Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today reiterated the government's commitment to delivering on the UK's international climate responsibilities, confirming support for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant, announcing a new long-term target for UK energy efficiency, and promising continued investment in clean tech innovation.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

New York state’s zero-carbon energy goals will require new transmission to carry upstate wind and hydro to downstate markets, plus a wave of new batteries and other balancing agents to balance the state's increasingly intermittent renewable mix. percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

The government has set out the UK's plans to accelerate the charging network rollout to help transition to zero emission vehicles, committing to 300,000 public electric vehicle (EV) charge points by 2030. Electric cars offer a genuine route to net zero mobility.

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38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

property designed to capture, remove, use or sequester carbon dioxide emissions; e. equipment designed to refine, electrolyze or blend any fuel, chemical or product that is renewable or low-carbon and low-emission; f. low- or zero-carbon process heat systems; b. carbon capture, transport, utilization and storage systems; c.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

stays on track, there will be 11 million electric vehicles on U.K. actually hitting its targeted carbon reductions. National Grid ESO itself has a goal of being able to support a carbon-free grid by 2025, which it is on track to achieving. Adding more wind, solar and electric vehicles seems achievable, if challenging.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 16, 2020

as well as a surge of renewable capacity aided by legislation aimed at curbing carbon dioxide emissions. Nevertheless, it seemed likely that the industry would enjoy at least another decade of dominance before renewables and electric vehicles combined to put the industry into permanent decline. A Place for Nuclear Power.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Statistical Review is instrumental in providing comprehensive data on global oil, gas, and coal production and consumption, as well as on carbon dioxide emissions and renewable energy statistics. Natural gas-fired power generation remained stable in 2022 with a share of around 23%. Output from nuclear power fell by 4.4%.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2020

Nuclear plants, CCS, and whole-building retrofits should not be prioritised over smaller cheaper alternatives, study argues, while acknowledging small scale technologies do not offer a panacea. Large 'silver bullet' technologies like nuclear power or carbon and capture storage are politically seductive," he argued.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

The situation reduced the need for fossil fuel power such as coal and gas, and also led to curbed demand for nuclear power, as cheaper forms of renewable power such as wind and solar shouldered the lion's share of Britain's electricity needs.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

gigawatts of “traditional thermal power.". In a statement to the Spanish stock exchange, Endesa was unequivocal in its view on coal’s near-term future , blaming market conditions and carbon pricing. In November last year, Spain’s government said its last coal and nuclear power plants would be closed by 2030.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge. Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than 1 in 10 vehicle registrations in 2020, up from 1 in 30 in 2019, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

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38 North Solutions

MAY 2, 2024

In the guidance released April 25 , the Treasury Department establishes the parameters of the transferability program. Dates and Eligibility Should a company decide to pursue transferability, the deadline to sell its tax credits is the due date for the annual tax return for that year.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The government has unveiled further details of its hotly-anticipated vision for the UK's net zero transition, signalling a major overhaul of Britain's energy market to scale up renewables, clean heating, nuclear, energy efficiency, carbon capture, and hydrogen technologies over the coming decade and beyond.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The plan promised to deploy a combination of policy interventions and funding to accelerate the UK development of offshore wind, green hydrogen, nuclear power, electric vehicles, public and active transport, green aviation and shipping, energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage, natural carbon sinks, and clean tech innovation and green finance.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To be a true leader on electric vehicles, the government must plump the market by requiring manufacturers to produce a set percentage of low-carbon vehicles, writes Energy UK's Yumann Siddiq. Meanwhile, 80 per cent of vehicles produced in the UK are exported. Today, EVs make up 14 per cent of the new car market.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 6, 2021

California and other states are pushing to use clean electricity to power vehicles and buildings to cut carbon, which will increase demand. And the state’s last nuclear power plant and numerous coastal gas power plants are facing retirement.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Hydrogen Economy” report forecasts that hydrogen from low-carbon sources could supply roughly 14 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2050, including hard-to-electrify sectors now dependent on natural gas such as high-heat industrial processes or manufacturing fertilizer. The “Roadmap to a U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The Times reported yesterday that the package is set to include approval for at least six CCS projects that are to share £20bn of financial support over the coming decade, as well as 10 year 'roadmap' for boosting low carbon hydrogen production.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The government has set its sights on delivering two million green skilled jobs across the UK by 2030, as it today launched a new Taskforce to chart a long-term plan to fill the growing green skills gap and support workers in high carbon industries as the economy shifts towards a net zero footing.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear, EVs, and renewables all set to benefit from £12bn government stimulus plan, but critics warn funding falls well short of the level required to trigger a green recovery.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

