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CCS

UK Oil Industry Calls for Urgent Action for Carbon Capture, Use And Storage(CCUS)

Investment in the energy sector needs to double from £20-£25bn a year today to £40-£40m if the UK is to meet its net zero challenge.

Energy Created from Burning Plants And Trees is Soaring in the UK

The number of power stations that are fuelled by burning plants and trees has more than trebled in four years to produce enough electricity for 7.4 million hous…

CCS

UK ‘Contemplating CCUS for Too Long’ Warns Industry Report

A new report has called for rapid action on a vital technology for reducing carbon emissions which the UK has been “contemplating for too long”.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

​UK Already Has the Tools to Achieve Net-Zero, Says CAT Report

The UK could reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions using only proven technology, without relying on the promise of future developments, says a new report from…

Nuclear Technology

Framatome Honours Oxford Professor for Nuclear Research Work

Nuclear equipment company Framatome yesterday presented its first Excellence in Nuclear Reactor Science in the UK Award to Professor Sergio Lozano-Perez of the …

IPPR: UK should pay £20bn into UN Climate Fund

The UK's contribution to global decarbonisation should be more in line with its 'fair share' of responsibility for climate breakdown, think tank says.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Solarwatt Unveils Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Offering

Solarwatt is launching a smart solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging offering in the UK in partnership with Austrian e-mobility solutions manufacturer Ke…

Energy storage technology

How Gravitricity Aims to Balance Renewables on the Grid Through Energy Storage

The UK company has designed an energy storage system that hoists heavy weights up tall vertical shafts then releases them to meet power demand at peak times.

Wales Will Lose Marine Energy Investors After Subsidy Change

Marine energy projects in Wales have lost out on investment since the UK government cut financial support, according to a UK industry body. Ring-fenced UK gover…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Norwegian Practices on Energy Efficiency And Compared with The UK

I view energy efficiency as a key enabler to net zero and it is a topic I have been involved with for many years.As part of my energy efficiency work, I investi…

Is CCUS the Key to A Low-Carbon Economy for the UK?

In November 2019 the Energy Industries Council (EIC) published a report into carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) as a more viable concept to reduce e…

Johnson and Corbyn Warn of 'Colossal', 'Massive' Climate Issue

The climate crisis received only a brief mention in the first TV debate of the election campaign last night, as just one question on the topic was reserved for …

PwC Research Says UK's Progress in Achieving Net Zero Is Slowing

This year, Ex-Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the UK would be the first major economy to set a legally binding commitment to be net zero by 2050.

Power Construction

Could the Nation’s Fridges Rebalance the UK Grid?

A new deal between the UK’s National Grid and Asda will see the supermarket giant provide around 13MW of ‘virtual battery power’ from its air-conditioning an…

Promising Times for Geothermal in the UK Highlighted

BritGeothermal, Town Rock Energy Ltd and EGS Energy Ltd organised the 7th edition of the UK Geothermal Symposium hosted by the Geological Society at Burlington …