SLCOE – system-based LCOE for comparing energy technologies in different systems Levelized cost of electricity and Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) have been used to identify how different energy technologies compare in terms of cos…

SLCOE (System Levelized Cost of Energy), factors in grid balancing, storage, and sector coupling costs.

Renewables 53% cheaper than nuclear for total system cost — not just generation cost.

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Great Britain's wind farms achieve record energy generation levels - edie Generation from wind power in Great Britain reach record levels for the first quarter of 2026, with almost 30 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) produced.

Generation from wind power in Great Britain reach record levels for the first quarter of 2026, with almost 30 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) produced.
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'Grim reading' for Labour as poll finds most Scots oppose nuclear power A POLL has found a "miserable" level of support for nuclear power in Scotland while more than half believe the main focus should be on…

Poll finds "miserable" level of support for nuclear power in Scotland while more than half believe the main focus should be on renewables.
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Kombinierte Wind- und Solarenergie ist deutlich günstiger als Atomstrom Wind- und Solarenergie liefern im System deutlich günstigeren Strom als Atomkraft. Zahlen aus Dänemark im Überblick.

Offshore wind power and solar installations achieves significantly lower system-based electricity generation costs in a coupled energy system than nuclear power plants.

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Solar and wind dominating electricity generation - points to permanent shift
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Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’ - Carbon Brief Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world's largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember.

Solar and wind are dominating the electricity generation mix.
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Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025 Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank reveals

Renewable energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025

Output from solar rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell.

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Stories - The Bennett Institute

New Nuclear Is Too Late and Too Costly for the Climate Crisis
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Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source

Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds

Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source

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Greenpeace build wind farm on Trump’s Golf Course.
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Greenpeace build wind farm on Trump’s Golf Course.

#Scotland.

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Britain’s Renewable Energy Glut | OilPrice.com Britain’s rapid renewable energy expansion is creating excess electricity, prompting the government to incentivize consumers to shift usage and prevent costly grid imbalances.

United Kingdom has been rapidly increasing its deployment of new renewable energy capacity in recent years, to the point that it now has spare power during peak production hours.

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"The scores are going off the charts": Iran conflict boosts support for renewables and energy independence Energy sovereignty and independence are winning the war of words for renewables right now, thanks to the Iran war.

Anti renewable energy messages are no longer winning the battle of ideas, for now, as sovereignty and independence become the new buzzwords.
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Wind power generation across Great Britain in Q1 2026 reached a record level of 29.2 TWh, producing more electricity than in any other quarter on record.
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Claim Scotland is ahead of UK in emissions reductions is True The SNP election manifesto contained a claim about the performance of the Scottish Government in reaching 'net zero' emissions.

Claim Scotland is ahead of UK in emissions reductions is True.
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SCRAM - No2NuclearPower Scottish Campaign to Resist the Atomic Menace (SCRAM), Press release, 20th April 2026. “FRESH OPINION POLL SHOWS RENEWABLES ARE SCOTLAND’S MOST POPULAR ENERGY SOURCE”. PRESS RELEASE – OPINION POLL APR...

Scotland & Nuclear Power

A fresh opinion poll conducted in the middle of the Scottish election campaign has found widespread support for renewable energy sources to reduce energy bills and tackle climate change.

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New electric vehicles (EVs) now cheaper than petrol: comment Autotrader data shows average price of a new EV Is less than average of new petrol car: comment

New electric vehicles (EVs) now cheaper than petrol: comment eciu.net/media/press-...

From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law Sarah Finch’s fight against drilling led to a landmark ruling on fossil fuel emissions – and a leading environmental prize

From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law
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What does the new £1bn investment in community energy really mean? It’s the largest public investment in community-owned green power in the UK to date. But what exactly is being promised, and how can communities get involved?

UK £1bn investment in community energy to create opportunities for communities to take “a direct stake in a clean, green, more affordable energy future,” to deliver 8GW of locally owned clean energy by 2030.
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Donald Trump described the nuclear agreement Barack Obama signed with Iran in 2015 as the “worst in history”.
He's now proposing a weaker deal according to the former British foreign secretary who helped secure Obama’s pact.
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Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded Serhiy and Iryna married 40 years ago, unaware a nuclear reactor had exploded less than 3 miles away.

It was just after midnight. Iryna Stetsenko had finished doing her nails for her wedding. They had no idea that the world's worst ever nuclear accident was unfolding less than 2.5 miles (4km) away.

BBC 19th April 2026
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Electric vehicle owners could earn thousands by supporting power grid Electric vehicles could store renewable energy when there is excess supply and give it back to the grid when demand peaks, but car companies disagree on the best way to do that

Electric vehicle owners could earn thousands by supporting power grid. Electric vehicles could store renewable energy when there is excess supply and give it back to the grid when demand peaks
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Highlands generates most renewable electricity per household in UK, study reveals More renewable energy is produced in the Scottish Highlands per household than in any other area of the UK, new research has shown.

More renewable energy produced in #Scotland Highlands per household than any other area of UK
Annual renewable generation across Highlands totals 7,826,475 MWh, spread across 113,906 households
68,710 kWh of renewable electricity per household
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How can companies make 100 per cent renewables a reality? With fossil fuel energy prices soaring, consumers and businesses are increasingly turning to clean technologies to drive down costs - BusinessGreen's latest Spotlight webinar explores how firms can na...

Today, the motivation for renewables is about cutting costs and boosting resilience - with growing numbers of businesses making the shift to 100 % renewables
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Renewables meet almost 49% of Irish electricity demand in March Renewable energy accounted for 48.8% of the Irish grid’s electricity demand in March 2026.

Renewables meet almost 49% of Irish electricity demand in March, solar delivers record contribution.
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New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power A new metric for assessing total system costs puts a least-cost mix of offshore wind and solar at about €46 ($54.20)/MWh in a future climate-neutral energy system for Denmark. Researchers tell <b>pv ...

New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/17/n...

Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Trump has made the need for renewable energy inarguable.

Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they are.

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Regulating the regulators: How the nuclear power industry steers the Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Nuclear Energy Institute approves NRC commissioners, oversees its workers, and undermines its independence and public safety mandate

Regulating the regulators: How the nuclear power industry steers the Nuclear Regulatory Commission www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/regulating-t...

100 Prozent erneuerbare Energien günstiger als gedacht Eine Simulationsstudie zeigt: 100 Prozent erneuerbarer Strom in Deutschland könnte günstiger und machbarer sein als gedacht.

Fully renewable electricity supply. German Federal Network Agency confirm this is fundamentally possible.

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Big Tech Is Rushing Into Nuclear Energy, and Bypassing Safety Oversight | OilPrice.com Nuclear startups backed by Big Tech are declining to join the INPO, the industry's main safety watchdog, as Trump moves to fast-track U.S. nuclear expansion.

Trump administration is actively weakening existing nuclear safety regulations, including a May 2025 executive order directing the NRC to reconsider core radiation exposure standards — raising serious public safety concerns.
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