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Celtic Sea: Crown Estate confirms plan for wave of floating wind farm surveys

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Crown Estate unveils multi-million pound plan to survey potential sites for floating offshore wind farms. Plans to establish the UK as world leader in floating wind farm technology took a major step forward today, with the confirmation the Crown Estate is to undertake a series of marine surveys for prospective sites in the Celtic Sea.

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Carbon Storage: 13 locations selected for UK's first licensing round

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The UK's first-ever carbon storage (CS) licensing round formally kicked off yesterday, in a move that marks a major step forward for plans to capture 20 to 30 million tonnes of CO2 a year from a series of low carbon industrial clusters. We already have the technology, the capability and the resources".

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ScottishPower secures planning approval for two giant offshore wind projects

Business Green

Two large wind farms planned off the coast of East Anglia have been granted development consent by the government, in a move expected to add nearly 1.5GW of clean energy capacity to the UK grid. Green light for projects boasting a combined 1.5GW of capacity clears way for development of offshore wind mega-hub.

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Global Briefing: Munich Re to end insurance cover for new oil and gas fields

Business Green

In addition, the company said that in its own listed equities and corporates portfolio it would cease to conduct new direct investments in pure-play oil and gas companies from 1 April 2023. "As The move was warmly welcomed by environmental campaigners. "We climate target or risk not being able to find reinsurance cover.".

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UK Imported £19.3 Billion in Fossil Fuels from Authoritarian Petrostates in the Year Following Russia’s Ukraine Invasion

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UK fossil fuel imports from authoritarian petrostates surged to £19.3 billion in the year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a new DeSmog analysis has found. Trade between the UK and the GCC hit a record high of £61.3 Trade between the UK and the GCC hit a record high of £61.3 During this period, the UK imported £6.9

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Catching the wave: Government launches £160m ports push as offshore wind outlook brightens

Business Green

Ministers seeking bids for £160m port fund as flurry of new reports predicts surge in offshore wind development. The UK offshore wind industry took a series of steps forward this week with a wave of new funding, skills, and floating wind announcements.