Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

Net zero energy goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, according to a new report led by the University of Birmingham. In addition, the report emphasises the need to balance these on-the-ground local decisions with long-term policy decisions from Government.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system. GreenCollar said it worked with farmers and verification auditors, including the Reef Credit Secretariat and EcoMarkets Australia , as well as the Queensland government and private sector buyers. Jesse Klein. Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:45. HSBC paid $36.40

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling on the UK Government to urgently support the deployment of long-duration electricity storage, including pumped storage hydro (PSH). Make the UK a more favourable investment destination. These payments reached £1.94

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Government has claimed that it is “on track to reach its target to protect 30% of UK land and sea for nature 2030”, but the department responsible cannot provide any evidence to back-up these assertions, as new findings reveal, which were published on 10 October by environmental groups. Image credit: Marc Barrot , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2022

More than half of fleet operators (53 per cent) expect high energy prices to dampen demand for EVs, according to research from mobility solutions specialists Bridgestone and Webfleet Solutions. The government is targeting a 78 per cent reduction in emission by 2035, compared to 1990 levels, and aims for the UK to be net zero by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A new system of eco-labels launched by the UK government is intended to help save consumers money on their energy and water bills, but one industry group says the plan will create confusion and expense. The government has set an ambitious target to reduce the use of public water supply per person by 20% by 2038.

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Business Green

JUNE 17, 2022

University of Oxford academics argue investments in fossil fuels in response to energy crunch will have a smaller economic and energy security impact than those in energy efficiency and clean energy infrastructure. We suggest, if governments are going to spend, green energy makes a far smarter investment than fossil fuel," he said.

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Charged

MAY 27, 2024

UK-based battery firm Altilium has received government funding to begin rapid prototyping of lithium-ion EV battery pouch cells using recycled cathode active materials (CAM). The company has received a grant of £639,797 ($798,114) from Innovate UK’s Faraday Battery Challenge, part of a £1.5-million

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altenergymag

AUGUST 9, 2022

The rising investments in urbanization and the growing government investments in infrastructural development are expected to support the growth of the EV battery market in the foreseeable future.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 20, 2024

“We’re investing billions of dollars to reduce the carbon intensity of our natural gas. “That will basically instantly stop investments to reduce carbon intensity by the industry as a whole.” Why would the regulation not give companies doing that any credit?”

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

We believe it creates the right investment platform to support existing and future hydrogen initiatives.”. Being a first mover in the market means that our fund will have the agility and flexibility to identify the right projects and invest in the most compelling infrastructure assets of the future.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

Major boost for Humber and the North East as plans unveiled to expand offshore wind manufacturing capacity and government moves to bolster demand for UK-based suppliers. The offshore wind sector is delivering industrial benefits to the UK, reinvigorating coastal communities and growing a globally competitive supply chain," he added.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 27, 2024

In a new report Eurelectric calls for national regulatory authorities to allow Europe’s DSOs to make anticipatory investments to ready the power infrastructure for net zero. The concept is apparent with the long lead times for grid build out, which can lag renewables development.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

That's why we’ve tapped Elemental Excelerator ’s expertise and experience to unravel the complexities of accessing non-dilutive government funding (in the US). We’ll walk you through the essential steps to prep your climate tech startup for the competitive government grant process. Total funding: $1.2T

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 15, 2024

Reflecting on a week of record finance results from German and Dutch utilities, Smart Energy’s Power Playbook column sees Yusuf Latief discuss grid investment plans and whether they are indicative of grid planning finally going right. And although the ramifications of this have started to show, investments seem to be able to bring relief.

