UK’s ICE ban delay releases 10 Million extra metric tonnes of carbon
Today, Rishi Sunak has condemned the UK public to release a minimum of 10 million additional metric tonnes of carbon into our atmosphere with...
North Sea stashes: Authority issues first permits to sequester carbon
Fourteen high volume storage operators learned today they’ve received 21 licences between them to pump CO2 and other greenhouse gas pollutants into voids under...
Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology – an integral part of achieving Net Zero
Natural solutions alone are not enough if we are to limit global warming by decarbonising our economies. Leading scientists around the world agree that...
“Hold to Net Zero, to preserve UK’s £1 trillion opportunity”; ADE to Sunak
Prime minister Rishi Sunak must maintain the Conservatives’ pledges to decarbonise energy by 2035 and eliminate carbon emissions by 2050, a trade association urges...
Energy groups welcome government’s biomass strategy
Seven trade groups representing suppliers & customers of biomass-based heat & power have welcomed the government’s plans to speed up Britain’s adoption of biomass...
Politicians’ NZ inaction “drives energy contractors back into booming oil & gas”; report
Uncertainty surrounding politicians’ messaging over Net Zero and a lack of good projects in green energy are leading energy enablers & service suppliers to...
From Christmas Day to the height of summer: pushing back Earth Overshoot Day is...
The year-on-year slowdown of Earth Overshoot Day’s forward charge is a false dawn – consistently driving back this milestone is what constitutes success, says...
Em(sea)-bedded carbon: “Strong appetite” for marine CCUS hubs, Crown Estates find
Developers north & south of the Border are eager to use Britain’s seabed as sites for carbon capture, use & storage (CCUS), a poll...
Gulf-to-Europe Hydrogen Pipeline study points to feasibility
RINA, inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, and AFRY, European engineering, design, and advisory services, have undertaken an initial study of how the Gulf...
Join us for Securing net Zero in an energy crisis on 22nd June
Register here to join the event The Energyst has teamed up with Veolia to discuss Securing Net Zero in an energy crisis with a webinar...
Solar power from space: Shapps pumps cash to tech-enablers
Solar electricity made on satellites orbiting the Earth may be beamed down to Britain soon, if a £4.3 million government spending round announced today...
Ministers move to task Ofgem for greater Net Zero support
Energy regulators must now explicitly consider now their rulings help the government reach Britain’s Net Zero goals, according to new guidance from ministers.
A government...
“Largest in generations”: NG seeks partners for £4.5 billion Great Grid Upgrade
National Grid is inviting approaches from key supply chain partners as it attempts to deliver what it calls the "largest overhaul in generations" of...
Government “must match actions to words” as world races to make green jobs, warn...
Ministers must deliver on their words with actions if as many as 725,000 net new green jobs are to be created in quest of...
Zero slip methane generator
New environmental performance data claims to demonstrate that Qnergy’s PowerGen system as the first generator to enable 100% methane destruction. This Free Piston Stirling...
Centre for green hydrogen innovation launched by Heriot-Watt University
A new centre for green hydrogen innovation and product development has been launched by Heriot-Watt Universityin collaboration with hydrogen technologies experts Logan Energy and...
War in Ukraine will delay net zero goals while simultaneously propelling the renewable transition...
Business leaders and policymakers across Europe and the US expect the war in Ukraine to delay global net zero goals by up to three...
Government backs three long-duration battery start ups with £30 million
Whitehall officials are stumping up £30 million in public support for a trio of UK battery innovators seeking to deploy longer-term power storage for...
North Sea majors strengthen bond in quest of Viking carbon mega-sink
Two of the North Sea’s most experienced hydrocarbon companies committed today to co-develop Viking CCS, the Viking former gas field’s dedicated carbon capture &...
Government sets out plans to drive investment in energy revolution
Plans to scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power and build thriving green industries in Britain have been unveiled by the government in an effort...