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  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | Bootstrap Bill: Western Link HVDC & BSUoS

    The Western Link HVDC, aka “Western Bootstrap”, a 2,200MW, £1bn transmission cable was built to help the UK manage the changing nature of energy production. It helps prevent transmission bottlenecks and increases flows into England and Wales by accommodating the increasingly high volume of power generated in Scotland from wind....

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the week | New US solar on par with extant coal: Lazard

    Lazard published its annual update to the costs of electricity generation and storage in the USA on 8 November. The reports, Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (v12.0) and Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis (v4.0) show a continued decline in the costs of alternative energy technologies. Significantly, the costs...