38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

In addition to the technical criteria under Section 48C (discussed above), DOE indicates it may consider one or more policy factors in determining which Round 2 applications merit selection: To achieve maximum benefits to strengthen U.S. low- or zero-carbon process heat systems; b.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors, and investing tens of billions in clean energy through carbon capture. We don't want to see high bills like this again, it's time for a clean energy reset.

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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

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Once this largest source of carbon emissions is greened up, the second-largest, transportation, can tap renewable energy via electric vehicles. A core reason for this trend is that electric utilities aren't mandating the switch over. France built nuclear power. Iceland tapped geothermal.

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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.

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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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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The government is under growing pressure to unveil a host of long-awaited green policy plans and frameworks before the end of the year in order to help businesses mobilise a new wave of investment in net zero-compatible 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).

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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

He said the creation of the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero was "a pretty clear guide or indication" the government would be moving ahead with plans for a Great British Nuclear (GBN) agency to help identify new sites for nuclear power plants and support their development, adding that an announcement was likely in the coming weeks.

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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

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The government confirmed a new package of 18 deals worth £9.7bn, which are set to ramp up investment in a host of clean infrastructure projects, including offshore wind, hydrogen development, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and green homes.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It comes as the Prime Minister gears up to shortly announce is hotly-anticipated 10-point green recovery plan, which is expected to feature support for offshore wind, nuclear power, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage (CCS), among other areas.

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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. The plan would represent a major policy reversal a decade after the Fukushima disaster triggered a move to phase down the country's reliance on nuclear power.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And, forming the first stage of the 10-point plan, Johnson will tomorrow announce a new increased target for 40GW of operational offshore wind power capacity 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.

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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

APRIL 6, 2022

FSO will take 'whole-systems' approach to integration of green energy technologies such as renewables, hydrogen, and CCUS, government confirms. It will also have a duty to provide independent advice and technical input to the government and Ofgem in order to form policy decisions, it explained.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A University of Wyoming (UW) research team has received $693,514 in funding from the Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP) for a new blue hydrogen project, to support their efforts to create a new hydrogen economy in the state. The project focuses on nuclear powered hydrogen production.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The move comes as the Prime Minister gears up to shortly announce his hotly-anticipated 10-point green recovery plan, which is expected to feature support for offshore wind, nuclear power, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage (CCS), among other areas.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

After weeks of speculation, the government is set to publish its plan to boost Britain's energy security later today, with fresh targets announced for offshore wind, nuclear and low-carbon hydrogen alongside measures to accelerate the adoption of smart grid technologies.

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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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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

But players across the green economy were quick to point out the government's package of policies and tax changes was notably bereft of focus on three other critical 'E's that are planks of a prosperous economy: environment, energy, and efficiency.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The tide pulls the other way across the channel as the EU gets ambitious on its climate goals, and Ethiopia accelerates to become the first country to ban ICE vehicles.    In deals, geologic hydrogen digs up $245m, $181m across six EV deals, and Brookfield’s $10bn climate transition fund.  Not a subscriber yet?

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

After all, the Net Zero Review - or Mission Zero, as it is officially titled - does not demand a revolutionary overhaul of government policy backed by a blank cheque from the Treasury to spur on decarbonisation efforts. Here, BusinessGreen provides an all-you-need-to-know guide to the Review's recommendations and key conclusions. G overnance.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

All-you-need-to-know on the green policies, tax changes and regulatory plans outlined as part of the government's new Growth Plan. Priority infrastructure development schemes: wind, hydrogen, CCS, nuclear, fracking, oil and gas. A pot of £49.4m New £40bn Energy Markets Financing Scheme.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Just a week after the government finally unleashed its Net Zero Strategy , Heat and Buildings Strategy and the Treasury's Net Zero Review, replete with a flurry of fresh policy and investment, it was now the turn of the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to set out the government's spending plans for the next year and beyond.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "The UK's path to ending our contribution to climate change will be paved with well-paid jobs, billions in investment and thriving green industries - powering our green industrial revolution across the country. But there are still some pieces of puzzle missing.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

. | Photo by Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via Getty Images The Biden administration proposed new tax guidelines today aimed at making it cheaper to produce hydrogen as a less-polluting alternative to fossil fuels. Hydrogen combustion releases water vapor, rather than planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

To describe autumn 2020 as a busy period for green economy policy in the UK would be an understatement. However, today's publication of the Energy White Paper marks a significant milestone in the UK's net zero transition, representing the first detailed policy framework to be delivered in support of Johnson's new 'green revolution'.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

But underneath the bonnet of that central contention, there is a huge amount of important and knotty details contained in the CCC's 130-page assessment that present major implications for policy, investment, and green business. BusinessGreen dives into some the crucial green business takeaways: 1.

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38 North Solutions

JULY 30, 2022

Some credits—such as the electric vehicle (“EV”) credit–remain unchanged throughout the ten-year bill. Clean Electricity Grants and Loans. -$40 ZERO EMISSION NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION CREDIT. Creates a new production tax credit for nuclear power. CLEAN HYDROGEN. CLEAN VEHICLE CREDIT.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

Beginning in 1958, these were augmented by nuclear power plants, which have operated nearly continuously to pay off their large capital investments. Unlike coal and nuclear, solar and wind are variable; they provide power only when the sun and wind are available. However, new nuclear plants in the U.S.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss seek to burnish green policy credentials as Tory leadership contest edges towards final fortnight – but beyond the rhetoric, how much more have we learned?

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 5, 2020

July 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Electric Vehicles Go Public | Energy Policy Scandals | SunRun Acquires Vivint Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Hint: it is not sales. but is heartbreak inevitable?

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2021

However, it stresses that bolder policies and investment decisions are urgently required to put the world on track for delivering on its net zero emissions goals. Moving the world onto that pathway requires strong and credible policy actions from governments, underpinned by much greater international cooperation.".

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 8, 2021

| Changing Climate Change Beliefs This month, we’re highlighting big climate policy news in Illinois, how the battery materials supply chain is evolving, why sustainable aviation fuels may be a Goldilocks solution, and changing beliefs on climate change. There’s actually an opportunity for industry and policy alignment.

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