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'Missing link': Could nuclear power up the clean hydrogen industry?

Business Green

A new report argues that with demand for clean hydrogen set to boom, the nascent mocular reactor industry could have a key role to play in meeting surging demand. The world can meet the Paris climate goals and save "trillions" of dollars by building a new generation of modular nuclear reactors to create clean hydrogen, a new report suggests.

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'Green Day'? Fears grow government is to prioritise fossil fuel projects in upgraded climate strategy

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The government is widely expected to unveil a wave of decarbonisation and energy policies on Thursday as part of a package that had been badged as 'Green Day' by Whitehall insiders. Green day was supposed to be an opportunity to get back in the green race, but this is just supporting [fossil fuel] lobbies."

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Sizewell C: Government confirms plan to take £670m stake in nuclear power project

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Sizewell C project takes major step forward as government unveils plans to establish Great British Energy, a new arms-length public body to oversee UK nuclear power pipeline. More details are expected early in the new year, including on the government's funding commitment to the new body.

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Renewables overtake fossil fuels in 2020 as Britain's power grid enjoys 'greenest year' yet

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But Imperial College London analysis warns emerging technologies and negative emission power plants are likely to be needed to unlock full decarbonisation of the grid. Nuclear power, meanwhile, provided 17.5 per cent of Britain's power last year, while imports accounted for just under seven per cent.

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Energy White Paper: Government unveils plan for 'decisive and permanent' shift away from fossil fuels

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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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‘We Have to Stop Demonising Oil and Gas’ Jacob Rees-Mogg Told UAE Investment Chief

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He also suggested that the UK and UAE could collaborate more closely on the development of nuclear small modular reactors, and hydrogen – which critics say is being heavily pushed by the fossil fuel industry. The fossil fuel era is over. Hydrocarbons aren’t the solution, they’re the problem,” Lucas added.

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King's Speech, SMR deals, and Minister cools on hydrogen heating: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

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BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week Energy Minister: Hydrogen will have 'very small role, if at all' in heating UK homes EXCLUSIVE: Lord Callanan touts heat pumps and heat networks as replacement for vast majority of fossil gas boilers as he warns that hydrogen remains 'very problematical' for home heating. -