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2022

Government has so far only come forward with a fraction of £9.2bn energy efficiency funding it promised during current parliament, coalition points out.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. Their services aim to help customers earn revenue for participating in demand response solutions that bolster the grid. The transaction is valued at $6.8

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Renew Economy

MARCH 25, 2024

Gina Rinehart-backed gas company wants Australian government to stop reducing demand for gas and to include it in capacity investment scheme. The post “Lights out:” Gina Rinehart-backed gas company warns of “death knell” without taxpayer funds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 13, 2024

” Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, stating he is an advocate for hydrogen projects, remains optimistic about the city’s investment in this alternative fuel sector. Arjan Sharma, of Edmonton’s fleet and facility services, mentioned the “pause” is due to a shift in short-term demand forecasts for hydrogen.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

UK startup Britishvolt , which has an ambitious plan to build one of the UK’s few large-scale battery factories, has secured £40 million in new investment from mining giant Glencore. Global battery supply is currently dominated by manufacturers in China, Japan and South Korea, and European governments are keen to catch up.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

Trades Union Congress research estimates thousands of jobs could be created by investing in a major school retrofit programme. The report calls for a retrofitting programme backed by £13.5bn of government investment over 10 years, which it estimates could create 42,000 construction jobs and cut 1.2

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 13, 2024

The government of Morocco is throwing its support behind green H2 development in the nation. According to the Moroccan government, the North African country could “play a major role” in the global energy transition. It’s reportedly doing so by allocating one million hectares (2.5

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Governments need to move faster and more decisively on policy measures to enable low-carbon hydrogen to help the world reach net-zero while boosting energy security. Currently, 17 governments have released hydrogen strategies, and more than 20 others have publicly announced strategies are in the works. Read more in our new report ??

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) report finds that, as the world moves towards a more electrified and renewables-based energy system, which will be needed to prevent costs associated with potentially volatile fuel prices, investment in robust, digitalised grid systems will need follow suit.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Those are among 50 recommendations for delivering on the UK's 2050 net zero target put to the government by British citizens today through the citizens assembly appointed last year by a group of Parliamentary select committees, marking the culmination of a landmark exercise in direct, democratic policy making.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Australian Government has signed the landmark Commonwealth-Western Australia Rewiring the Nation deal, providing AU$3 billion ($1.9 Stated the Prime Minister: “Today we are joining forces with the Cook Government on a AU$3 billion landmark deal to deliver affordable cleaner energy to West Australians.

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

The influential annual report's central scenario, which is dubbed 'New Momentum' and is designed to "reflect the current broad trajectory" of the world's energy system, predicts oil demand would stand at around 93 million barrels a day in 2035 - a reduction of five per cent on last year's forecast.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2023

New report examines economic gains which could be realised through mass adoption of heat pumps to drive the decarbonisation of residential heat Mass heat pump deployment could reduce energy demand across the UK's residential building stock by up to 40 per cent and result in annual household savings of £15.9bn, a new report has argued.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Hence the decision to increase the use of geothermal resources in Poland and invest PLN 52 million for this purpose,” said Anna Moskwa, Minister of Climate and Environment. Source: Republic of Poland The post Polish government approves funding for Podhale geothermal expansion first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2022

Global energy industry leaders overwhelmingly believe governments must intervene to protect consumers and businesses facing soaring energy costs in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's war with Ukraine.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The government has today announced the award of over £9m of funding to help deliver a range of new training courses designed to provide thousands of certified heat pump and energy efficiency installers. Home Decarbonisation Skills Training to deliver thousands of trained heat pump and energy efficiency engineers.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2024

That appears to be the main message the government wants taken from today's unveiling of the biggest set of energy market reforms in over a decade. The disconnect between the substance of what the government is actually announcing, and the accompanying media spin is as disorienting as it is bizarre.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Paul Marshall is the chairman and chief investment officer of Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund that he co-founded in 1997. Marshall Wace is now one of the world’s largest hedge funds – an investment vehicle that bets on rising and falling share prices – with around $63 billion (£51.9 billion) in assets under management.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2023

Alongside the Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan, which aims to unlock the potential of smart EV charging, the UK government has announced £16 million ($19.6 million) in funding for V2X and Demand Side Response (DSR) projects. Interoperable demand side response. V2X Innovations. million ($1.47

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The government's Green Homes Grant scheme opens for applications today, but demand from homeowners expected to outstrip 600,000 vouchers available. In total, the government is expected to make 600,000 vouchers for energy efficiency improvements to homes available with a budget of £2bn to support the scheme.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

Reports suggest Shell is planning to invest up to £25bn in primarily low carbon infrastructure in the UK, as BP confirms £1bn EV charging spending plan. He added that 75 per cent of the investment would be in low and zero-carbon products and services, including offshore wind, hydrogen, and electric mobility.

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