Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

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. -

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

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. Ministers are also expected to formally respond to the recent review of the UK's net zero policy landscape by Conservative MP Chris Skidmore.

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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. It is also less than half the amount the Government is committed to spending on new roads.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

A raft of innovative nuclear power projects and atomic regulatory research efforts have won a share of £3.3m in government funding today, in a move Ministers hope will unlock the development of new cutting-edge reactors in the UK. The funding includes £2.5m The funding includes £2.5m

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2022

Following a meeting with industry figures yesterday, the Prime Minister revealed plans to significantly expand the share of UK's electricity produced by nuclear power from around 16 per cent today to 25 per cent by 2050 - a move which would require major investment in new nuclear power capacity in the coming years, according to various reports.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The energy industry's interest in low carbon hydrogen is building fast, and the nuclear industry reckons it could yet have a crucial role to play. There may be on-going debates about how best to use hydrogen - should it be deployed to heat buildings, provide energy storage, decarbonise heavy industry, or fuel trains and planes?

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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

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

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Prime Minister announces £9.7bn of inward infrastructure investment, as government launches new £400m public-private clean tech innovation fund. The program is expected to focus on four key green technology areas: green hydrogen, long term energy storage, sustainable aviation fuels, and direct air capture.

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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

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The government has set its sights on delivering two million green skilled jobs across the UK by 2030, as it today launched a new Taskforce to chart a long-term plan to fill the growing green skills gap and support workers in high carbon industries as the economy shifts towards a net zero footing.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The government of Alberta announced a $7 million contribution to Canadian oil giant Cenovus to study the possibility of using small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) as part of the province’s effort to decarbonize oil sands production. ERA’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund is financing the project.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2024

s proposed LNG projects would come online in a global LNG market anticipated to see export capacity increase by 43 per cent by 2030, but there is no consensus from governments or industry on future global demand. s LNG industry is the question of where the electricity will come from to power new projects. Many of B.C.’s

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 14, 2020

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. According to the government, the plans will create 250,000 jobs. According to the government, the plans will create 250,000 jobs.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The government has set its sights on delivering two million green skilled jobs across the UK by 2030, as it today launched a new Taskforce to chart a long-term plan to fill the growing green skills gap and support workers in high carbon industries as the economy shifts towards a net zero footing.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Heysham nuclear power station in Lancashire (image credit: David Merrett , CC BY 2.0 Nuclear experts at The University of Manchester have developed a roadmap which they say details the eight key actions required to assess the role of nuclear energy in the UK’s net zero future objectively.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Scottish Government has set out its vision for a 'just transition' away from oil and gas and towards becoming a net exporter of green energy. In addition, hydrogen forms a major pillar of the plan, with the devolved administration proposing goals for 5GW of hydrogen production capacity by 2030, rising to 25GW by 2045.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

The key planks of the UK’s civil nuclear programme include Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C, and “a further large- scale reactor project”, which Hunt said the government is committed to exploring. Wylfa is one of the very best sites for new nuclear anywhere in Europe and there is great promise for a series of SMRs at Oldbury.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2023

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. Rees-Mogg suggested that the development of nuclear small modular reactors (SMRs) could be an outlet for quick investment.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Party additionally promised support for energy customers not currently protected by the price cap, and said that if it was in government, it would equalise the price householders pay on prepayment meters with that paid by customers on monthly bills. New nuclear projects are forever delayed.". Take renewable energy," Starmer wrote.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

Relations between Downing Street and the Treasury continue to fray over the Energy Security Strategy, with reports suggesting Number 11 is blocking proposals to expand government support for household insulation and energy efficiency schemes for the lowest income households. Nuclear costs continue?to There are now question?marks

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The government has this evening announced long-awaited plans to drive down emissions from buildings and catalyse the market for clean heat technologies, predicting heat pumps will soon be cost competitive with conventional boilers.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

The country will also need to get at least 21 percent of its end-user energy from green hydrogen, and perhaps much more, the report says. The results of consultations on the funding of new nuclear power are also expected soon. It hopes to start storing CO2 in 2024, with a blue hydrogen plant in production in 2025.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2021

Government touts High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGRs) to help decarbonise power and produce hydrogen. AMRs are typically smaller than conventional nuclear power stations, offering greater flexibility and which can also be built at a fraction of the cost.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Another record year for renewables saw clean power sources overtake fossil fuels on Britain's grid for the first time in 2020, but new nuclear and emerging technologies such as hydrogen and bioenergy carbon capture and storage are likely to be required to deliver a fully decarbonised energy system.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

The Treasury confirmed this evening that next week's Spring Budget will see the government respond to increasingly urgent calls from businesses and campaigners for a UK version of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and EU Net Zero Industry Act, both of which promise to pump billions of dollars of investment into clean tech industries.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2020

The UK will struggle to reach net zero emissions much before 2050 without "highly speculative" changes to consumer lifestyles, such as slashing flight numbers and meat production, an independent government and industry-backed research body has concluded.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

Major new report urges government to provide clarity on nuclear development plans and insists sector can bring down costs - but will Ministers be convinced? The intervention comes at a critical time for the UK's nuclear industry. We're confident the price of nuclear power will fall from the £92.50

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is placing a major focus on nuclear hydrogen as a component of the US government’s proposed $7 billion push for clean H2 production. The idea is to be able to focus on carbon emission-free production powered by energy already installed.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

Aurora Energy Research contends thermal power generation equipped with hydrogen and CCS offers most cost-effective pathway to a net zero power system. Power sector decarbonisation is frequently characterised as the low hanging fruit of the UK's net zero transition.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2022

National Grid ESO data published yesterday reveals that wind power produced more than half of British electricity generation on Saturday, bringing renewables' share of overall supplies to 60 per cent. With nuclear power providing 18.3 per cent of electricity generation throughout the day, and solar power 5.8

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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

JULY 17, 2022

Advanced nuclear technologies, modular manufacturing methods and new approaches to project finance could usher a more cost-effective era for the UK's nuclear industry, writes LSE's Esin Serin. As part of its approach to dealing with energy security concerns, the UK government has turned to nuclear power.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

A round up of all the key targets and measures announced as part of the government's plan to wean the UK off risky and expensive fossil fuel imports. The government estimates its enhanced offshore wind ambitions will support 90,000 jobs in the sector by 2028, which is 30,000 more than under is previous ambitions.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Plus Poland and South Korea coal-phase outs, Siemens Gamesa hydrogen project, and all the top green business news from around the world this week. Poland accelerates coal phase out, pushes for nuclear and offshore wind. million, in addition to increasing the number of hydrogen vehicles from 8,000 to 200,000 over the coming years.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Labour Leader Keir Starmer has pledged that a Labour government would set up a publicly owned clean energy company within a year of being elected to power. British power to the British people.". A Labour government would insulate 19 million homes, he said. Britain should harness that wealth and share it with all.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Boris Johnson trails first stage in '10-point plan' for a green industrial revolution, as government confirms new £160m wind turbine manufacturing investment.

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