Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

Nuclear targets increased to 24GW by 2050. Arguably the biggest change from the UK's previous energy plans is the Strategy's goal to deliver 24GW of nuclear power capacity by 2050, which it said would result in around 25 per cent of UK electricity demand being met by a major fleet of both large and small new reactors.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Major gaps in the UK's infrastructure plans compounded by a severe lack of public investment in key areas must be urgently addressed if the government is to avoid locking in environmentally damaging economic activity long into the future, Green Alliance has today warned.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 17, 2022

It shows that during more than half of the time across 2030 (53% of the hours in the year), the UK’s electricity grid is expected to have an oversupply of renewable and nuclear power. For comparison, it is expected that in 2022, the UK will experience an oversupply from these sources for just 6% of the hours. Required capacity.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

  In deals, geologic hydrogen digs up $245m, $181m across six EV deals, and Brookfield’s $10bn climate transition fund.  Mingomba could drive further investment in what might eventually become a major copper supplier.   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Mineral ambitions. Why is this important now? 

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the report also highlights how engineering a 'green recovery' backed by major investment in low carbon infrastructure could significantly increase the chances of the world meeting the 1.5C Germany advances plans for green hydrogen hub. warming target at the heart of the Paris Agreement. goal within reach.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

The think tank's new analysis, titled CO2 Emissions in 2022 , shows global energy-related CO2 emissions grew just 0.9 The emissions savings could have been higher still were it not for the summer heat waves that hit the northern hemisphere and the fact an unusually large number of nuclear power plants were offline for sustained periods.

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Business Green

MAY 9, 2022

The scale of the challenge in decarbonising Great Britain's electricity grid has been laid bare this morning, with two separate reports setting out the level of change required to ensure the UK's electricity system can accommodate a major expansion in both renewables and nuclear power.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alike?

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

  Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Winners include manufacturing, up 133% from 2022, and emerging climate technologies that saw a whopping 10x jump to $4.3bn.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

Labour leader Keir Starmer promised that the Party "wouldn't let people pay a penny more" on their winter fuel bills as he set out plans to freeze the upcoming energy price cap rise, expand taxes on oil and gas firms, ramp up investment in renewable energy, and embark on a major home insulation drive. Take renewable energy," Starmer wrote.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

Tom Greatrex, chief executive at the Nuclear Industry Association, hailed the new nuclear target of 24GW by 2050 as "a vital step forward for UK energy security and our net zero future". This investment will also create tens of thousands of jobs across the country and revitalise a world class skills base right here in Britain.

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38 North Solutions

JULY 30, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 . Current law taxes the performance-based compensation paid to managers of certain investment partnerships at long-term capital-gains rates rather than as ordinary income provided that a three-year holding period is met. Part 1 (First 3 years or 2022-2024). CLEAN HYDROGEN.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

The update to the OBR's analysis concludes that should fossil gas costs remain high for over the long-term, it could cut the costs of delivering net zero by £116bn between 2022-2050, which amounts to 0.1 But the intermittency problem is significant, especially as the share of energy generation that comes from these sources grows.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Chris Skidmore MP to chair an independent review into how to deliver our net zero commitment while maximising economic growth and investment, supporting energy security, and minimising the costs borne by businesses and consumers. The Chair will report by the end of 2022.". New tax incentives to invest in plant and machinery.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

All that is needed is more political urgency, policy clarity, and real world action to mobilise investment, drive clean tech deployment, accelerate the transition. Support emerging green finance products - Consider innovative green finance products to catalyse heat pump investment.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

More than 100,000 ships over 100 gross tons sailed the seven seas in 2022. This year, the price spread has contracted , shrinking the savings gained by investing in scrubber installations. Technologies like hydrogen and batteries don’t have a high enough energy density to volumetrically power vessels.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Overall it paints a hugely complex, but largely holistic picture for how the UK generates, manages, and uses heat and power, as it strives to deliver on its net zero emissions goals. Although the government stressed it is considering a range of options and is also open to direct state investment in the project.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2021

There are currently "no concrete plans" for producing steel using hydrogen in the UK and only "very vague proposals" for a single carbon capture-based project, according to the new analysis, which contrasted the sluggish progress in the UK with plans for 23 hydrogen-steel projects that are currently underway across the EU.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

