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Robin Whitlock

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Freelance journalist - climate, renewables, environment & more. Can assist with web content, white papers, copywriting & more (enq robinwhitlock1966 @ gmail.com ). WSM UK. NUJ. Over 10 years experience. Sea shanty singer with The Steepholmers. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

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Absolutely bang on the nail. Nice one @georgemonbiot.bsky.social ๐Ÿ™‚

06.03.2026 22:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is that freak? An escapee from the Chamber of Horrors?

06.03.2026 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GeoTHERM confirms its leading international role with visitor numbers on the rise GeoTHERM expo & congress 2026 has once again impressively confirmed its position as Europe's leading trade fair and congress for geothermal energy, taking place at Messe Offenb...

GeoTHERM confirms its leading international role with visitor numbers on the rise
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/geothermal/g...

06.03.2026 13:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WindEnergy Hamburg expands global leadership There are just 200 days to go until the launch of WindEnergy Hamburg ? the global wind industry?s top event ? which will be taking place in September, with around five percent m...

WindEnergy Hamburg expands global leadership
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/wind/windene...

06.03.2026 13:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Integrals Power develops sustainable iron phosphate manufacturing process UK battery technology company Integrals Power has developed a unique manufacturing process for Iron Phosphate ? one of the key precursors used to make Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP...

Integrals Power develops sustainable iron phosphate manufacturing process
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/storage/inte...

06.03.2026 12:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Joint Venture (JV) between bp and Iberdrola reaches final construction phase of largest green hydrogen plant in Spain The joint venture between bp and Iberdrola ? Castellรณn Green Hydrogen SL ? has announced that its 25 MW green hydrogen project, which will be the largest operating in Spain, has rea...

Joint Venture (JV) between bp and Iberdrola reaches final construction phase of largest green hydrogen plant in Spain
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/hydrogen/joi...

05.03.2026 14:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Northern Ireland avoids ยฃ219 million in gas costs in 2025 due to renewable electricity A new report, Cutting Carbon, Cutting Bills, finds that Northern Ireland avoided ยฃ219 million for gas and carbon costs in 2025 due to renewable electricity.

Northern Ireland avoids ยฃ219 million in gas costs in 2025 due to renewable electricity
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/panorama/nor...

05.03.2026 13:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 13:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Commercial storage systems ? Reducing energy costs and generating revenue ees Europe will take place from June 23?25, 2026 ? for the first time from Tuesday to Thursday ? as part of The smarter E Europe, Europe?s largest alliance of exhibitions fo...

Commercial storage systems โ€“ Reducing energy costs and generating revenue
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/storage/comm...

05.03.2026 11:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Zelestra proceeds with the construction of the Echols Grove and Cedar Range Solar projects in Texas Renewable energy company Zelestra has commenced construction on their two largest solar projects in the US to date, the 253 MWdc Echols Grove (Lamar County, Texas) and the 188 MWdc Ce...

Zelestra proceeds with the construction of the Echols Grove and Cedar Range Solar projects in Texas
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/pv_solar/zel...

05.03.2026 11:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US Senate vote fails to rein in Trump war powers on Iran The measure, passed largely along party lines, would halt US military action until approved by Congress.

Donald Trump continues to act without restraint.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjj28jjd0o

05.03.2026 10:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Andersen EV supports expanded OZEV grant for home charger installations with new ?Andersen Grant? Andersen EV has welcomed last week?s expansion of the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) grant for home charger installations and is strengthening support for homeowners with an additional ยฃ50.....

Andersen EV supports expanded OZEV grant for home charger installations with new โ€˜Andersen Grantโ€™
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/electric_hyb...

05.03.2026 10:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As the price of natural gas spikes across Europe for the fourth time in the last five years remember those extremely clever people in Reform and the Conservatives who want to abandon renewable energy and rely even more on gas ๐Ÿคก ๐Ÿคก

02.03.2026 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 827 ๐Ÿ” 252 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Last-minute change to Industrial Accelerator Act materially disadvantages the EU solar thermal industry A last-minute change to the Industrial Accelerator Act, released today (4th March) by the European Commission, removes solar thermal from the scope of Made in Europe, public interv...

Last-minute change to Industrial Accelerator Act materially disadvantages the EU solar thermal industry
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/thermal/last...

04.03.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Lithium demand could exceed 13 million tonnes by 2050 as energy transition accelerates Global lithium demand could exceed 13 million tonnes by 2050 under an accelerated energy transition, more than double base case projections, according to Wood Mackenzie?s latest Energy Tran...

Lithium demand could exceed 13 million tonnes by 2050 as energy transition accelerates
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/electric_hyb...

04.03.2026 14:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RIFT raises 114 million euros to scale up Iron Fuel Technology to move into commercial deployment RIFT has secured 113.8 million euros in financing to scale up Iron Fuel Technology and move into commercial deployment, involving the preparation and execution of its first commercial proj...