The clean-burning fuel does not produce carbon emissions upon consumption and so can replace fossil fuels in many sectors including heavy industry, transportation and heating. It can also be produced from electricity and water using a process called electrolysis. This method does not produce direct emissions but requires electricity.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Independent advisory body the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has repeatedly made clear that the government should place its 2050 net zero target and nature restoration ambitions at the heart of its forthcoming strategy in order to avoid locking-in high carbon infrastructure.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

The analysis also highlights how a new generation of nuclear projects could underpin other green industries by enabling the production of low carbon hydrogen and other fuels while also supporting district heating projects through the deployment of local small modular reactors (SMRs). Those who like nuclear want it to be true.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

He said his administration would “build and install a network of 500,000 charging stations along our existing and new highways” so electric vehicles (EVs) can displace gasoline. He also mentioned plans to offer cash rebates to trade in older vehicles. still obtained 63% of its electricity from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Announcing the first stage of the 10-point plan, Johnson will tomorrow confirm a new increased target for 40GW of operational offshore wind power capacity to be delivered by the end of the decade, up from the existing target of 30GW by 2030, and marking a sizeable increase on the 10GW in operation today. "We

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The government has set its sights on delivering two million green skilled jobs across the UK by 2030, as it today launched a new Taskforce to chart a long-term plan to fill the growing green skills gap and support workers in high carbon industries as the economy shifts towards a net zero footing.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The government has today finally published its long-awaited Energy White Paper , setting out its vision for building a zero emission energy system for the UK featuring ambitious plans to scale up renewables, clean heating, nuclear, energy efficiency, smart grid, carbon capture, and hydrogen technologies over the coming decade and beyond.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

Reports: Germany looking to postpone looming closure of nuclear plants. While such a move would likely be temporary, it would mark a major departure from German energy policy over the past two decades, with the government having opted to gradually shutter its nuclear power plants amid safety fears over atomic energy.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

The government has confirmed plans to set up a new public body to oversee the transition of Britain's energy system towards net zero emissions, as more green technologies such as renewables, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen, and carbon capture systems come online over the coming years.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Prior media reports suggested the government had intended to badge all of its announcements under the banner of 'Green Day', but instead it appears to have gone with the name 'Powering Up Britain', evidently keen to place as much focus as possible on energy security issues.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

To become energy secure and genuinely resilient from volatile fossil fuel prices, the UK must accelerate its transition to a zero-carbon energy system, writes Nick Molho, from the Aldersgate Group. Fully decarbonising the power grid by 2035 will be essential to reduce fossil fuel dependence and cut emissions in other parts of the economy.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

Moreover, these estimates do not include potential gains to the public purse or the impacts of further incentivising the transition as a result of levying additional carbon taxes, the OBR said. Office for Budget Responsibility estimates sustained high fossil fuel prices could make the comparative costs of net zero over a third cheaper.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

The move, which follows similar proposals from the EU, is a first for the US and would deliver a huge boost to electric vehicle (EV) demand in America's largest auto market. UK and US banks accused of financing Russian 'carbon bombs'. Investing in Russian carbon bombs is the worst thing you can do today.".

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 31, 2023

New technology is making carbon emission-free pink H2 possible at a very large scale. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is placing a major focus on nuclear hydrogen as a component of the US government’s proposed $7 billion push for clean H2 production. That said, no carbon emissions are produced along with those usable outputs.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Areas targeted by the green capital investment programme would be electric vehicle battery factories, offshore wind, UK-based wind turbine manufacturing, hydrogen, tree-planting, flood defences, energy efficiency and active travel, Reeves said. "As

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

The confirmation of long-awaited plans to invest in small-scale nuclear and carbon capture were broadly welcomed as measures that could put the UK at the forefront of new industries and boost the UK's low carbon domestic energy supplies.

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