three years, the UK has commissioned more than 10GW of renewable energy in biomass, energy from waste, solar and wind (onshore and offshore) collectively.

EIC’s new report shines a light on projects which will generate 5MW or more of renewable energy, drawing on data from EIC DataStream and AssetMap databases.

News and events April 2020

About the EIC

Established in 1943, the EIC is the leading trade association for companies working in the global energy industries.

Powering tomorrow’s aerial vehicles

The latest surge in the innovation of aerial vehicles brings with it a pair of ‘green’ lenses that will support the energy industry in its transformation to a low-carbon economy.

New advances in energy storage technology are enabling new designs in aerial vehicles. Sofiane Boukhalfa and Jorge Hurtado at PreScouter look at the emerging technologies and their applications in the energy industry

Europe’s big plans for small modular reactors

When the new President of the European Commission invites a teenage climate activist to the launch of a proposed new law to cut carbon emissions, the debate about climate change is getting broader.

Tim Yeo at the New Nuclear Watch Institute on putting SMRs on the map

Finding a solution for the legacies of UK nuclear power

Radioactive waste must be managed safely and responsibly to protect people and our environment.

Managing radioactive waste needs an integrated approach, says Karen Wheeler at Radioactive Waste Management

Small islands, big opportunities

To reduce the current dependence on foreign energy and cut CO2 emissions, maximising renewable generation in the Canary Islands’ power systems is one of the regional government’s main energy policy

With its natural and financial advantages for the renewable energy sector, companies wanting to get a toehold in the EU post-Brexit should turn to the Canary Islands, writes government minister José Antonio Valbuena Alonso

The challenges facing tidal energy

UK tidal energy has seen little progress in the 20 years since the idea for the European Marine Energy Centre was conceived.

While the popularity of tidal power is low, the attractiveness of this form of energy is high. David Casale at Turquoise International looks at taking tidal to the next level

Accelerating the offshore energy transition

The energy sector is in the middle of a mass transition.

The UK is in pole position to help accelerate offshore low-carbon energy innovation, both at home and overseas – but collaboration is key, writes Lucy Woods

Company news

Ducab: Powering the energy sector through custom cables

Global Britain

According to the UK government, post-Brexit Britain will be a global ‘force for good and an energetic champion of free trade’.

The coronavirus has affected post-Brexit talks, but it has not killed them. If trade deals can be closely tailored to UK strengths, the future could see growth for UK energy supply chain exporters, writes Jeremy Bowden

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