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Geothermal Power Plant

Australian Firm’s Mission to Repurpose North Sea Platforms for Geothermal Energy

An Australian company says its “unique” technology could lead to oil and gas rigs in the UK North Sea being repurposed as key infrastructure for geothermal en…

Nuclear Fusion

New Academic Partnership to Accelerate UK Fusion Future

A new partnership has been signed between The University of Manchester and the UK Atomic Energy Authority to help accelerate the UK’s progress toward net zero …

Energy Subsidies

NextEnergy Claims New Record for UK’s Largest Solar Farm as 115MWp Subsidy-Free Portfolio Completes

NextEnergy Capital has energised two subsidy-free solar farms, one of which - a 75MWp asset developed in Wales - is claimed to be the largest constructed PV pla…

Wind Farm

RWE Makes Investment Decision on Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, UK

RWE has made a financial investment decision on its largest offshore project, the 1.4GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, in the UK.

Hydrogen Project

BP Plans UK Hydrogen Project

bp has announced that it is developing plans for the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility, targeting 1GW of hydrogen production by 2030.

United Kingdom

Scottish Renewables Calls for Storage 'Price Floor'

Vital electricity storage capacity needed to help the UK meet its net-zero target should be supported by an innovative funding mechanism, new research from Scot…

Oil&Gas Drilling

UK Seeks to Drill more Oil and Gas from North Sea

More oil and gas wells are to be drilled in the North Sea, the UK government has announced.

Wind Power Project

Hywind Scotland Floating Wind Farm Boasts of 57.1% Capacity Factor

The 30-MW Hywind Scotland floating wind farm has achieved an average capacity factor of 57.1% in the 12 months to March 2021, marking a new record in the UK, it…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK's Hinkley Point B Approved for Restart

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation has today provided EDF with permission for Reactors 3 and 4 at the Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset, England, to…

Floating Offshore Wind

Bechtel Partners with Hexicon on UK Floater

Bechtel is partnering with Hexicon to demonstrate technology at an up to 40MW floating offshore wind farm off the coast of the UK.

LNG

Russia’s Gazprom Boasts First Carbon-Neutral LNG Delivery In Europe

Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Monday that it had delivered the first carbon-neutral liquefied natural gas in Europe, shipping the fuel to Shell in the UK.

Coal Mine

Video: Plan for UK's First Deep Coal Mine in 30 Years to be Reviewed

​Plans in the UK to build the first new deep coal mine in 30 years have brought criticism from climate-change activists.

Oil Field

EnQuest Starts Shutting Down Don Fields in North Sea

UK oil and gas company EnQuest has started the cessation of production activities on the Northern Producer floating production facility at the Don fields in the…

Coal Mine

Plans for UK Coal Mine Suspended After Criticism of Net Zero Commitment

Plans to build the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years have been suspended after the UK government was accused of “rank hypocrisy” for greenlighting the pr…

United Kingdom

UK Nuclear Industry Agrees Hydrogen Roadmap

The UK Nuclear Industry Association on 17 February announced that a Hydrogen Roadmap had been agreed by the Nuclear Industry Council.