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UK set to refuse request for Hinkley C loan guarantees
According to reports from the Financial Times and Reuters, the UK government has no plans to offer loan guarantees for Hinkley Point C, which is majority-owned by EDF.
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Global industrial emissions could be cut by 85% using current technologies
Emissions from global industries could be reduced by nearly 85% if a range of technologies already available are deployed, a study from the University of Leeds has found.
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Trees struggle to ‘breathe’ and sequester CO2 as planet warms
A new study by Penn State University has found that trees are struggling to sequester carbon in warmer, drier climates – meaning that they might no longer serve as carbon sinks.
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Orbiting sunlight reflectors could boost solar farm energy
Solar panels could produce more energy if reflectors were placed in orbit around the Earth to direct sunlight towards solar farms at dawn and dusk, researchers have said.
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EU recommends net emissions reduction of 90% by 2040
The European Commission has published recommendations that aim to ensure the bloc can reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Two pioneers of modern wind turbines awarded QEPrize for engineering
Two inventors who helped to advance the design, manufacture and deployment of high-performance wind turbines have been awarded the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize (QEPrize) for Engineering.
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Labour set to row back on £28bn green spending pledge
The Labour Party is reportedly set to ditch its pledge to spend £28bn a year on green projects, following months of mixed messages on the plan.
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The UK’s first small modular reactor to be built in North Teesside
The first deployment of a small modular reactor (SMR) in the UK has been announced for North Teesside and will produce 1.5GW of power, or enough for up to two million homes.
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Nuclear sector launches recruitment drive as talks over new plant in Wales begin
A 20-year plan to boost recruitment will support nuclear expansion as the government talks with Hitachi about building a new plant in north Wales.
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Plan to decarbonise energy grid with small modular reactors ‘lacks clarity’
Small modular reactors (SMR) are unlikely to majorly contribute to the government’s plans to decarbonise the UK’s energy grid by 2035, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has warned.
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Carbon removal trial in St Ives ‘very low risk’, review says
Much-contested plans to carry out an ocean alkalinisation trial in St Ives Bay, Cornwall, have been assessed as ‘very low risk’ by an independent review.
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EDF makes loss in the UK as Hinkley Point C costs soar
Energy firm EDF has said its UK operations have made a loss for the sixth year running as the UK and France continue to bicker over who should pay for the rising costs of the Hinkley Point C nuclear...
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How to make your net zero home
If the UK is to achieve its net zero targets, millions of homes must be refurbished to make them more energy efficient. But, so far, there’s no national plan to do that. Len Williams visits the home...
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EU lawmakers agree on certification scheme for carbon removal projects
The EU has provisionally agreed on a framework that defines technologies used to remove carbon from the atmosphere as part of climate change mitigation efforts.
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UK quits treaty that gave fossil fuel firms power to sue governments over...
The UK is pulling out of a multi-country energy agreement that allowed fossil fuel firms to sue governments when their profits were negatively impacted by net zero policies.
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China risks missing climate targets due to post-Covid energy demand boom
China’s soaring carbon emissions are making it increasingly difficult to meet the government’s own ‘carbon intensity’ targets, an analysis has found.
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Nuclear fusion stabilised with AI controller
A study from Princeton University and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory researchers has described the use of AI to forecast and prevent instabilities in plasma, in what could be a significant step...
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Ofgem confirms price cap will fall to lowest level in two years
The UK’s energy price cap will fall to £1,690 – the lowest level in two years.
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UK poised to build ‘record’ number of new offshore wind farms, says RenewableUK
A record 14 offshore wind projects are eligible for the upcoming contract for difference (CFD) auction, potentially adding nearly 10.3GW of new capacity to the UK’s energy grid.
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Delays at Hinkley Point C could lead to blackouts in 2028, says new report
Setbacks in new nuclear power mean energy supply is not coming online fast enough.
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Australia’s abandoned mines could solve renewable energy storage problem,...
Researchers have identified 37 former mining sites in Australia that present the ideal conditions for installing pumped hydro facilities as a way to store renewable energy.
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Zero-emission Energy Observer nears the end of its voyage after seven years
Built as a floating laboratory for renewable energy technologies, the 100-foot Energy Observer has logged 63,040 nautical miles without burning any fossil fuels.
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Global carbon emissions rose less sharply in 2023 due to clean energy surge,...
New data from the IEA reveals that in 2023 global energy-related carbon emissions slowed down compared with the previous year.
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Norway’s offshore carbon storage plans – safe solution or environmental risk?
Projects to inject carbon under the seabed are growing at an unprecedented rate.
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Reducing atmospheric carbon with direct air capture will cost double previous...
The cost of removing CO2 from the atmosphere could be double previous estimates, according to researchers from ETH Zurich.
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Greenpeace analysis reveals the UK is ‘utterly failing’ at green investment
Of the top five western European economies – France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK – the UK government has invested the least in green spending, and also comes out worst in terms of per capita...
