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...
Tripling electricity demand by 2050 means re-thinking connectivity, says Vattenfall
Demand for grid connections will accelerate even beyond today’s constrictions, as mass electrification of heat and transport drives a possible tripling of UK power...
Appointment of Dr Graham Cooley to Chair H2 Green
Getech, owner of hydrogen developer H2 Green has announced Dr Graham Cooley as Chair of H2 Green. Graham will assist H2 Green to expand and...
Ofgem needs legal mandate to drive Net Zero, ENA & Green Alliance tell Shapps
Britain’s energy regulator needs an explicit mandate from lawmakers so it can be the UK’s centre for achieving Net Zero, leading energy & environmental...
Public institutions must take the lead if net zero is to become a reality
A successful transition to a net zero UK economy by 2050 requires leadership from our public institutions. A new report from the Association for...
Scotland’s people “must be at heart of its just transition to greenery”
A new report by Scotland’s government and the Royal Society of Arts shines a light on how participation in clean energy futures can ensure...
The UK’s leading gas-meter-equipment manager has big plans for a net-zero future
As the country’s largest manager of gas-meter equipment and a provider of the full range of gas connection services, National Gas Metering plays a...
Sustainability in agriculture: How is farming getting greener?
The environmental impact of farming is a concern for many. Even though emissions from beef, dairy, pigs and sheep have either decreased or stayed...
Scottish green tech innovator secures EEF Phase 9 funding from Department for Energy Security...
Innovatium, a leading Scottish low carbon technology company, has been awarded a grant under Phase 9 of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF)
Launched by BEIS...
Triple pressure: Britain “may need 150k heat pump installers this decade, not 50k”
Meeting the government’s target for installing heat pumps may require up to three times the 50,000 technicians which Whitehall foresees, industry experts now estimate.
By...
Speed up Britain’s drive to Net Zero, Tory ex-minister Skidmore urges
Green investors have welcomed a far-ranging acceleration of Britain’s Net Zero ambitions, advocated by Conservative MP Chris Skidmore.
The former energy minister was asked by...
2022’s grid is UK’s second greenest ever, as wind output beats 20GW
Renewable sources set new records for UK electricity generation last year, beaten only by 2020’s year of peak lockdown.
Wind, hydro and solar together accounted...
National ‘war effort’ mobilisation needed to improve energy efficiency
The Environmental Audit Committee report, ‘Accelerating the transition from fossil fuels and securing energy supplies’, was published today and recommends that the Government mobilises to...
Gravitricity ponders hydrogen as “porridge” for ‘Goldilocks’ storage shafts
Inertia-based power storage pioneers Gravitricity are positing steel-lined mine shafts and rock piercings nearly 400 metres deep as storage tanks for Britain’s soon-to-be-abundant hydrogen.
The...
Guilt-free flying “a reality”? Minister puffs £165 million under SAF’s Brit wings
Five innovative ventures turning end-of-life plastics into low carbon fuel for jetliners are to benefit from government grants totalling £165 million, the Department of...
Re-think EGL tax grab, or endanger renewables investment, REA tells Chancellor
The Chancellor’s imminent electricity generator levy (EGL) risks stalling or stifling hundreds of millions of new investment in renewables, Britain’s biggest lobbying body for...