While the government's Energy Price Guarantee saved four million households from spending 10 per cent of their income on energy this January, according to the EAC, the body claims an opportunity to accelerate energy efficiency installations in 2022's warmer months was missed.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At the very least, utilities will need plans that can get them most of the way there, while rushing ahead with next-generation technologies: long-duration energy storage, small modular nuclear reactors or green hydrogen and methane to fuel natural gas peaker plants. It’s also investing in Ørsted’s 1.1-gigawatt

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

“Increasing nuclear capacity is vital to meet our net zero obligations, so to encourage private sector investment into our nuclear programme, I confirm, subject to consultation, nuclear power will be classed as environmentally sustainable.” the “U” in “CCUS”).

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There are plenty of short term solutions for supporting households and businesses, but in the long term a new approach is needed to boost investment in renewables and energy efficiency, writes RenewableUK CEO Dan McGrail. With suppliers going to the wall in record numbers, it's clear that excess profit is not a risk in 2022.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

Insulation, LED lighting, flexibility services, and smart metering may not garner as much political attention as giant offshore wind farms and nuclear power plants, but experts have long pointed out they are far cheaper and quicker to deploy at scale and will shave money off household energy bills far more quickly.

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2022

The cost of generating power from solar and wind farms in particular has tumbled over the past decade, with gas generation now estimated to be more than four times more expensive than renewables, and twice as expensive as nuclear power. — Adam Bell (@Adam_Grant_Bell) June 13, 2022. What's not to like?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It also has set and met ambitious clean energy and has the potential to produce an enormous amount of clean electricity, heat, and hydrogen with offshore wind and nuclear power. trillion in clean energy investments in 2022, with investment growing by 12% since 2020, up from 2% in 2015.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

Director-general of the clean energy agency offers his thoughts on the energy crisis, green and blue hydrogen, and why renewables must be the priority in the 2020s. On green and blue hydrogen. BusinessGreen was there to listen in on what the self-styled 'good guys' of the global energy transition are currently thinking.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Originally trailed at a 'mini-Budget' designed to tackle the looming economic crisis facing the UK, the statement went far further than taxation and other fiscal measures, setting out broader plans to streamline planning rules with the aim of boosting investment, housebuilding, and jobs. Planning reform is long overdue.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

Join us for a webinar Jan 25th on Sightline Climate’s 2023 investment trends, insights, and discussion. Saudi Arabian ACWA Power outlined a $4bn green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Egypt that could produce up to 600,000 tons of green ammonia per year. Clean hydrogen carrying capacity.   Want more deals?

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

And some of the measures set out in the plan were duly welcomed by the green economy, with developers and investors broadly praising the increased targets for offshore wind, nuclear, and hydrogen projects.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

But it also stressed that such measures would be "in alignment with climate objectives" and would include work to curb methane emissions, boost renewables capacity, and ensure new gas infrastructure is hydrogen-ready. At the same time, we must invest equally in adaptation and resilience.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

utilities pledging to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with a long-range plan that invests nearly $8 billion in renewable energy and accelerates some coal plant closures — although it will retain much of its coal fleet through 2040. million customers in Missouri and Illinois plans to invest nearly $8 billion to add 3.1

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2021

US President Joe Biden has proposed a $6tr domestic budget for the 2022 fiscal year, with his draft plan unveiled last week setting out a raft of proposals to boost jobs, infrastructure spending and combat greenhouse gas emissions. The final proposals are expected to emerge in mid-July. Biden's draft budget touts $14bn US climate spending.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

While Exxon has already spent millions on this project — and plans to invest up to $400 million more to expand it — Shute Creek has consistently fallen short of its carbon capture goals. The statement that I want a 100% renewable energy system is not sufficient.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In funds, Active Impact Investments and Congruent both launch their third funds.   Subscribe Now 📩 Submit deals and announcements for the newsletter at hello@ctvc.co.   In the US , a 2023 Pew Research Center survey shows 57% of Americans favor nuclear power, a 14% increase over 2020. Not a subscriber yet?

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. As President Biden observed, the IRA "makes the largest investment ever in combatting the existential crisis of climate change".

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