RIFT raises 114 million euros to scale up Iron Fuel Technology to move into commercial deployment
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/miscellaneou...

04.03.2026 13:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Electrification makes a strong business case for fleets A new Eurelectric-EY study shows that fleet electrification could unlock up to 246 billion euros in cumulative operating cost savings by 2030 and that, combined with wider system benefits, corp...

Electrification makes a strong business case for fleets
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/electric_hyb...

04.03.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2.5 MW community-owned wind project in Ayrshire goes into commercial operation The Kilburnie wind turbine has completed its first full week of operations, becoming Scotland?s first community-owned development to operate commercially without long-term government su...

2.5 MW community-owned wind project in Ayrshire goes into commercial operation
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/wind/2-5-mw-...

04.03.2026 11:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Easee and ScottishPower collaborate to drive down the costs of EV charging Smart EV charging company Easee has announced a new promotion with ScottishPower to showcase the power of cross-sector collaboration in helping to make EV ownership simpler, smarter and more afforda.....

Easee and ScottishPower collaborate to drive down the costs of EV charging
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/electric_hyb...

04.03.2026 09:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When much else in the UK and the world is seriously depressing, this is joyous. ๐Ÿ™‚

03.03.2026 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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volytica diagnostics and Cellect Energy announce API integration to prevent data silos in BESS operations Specialist in advanced battery analytics and diagnostics, volytica diagnostics, and battery energy storage system (BESS) platform Cellect Energy, have announced a native API integration to...

volytica diagnostics and Cellect Energy announce API integration to prevent data silos in BESS operations
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/storage/voly...

03.03.2026 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Technical expertise by Enertis Applus+ supports Greenbacker?s financing for the Cider solar project Global engineering consultancy Enertis Applus+ has served as the Independent Engineer for Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company in the financing for the Cider solar project in New York St...

Technical expertise by Enertis Applus+ supports Greenbackerโ€™s financing for the Cider solar project
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/pv_solar/tec...

03.03.2026 13:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump says โ€˜special relationship is obviously not what it wasโ€™ after Starmerโ€™s refusal to back Iran strikes โ€“ UK politics live US president doubles down on criticism of the prime minister, saying โ€˜he has not been helpfulโ€™

Say โ€œWe think of you as a vassal stateโ€ without saying โ€œWe think of you as a vassal stateโ€โ€ฆ
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

03.03.2026 09:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 531 ๐Ÿ” 120 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Foods hit by extreme weather rising in price four times faster thanโ€ฆ Five product categories make up only 11% of the basket of food and drink used by the ONS to measure inflation. Yet they accounted for 0.21 percentage points of the 3.8% August CPI inflation rate.

Foods hit by extreme weather rising in price four times faster than others
eciu.net/analysis/re...

03.03.2026 12:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bloody love this news!

Well done #AFU! ๐Ÿ’ฅ
Well done #Ukraine.

#SlavaUkraini

03.03.2026 11:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Electrification of offshore wind service vessels can cut operating costs by a minimum of 40 percent finds new analysis Provider of offshore service operation vessels, Bibby Marine, has published new analysis showing how electrifying offshore wind Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) can cut operator costs ....

Electrification of offshore wind service vessels can cut operating costs by a minimum of 40 percent finds new analysis
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/wind/electri...

03.03.2026 12:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Singapore?s first barge-based hydrogen power solution for AI data centres to be pioneered by Bridge Data Centres and Concord New Energy Bridge Data Centres (BDC) and Concord New Energy (CNE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop Singapore?s first barge-based hydrogen power generation model desi...

Singaporeโ€™s first barge-based hydrogen power solution for AI data centres to be pioneered by Bridge Data Centres and Concord New Energy
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/hydrogen/sin...

02.03.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heat pump sales grew by 11 percent across 16 European countries in 2025 finds EHPA data Heat pump sales in 2025 grew by 11 percent across 16 European countries - Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Po...

Heat pump sales grew by 11 percent across 16 European countries in 2025 finds EHPA data
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/miscellaneou...

02.03.2026 13:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GreenGo announces positive outcome of EIA for Ramata wind farm project GreenGo has announced the positive outcome of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 9.4 MWp ?Ramata? wind farm project in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, lo...

GreenGo announces positive outcome of EIA for Ramata wind farm project
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/wind/greengo...

02.03.2026 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eurelectric Presidency urges EU leaders to safeguard the electricity market design Ahead of the European Council on 19-20 March, the Eurelectric Presidency has sent a letter to EU Heads of State and Government, calling for regulatory stability and reaffirming the merits o...

Eurelectric Presidency urges EU leaders to safeguard the electricity market design
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/panorama/eur...

02.03.2026 10:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0