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...
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...
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.
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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...
Grid capacity – the bottleneck on net zero?
Electrification is surging throughout the UK, but grid capacity limits threaten to slow down the transition to net zero.
The simplest way for any business...
Pure hydrogen commercial boiler used in industrial scale demonstration
In what is claimed to be a first, Baxi and H2GO Power have today announced an industrial scale demonstration to deliver their unique carbon...
Monitoring software to encompass Scope 3 emissions
Net zero consultancy ClearVUE.Business’ energy and carbon management platform ClearVUE.Zero monitors companies’ emissions and allows business owners to cut unwanted and wasteful consumption, reducing their carbon footprint....
May sounds British firms’ “mayday” for 1.5 degree cap on planet heating this century
Former prime minister Theresa May today led calls from British businesses to keep the 1.5 degree Paris climate target alive, as the UN climate...
Critical consequences: securing the path to Net Zero
As cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure increase, Polly Curtin and Campbell Hayden highlight the need for clean tech and infrastructure to be secure...
Veolia to deliver £27million contract to cut carbon and energy costs for Eastbourne District...
Veolia’s project is one of the first to take a whole building approach using wide ranging energy upgrades to target carbon savings of 4,129...
Government ‘won’t achieve Net Zero by 2050’, slim majority tell British Gas’ new Net...
Just over half of UK adults - 54% - lack confidence that that the government can cut emissions to reach Net Zero by 2050....