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NatPower allocates £10bn to expand the UK’s grid-scale battery storage
NatPower has announced plans to build over £10bn worth of battery storage amounting to around 15-20% of the UK’s needs by 2040.
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10 tech innovations to grow the UK tidal industry – report
The Tidal Stream Technology Roadmap demonstrates how costs can be reduced and production increased.
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PM ‘will not gamble with our energy security’ amid plan to fire up new gas...
Rishi Sunak says the UK needs to build new gas-fired power stations to back up renewables and ‘keep the lights on’.
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UK government should abandon ‘unrealistic’ carbon capture plans, think tank says
The government’s reliance on CCS technology could leave the UK reliant on fossil fuels when better technologies are available.
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World’s first dedicated centre for floating offshore wind opens in Aberdeen
Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf today unveiled the £9m National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC) in Aberdeen’s energy transition zone.
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£58bn electricity grid revamp urgently needed to support renewables, operator...
A £58bn revamp of the UK’s energy grid is needed to connect a raft of new offshore wind facilities to be built off the Scottish coast, the regulator has said.
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The world’s ‘first bio-circular data centre’ will see algae recycled into energy
Industry and academia are coming together in a new R&D project to harness excess heat from data centres to grow algae, which can then be recycled into energy.
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Decisive policy is a must if shipping is to hit net zero by 2050, argues new...
It is possible for sustainable shipping fuels to reach cost parity with fossil fuels by 2035, but only with the help of decisive emissions policy, according to a new report from technology company...
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Labour’s plan to decarbonise the grid by 2030 is ‘infeasible’, report finds
Labour’s £116bn plan to decarbonise the power sector by 2030 is “infeasible in the timeframe”, the Policy Exchange think tank has said.
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Sizewell C signs land deal with EDF to allow nuclear plant construction works...
Sizewell C Ltd, the publicly owned firm behind the new nuclear plant, has signed a deal with EDF Energy to purchase the land needed to construct the project.
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Designing Tidal Turbines That Are Safe for Marine Life
Brett Marmo, technical director of Xi Engineering, discusses using acoustics simulation to analyse the impact of tidal turbines on harbor seals.
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Size matters in wind farm development
Financial pressures and the economics of expansion may mean it’s time to reconsider the assumptions that drive offshore wind designs
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Europe needs €800bn to meet 2030 climate targets, says new report
A report has stated that Europe will have to invest €800bn by 2030 to meet climate goals. This comes on the same day that the European Court of Human Rights had its first-ever victory in a landmark...
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Average ‘insulation age’ of British homes is 48 years old, major study reveals
Britain’s homes are in “urgent need” of energy efficiency updates, with a new study finding that just over half of them only meet 1970s or earlier insulation standards.
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UK signs deal with North Sea countries to protect subsea electricity and oil...
The UK has signed an agreement with Norway and four other North Sea countries to protect critical energy and telecommunications infrastructure that lies under the sea.
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China accounted for two-thirds of coal-burning power capacity in 2023, new...
With China’s surge in coal power, and low retirement rates in the rest of the world, global coal capacity grew in 2023, potentially affecting climate change targets.
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£200m carbon capture project in North Wales could remove 235,000 tonnes of...
‘Energy from waste’ operator Enfinium is bidding for a UK government grant to create a new carbon capture and storage plant at its Parc Adfer facility in Wales, with the aim of accelerating efforts...
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Wiring finishes on 57km of T-pylons to connect Hinkley Point C to the grid
National Grid has completed the installation of 116 T-pylons in Somerset as it builds out the infrastructure needed to connect Hinkley Point C to the grid.
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Framatome selected to replicate Hinkley Point C’s reactor technology for...
Sizewell C Ltd has signed a multi-billion-euro contract with French firm Framatome to provide a replica of the technology to be used in the Hinkley Point C nuclear project.
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Offshore wind industry unveils plan to triple manufacturing over the next decade
A coalition of industry bodies have unveiled a plan to triple the ability to manufacture offshore wind turbines in the UK in a bid to meet the government’s rapidly approaching energy decarbonisation...
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Battery waste from small off-grid solar projects in Africa putting lives at...
Researchers from the University of Manchester have found that improper waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi are releasing life-threatening levels of lead pollution.
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1.4GW Viking Link electricity cable connecting UK and Denmark has been launched
The Viking Link, the longest land and subsea cable in the world, has now officially been launched by National Grid.
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UK government’s SAF mandate will see 10% of all jet fuel going green by 2030
The UK government has confirmed that the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate will come into force in January 2025, which sets out plans to ensure “air travel is fit for the future”.
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Green Energy Park secures $30m to build 10.8GW hydrogen production plant in...
Having secured $30m Series-A funding, Green Energy Park (GEP) is a step closer to building its large-scale renewable hydrogen production and export terminal facilities.
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