@RachelMillardAS

Clean energy correspondent @FT

 London, England
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Joined January 2017
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Delighted to start today as clean energy correspondent @FT I’ll be covering UK energy & clean energy more widely Tips, coffees, thoughts - please get in touch! [email protected] / 07899 096 602 👍
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National Grid drops Beijing-backed supplier over UK power network fears ft.com/content/0a9887be-87df… via @ft w/@AttractaMooney @LOS_Fisher
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UK oil and gas regulator opposed Rishi Sunak’s mandatory licensing rounds ft.com/content/6d9e7b75-7655… w/ @PickardJE @thomas_m_wilson

UK oil and gas regulator opposed Rishi Sunak’s mandatory licensing rounds

Board of North Sea Transition Authority found unanimously that move was unnecessary

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Ørsted troubles mount as S&P threatens credit-rating downgrade ft.com/content/3b094219-4a83… via @ft

Ørsted troubles mount as S&P threatens credit-rating downgrade

Rating agency says Danish group’s huge US writedowns have exposed project management issues

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The struggles of the offshore wind industry ft.com/content/00e8af58-f2b4… via @ft @RachelMillardAS

The struggles of the offshore wind industry

Governments around the world have set ambitious targets to tackle climate change, but developers say power prices will have to rise to pay for it

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UK manufacturers handed millions in free carbon allowances for closed plants ft.com/content/50229b7c-e937… via @ft with @RachelMillardAS @sylviapfeifer and @SavageSusannah

Three UK manufacturers given millions in free carbon allowances for closed plants

CF Fertilisers, Ineos and Liberty Steel awarded allowances for sites that had stopped operating

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Brookfield swoops for UK wind farms in $1bn deal on.ft.com/48ByT5M
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National Gas explores paying UK households to turn down heating ft.com/content/fb8a96d5-a66d… with @RachelMillardAS

National Gas explores paying UK households to turn down heating

Energy network operator to run a trial to reduce gas demand if shortages loom

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Developer halts onshore wind farm due to rising costs and windfall tax ft.com/content/bb76a4c0-0b5d…

Developer halts onshore wind farm due to rising costs and windfall tax

Scottish renewable project paused in latest blow to UK green power development

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Fossil fuel demand must fall by a quarter by 2030 to limit global warming, IEA says ft.com/content/44f71221-f99f… @RachelMillardAS

Fossil fuel demand must fall by a quarter by 2030 to limit global warming, IEA says

Governments need to step up clean energy supply to avoid shortages and price jumps, agency warns

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Barney Jopson@barneyjopson25 Sep 2023
Reminder that the green transition depends on Chinese manufacturing & materials ... EDP warns that solar supply chains must diversify away from China Interview from @rachelmillardAS and me @FT ft.com/content/6ecee5d2-e86b…

Solar supply chains must diversify away from China, warns EDP

Energy company turns to alternative supply sources after US import legislation causes delays

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Labour to stick with Sunak’s diluted targets on phasing out gas boilers ft.com/content/b1607f05-a58e…

Labour to stick with Rishi Sunak’s diluted targets on phasing out gas boilers

UK opposition’s stance on warming homes is sign of fraught politics around UK move away from fossil fuel heating

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Rishi's U-turn "increases emissions...by hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon". It makes hitting UK carbon targets "even more difficult, if not impossible". @FT explainer, from @PickardJE, @GeorgeWParker, @RachelMillardAS, @AttractaMooney & me: ft.com/content/d44e70d1-19b7…

What Sunak’s net zero pivot means for UK climate goals and the next election

PM is pushing back key green targets as he seeks to draw a sharp dividing line between the Tories and Labour

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"It’s like mobilising an army, and then telling them to get back in the barracks for a few years". Car industry dismayed over the delay to 2035. (Though *some* are privately thrilled) @FT analysis with @PickardJE, @AttractaMooney & @RachelMillardAS: ft.com/content/21be9c28-685a…

Car industry reels from Sunak’s retreat on net zero plans

UK prime minister delays ban on sales of new petrol and diesel engine car sales by five years

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Energy supplier seeks to overturn new financial resilience rule on.ft.com/3P6l6Lw
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China drives Asian lead in global offshore wind as Europe loses top spot on.ft.com/3EjYd2c
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Will lower carbon and energy prices help UK industry bridge divide with EU? on.ft.com/47TUXbq

Will lower carbon and energy prices help UK industry bridge divide with EU?

Manufacturers have long complained of cost disadvantage to European peers

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Wind power industry grapples with race for bigger turbines on.ft.com/3qTpaqC

Wind power industry faces size problem as blades get longer than football pitches

Race for bigger turbines has prompted experts to urge growth slowdown and greater standardisation

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Tom Wilson@thomas_m_wilson8 Aug 2023
Excellent from ⁦@lesliehook⁩ ⁦@harrydemps⁩ & ⁦@ciaraCnugent⁩ Favourite fact: producer countries have often controlled exports to incentivise local processing, like UK banning exports of raw wool in 1500s to stimulate its textile industry on.ft.com/47p42Jm
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US scientists repeat fusion power breakthrough on.ft.com/3DIxMmI

US scientists repeat fusion power breakthrough

Federal laboratory experiment produces more energy than during landmark test last year

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The humble heat pump blows a green wave across Europe on.ft.com/3OsoCQp

The humble heat pump blows a green wave across Europe

Governments grapple with challenges of scarce supply and high costs in bid to cut carbon emissions

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