No images? Click here A special online panel featuring the shadow energy minister, Alan Whitehead MP, Prospect reps and Sue Ferns, senior deputy general secretary, was the centrepiece of the union’s launch of its Green Recovery Plan for the UK energy sector. Green Recovery Plan for UK Energy Climate Emergency portal Prospect energy researcher, Nick Kardahji, applauds the progress of renewable energy in the UK but says there is still much more we need to do if we are to achieve net zero emissions. Falling cost of renewables should mean faster deployment, says NIC New £10m hydrogen trial for heating homes and industry National Grid ESO publishes Future of Energy report 2020 Why new nuclear is essential to meeting net zero As we face unprecedented changes in how we produce and consume energy, partly in response to the climate emergency, we look at why Prospect continues to champion nuclear as a core element of our future energy mix. From the Prospect blog Algorithms at work: what we can learn from the A-level results fiasco HSE: how do you solve a problem like £14 million? AROUND THE WEB Stories from around the web that may be of interest for professionals in renewables. The humble house brick could be converted into batteries to store energy, according to new research published in Nature Communications. A UK firm is claiming a breakthrough in solar panel technology saying that their panels will be able to generate a third more power than existing products. Bill Gates has published a couple of interesting blogs in August relating to climate change and green energy. One tackles transport and the other looks at manufacturing. A North London bus park claims to be a world's first that doesn't just provide charging points for a fleet of electric buses, but also sends power back to the grid. Renews.bz profiles a new UK start-up firm that will use robots to carry out blade inspections and repairs for onshore and offshore wind farms. Coronavirus advice and help Prospect has a dedicated COVID-19 hub that brings together all our advice, information and resources.
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