Business Green

MARCH 22, 2022

Briefings by senior ministers ahead of Energy Security Strategy suggest plan will include new target for nuclear, cheap heat pumps loans, and planning reforms to fast track onshore wind development.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This mechanism serves as a protective shield for the EU’s climate policies, preventing them from being undermined by production relocation to countries with less stringent environmental standards or by the substitution of EU products with more carbon-intensive imports.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

As such, it sets out how the UK could accelerate its transition away from fossil fuels, secure its energy supplies, and tackle the looming affordability, security, and sustainability 'trilemma' through a raft of new policies. Britain will continue to need to access fossil fuel supplies during the Net Zero transition.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

Because our economies are still coupled with the burning of fossil fuels, this markedly reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In a May 2020 paper in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy, a team of economists led by Cameron Hepburn led a survey to assess the most climate-friendly recovery policies. From Hepburn et al.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It will focus on the feasibility of using nuclear power as an energy source to power steam assisted gravity drainage process , also known as SAGD. Paul Dorfman, chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group and visiting fellow with the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

Previous reports have suggested the Chancellor has pushed back against colleagues' plans to significantly expand the UK's fleet of nuclear power stations , and has questioned the value for money of additional solar and onshore wind development. Nuclear costs continue?to There are now question?marks

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Offshore wind energy powerhouse Orsted demonstrates that a pivot away from fossil fuels is possible. Within 10 years, Ørsted has transformed from a conventional energy company reliant on fossil fuels for 85 per cent of its revenues to a renewable energy powerhouse, with 85 per cent of revenues coming from non-fossil sources.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Dubbed Great British Energy, the new venture would enable British people to profit from the nation's clean energy resources, he said, stressing that state-backed energy companies from France, China, and Sweden were all currently profiting from wind and nuclear power generated in Britain. British power to the British people.".

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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

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

APRIL 6, 2022

The government will tomorrow publish its long-awaited Energy Security Strategy, promising that the sweeping new plan will 'supercharge' clean energy deployment and put the UK on track to source 95 per cent of its power from domestic low carbon sources by 2030.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

US and UK financial institutions have this week been accused of continuing to fund Russian "carbon bomb" fossil fuel projects that are both aiding Russia's illegal war in Ukraine and threatening to breach global climate goals. Canada and Germany agree 'hydrogen alliance'. With our renewable resources, we have a huge advantage.".

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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

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

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

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

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Scottish Government is considering plans to deliver a further 20GW of renewable power and 5GW of hydrogen production capacity by the end of the decade, as part of a sweeping draft energy strategy aimed at delivering a fair and smooth net zero transition for Scotland and its North Sea oil and gas sector.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2022

Ahead of the release of the government's new Energy Independence Strategy, the opposition has published a five-point plan to curb fossil fuel imports and help households cope with soaring bills. The Conservatives' decade of failure on renewables, nuclear, and energy efficiency has left us vulnerable to the global fossil fuel market.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In news this week, COP28 wraps up with a landmark agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels, DOE announces a new office focused on AI, and over 2M Teslas were recalled.  for grid enhancements and $7B for hydrogen fuel hubs. ☢️ US nuclear power saw mixed results.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2020

Meanwhile, in the country's traditional automotive regions - Wales, the North East and Midlands - measures should be introduced to boost battery technology ahead of the UK's phase out of fossil fuel cars in 2035, according to the report, which collates recommendations from trade union representatives across five regions of the UK. "The

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Yesterday, the Biden administration made a significant move towards a sustainable energy future with the introduction of a new hydrogen tax credit policy and the hydrogen roadmap. This proposal, designed to boost clean hydrogen use and slash carbon emissions, is already causing ripples in unexpected sectors.

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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

JUNE 18, 2020

Birol acknowledged that policy makers were "having to make hugely consequential decisions in a very short space of time as they draw up stimulus packages". The bulk of the policies analysed have been successfully deployed in parts of the world and are shown to have been cost-effective. It seeks to show them what they can do.".

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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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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

OCTOBER 18, 2021

His comments were echoed by Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, who said recent volatile global gas prices had "highlighted the need to double down on our efforts to reduce Britain's reliance on fossil fuels and move away from gas boilers over the coming decade to protect consumers in long term".

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Speculation continues to mount over what will feature in the government's crucial new Energy Security Strategy with Ministers at loggerheads over key parts of the plan - here's the latest on what policies could make the cut. All the briefing suggests there will be two big winners in the new plan: offshore wind and nuclear power.

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Business Green

MAY 9, 2022

The scale of the challenge in decarbonising Great Britain's electricity grid has been laid bare this morning, with two separate reports setting out the level of change required to ensure the UK's electricity system can accommodate a major expansion in both renewables and nuclear power.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A week is a long time in politics - but the last year has felt like decades in climate and energy policy. The recent explosion in energy prices, driven by the high cost of fossil fuels, could increase household energy costs by £100bn in the next year alone. At country level, new targets were submitted. per cent to 0.5

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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

  In deals, geologic hydrogen digs up $245m, $181m across six EV deals, and Brookfield’s $10bn climate transition fund.  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%   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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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

Homeowners are left to face the costs of insulation on their own, industries like steel and hydrogen are left hobbled in the global race without the support they need, and the government cannot even confirm they will meet their climate target for 2035. 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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