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The need for backup – mainly from gas-fired power stations – is illustrated by the daily figures.

Police checkpoints, supermarkets sealing off shelves of "non-essential" goods, a police state the likes of which nobody in Wales has experienced since the 13th century.

The Eurasian lynx is so-called because it has been found in forests that stretch from Europe to central Asia, thus distinguishing it as the widest-ranging cat on our planet...

A new report from British power analysts EnAppSys is predicting renewable electricity will overtake fossil fuels as the main source of Great Britain’s electricity generation by next year if current trends continue...

Just over a week ago, the United Kingdom set a new record: almost 55 hours without using coal. It didn't take long to shatter that record. CleanTechnica reported the country just went 76 hours without the polluting fuel....

Just over a week ago, the United Kingdom set a new record: almost 55 hours without using coal. It didn't take them long to shatter that record. CleanTechnica reported the country just went 76 hours without the polluting fuel...

A consortium led by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, famous for its high-end vehicles, has crafted design plans for small-scale nuclear power plants. In an anticipated report to be released this week, the Rolls-Royce-led group is...

Solar supplied nearly 25 percent of electricity demand in the United Kingdom at 1 p.m. last Friday, according to the National Grid. The 8.75 gigawatts of solar power broke the previous record set earlier in May of 8.49 GW...

For the first time since Thomas Edison opened the first power station in London in 1882, Great Britain functioned without any coal-fired power plants last Friday...

Prince Charles reportedly backs a plan to sterilize Britain's grey-squirrel population, and it involves Nutella. The monarch-in-waiting is said to have met with members of the U.K. Squirrel Accord, a coalition he helped establish...

Most pet owners understand the sense of pain and loss that comes with losing a beloved furry family member, particularly when death comes suddenly. Some might even bring home a new puppy to fill the void. But when Laura Jacques'...

In a striking irony, the effects of climate change on the coast of Great Britain are revealing insights into how earlier communities coped with the effects of climate change at the end of the last Ice Age...

As the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Great Britain was once completely reliant on fossil fuels, but that is rapidly changing. On Thursday, the world's largest wind farm was opened in the Thames Estuary. The London...

Guest post by Michael Palmer The North Sea is the shelf sea between Great Britain in the West and continental Europe in the East and South. It has strong tidal movements, and is prone to storm surges that occur when …...

Going to the gym is of course great for your health, but there are at least two things that we dislike about traditional fitness clubs: you have to exercise inside (which feels particularly silly in the spring and summer),...