Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

As offices and factories shut up shop and millions of people were furloughed or working from home across the country during the second quarter of the year, electricity demand plummeted and renewable electricity took up its highest ever share of the energy mix, leading to record low CO2 emissions from the grid.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In the first half of 2019, the company generated half as much power from its coal fleet as it did in the same period last year, without closing any capacity. In November last year, Spain’s government said its last coal and nuclear power plants would be closed by 2030.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Trailing key pillars of the policy document this morning, the government said the "ambitious" plans would help to keep bills affordable for consumers as the UK transitions to net zero emissions by 2050, based on a trajectory that would deliver "overwhelmingly decarbonised power in the 2030s". million petrol cars from the roads.

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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. But rising temperatures from climate change are just one challenge.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2020

The study, published the journal Science , highlights the benefits of prioritising smaller technologies such as heat pumps, solar panels, and electric bikes to drive decarbonisation, in comparison to more costly, large-scale solutions such as nuclear power plants and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

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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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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

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

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Green business groups and campaigners welcome the government's renewed focus on the net zero transition, but warn plan lacks long-term policies and sufficient funding in key areas. The promise of additional funding for the purchase and manufacture of zero emission vehicles, and the roll-out of charge points across the country are welcome.

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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

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

"We believe that in 10 years' time offshore wind will be powering every home in the country, with our target rising from 30 gigawatts to 40 gigawatts," he will add. Nevertheless, environmental groups broadly welcomed the latest green policy signals.

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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. But how green are the energy sources powering our EVs?

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Boris Johnson has unveiled his much-vaunted 10-point green recovery plan, promising a multi-billion pound package of investment across the green economy designed to create an estimated 250,000 new jobs in the carbon capture, electric vehicle, nuclear, hydrogen and renewables sectors.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

The intervention comes at a critical time for the UK's nuclear industry. The last Labour government promised a "nuclear renaissance" over 12 years ago, but since then a series of project delays and deferred policy decisions has seen only one project start construction - EDF's high profile and controversial Hinkley Point development.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

Against this sobering backdrop, political leaders are scrambling for policy fixes to try and mimimise the looming economic storm. Meanwhile, a host of policy proposals for tackling the twin energy and cost of living crises continued to be bandied about in the press this weekend.

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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

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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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

This method does not produce direct emissions but requires electricity. Hydrogen produced from renewable electricity (wind, solar, hydropower, tidal, etc.) Hydrogen from other non-emitting sources—such as nuclear power—does not currently have an established colour designation. is known as green hydrogen.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

Germany is planning to postpone the closure of its last three nuclear power plants to help cushion the impact of soaring energy prices and possible shortages of fossil gas supplies this winter amid worsening geopolitical tensions with Russia, according to myriad reports this week.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

BNEF estimates another 245GWh of batteries are needed every year over the coming decade for both transport and energy storage - a 26-fold increase on last year - with 35 million electric vehicles required every year over the next decade, 11 times the number hitting the roads in 2020. Hydrogen, CCS, and nuclear.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In this morning's update , the government also confirmed its intention to set up a domestic Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from 1 January 2021 and enter into negotiations with French energy giant EDF over proposals to build a major nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk. million petrol cars off the road.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 1, 2020

Policies and technologies that reduce that consumption will lower the amount of carbon dioxide emitted. Electric vehicles (EVs) are growing rapidly, but even at those rapid growth rates it’s going to take a while before they really make a significant dent in oil consumption. Consider coal, for example. In the U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

"Working with public and private sector leaders, including the UK, Catalyst will be a key vehicle for reducing Green Premiums, building the clean industries of tomorrow, and creating lasting jobs in communities around the world.".

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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 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 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. Investment in this sector is simply throwing good money after bad.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Reports yesterday suggested the PM has been forced to delay several times a major speech touting a new policy and investment package for the green economy due to the disruption wrought by Covid-19. Nevertheless, environmental groups broadly welcomed the latest green policy support.

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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

MARCH 30, 2023

However, today's announcements, while including a host of measures impacting renewables, nuclear, carbon capture, hydrogen, and energy efficiency, extend far beyond energy, stretching into green finance, electric vehicles, carbon border adjustment mechanisms, and nature markets.

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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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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

  Early-Stage 🚗 Project 3 Mobility , a Zagreb, Croatia-based autonomous electric vehicle developer, raised   $107m in Series A funding from TASARU, Kia, and Rimac Group. The ambitious plan would require the EU to reduce fossil fuel use in the energy sector by 80% by 2040 compared to 2021 and spend 3.2%

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

The new commitments are hugely ambitious - they would see the UK produce more electricity from offshore wind in 2030 than it has produced from gas in any year in history. Instead, the government has prioritised policies that will keep us dependent on high cost fossil fuels and nuclear power.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Even so, many green groups were quick to highlight the optics of a Budget speech so light on climate and net zero rhetoric coming only days ahead of the biggest and most important climate summit ever held on British soil, where world leaders are set to attend crucial talks geared at putting the world on a 1.5C pathway.

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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. The move provides assurances that schemes and clean energy contracts funded through the system of levies will continue to receive payments, despite the levies no longer being paid byu households.

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