Ministers showcase the UK’s green future ahead of COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow
COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma marked less than six months to go until the climate change summit this November, as Government Ministers travelled across the country to see how the UK is greening all parts of society.
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14 May 2021
COP26 President Alok Sharma spoke at Whitelee Windfarm outside of Glasgow on the urgent need for action on climate change
UK Ministers visited sites across the country to showcase UK climate action and leadership towards a green economy
Mr Sharma repeated work towards hosting the UN climate conference in person
Professor Trevor McMillan, vice-chancellor of Keele University and climate change minister Lord Callanan, at Keele s under-construction renewable energy park
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Climate change minister Lord Callanan says there could be massive potential for green jobs in North Staffordshire – thanks to new energy technology being pioneered in the area.
Published: 11 Dec 2020, 09:58
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Image: Keele University.
Keele University has signed a 25-year agreement with ENGIE that will see 15,000 solar panels, wind turbines and battery storage installed to support the institution s carbon neutral pledge.
The renewables will collectively provide up to 50% of the campus’s electricity needs when constructed, with any excess electricity fed back into the local grid. The battery will help to provide balancing services for the local and national electricity networks, the university noted.
ENGIE will fund, design, build and operate the multi-technology energy park, with the ground-mount solar panels, two wind turbines and industrial size battery housed in fields on the edge of the campus.