Ofgem finds £1.3m to advance NG innovations
Three National Grid-led projects developing electricity transmission and distribution network innovations will continue their work after securing £1.3 million for the next stage of...
CCC to Sunak & Coutinho: “You’re making near-term Net Zero harder to achieve“
Government ambiguities and watering down of Net Zero targets risk imperilling Britain’s progress to the nation’s 2050 goal, key scientific advisors warn today.
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Carbon removal technology
We are now on a trajectory where if we are to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius, as per the Paris Agreement, we will need...
SME-to-SME trades of clean solar power ‘cuts bills by up to 90%’ on Suffolk...
Over 140 companies on an industrial estate in Mildenhall, Suffolk, reckon their local market trading low carbon electricity is slashing bills by between 20%...
All driller, no filler: National Grid “not boring“ in south London anymore
The less interesting lower half of Britain’s capital city witnessed at the weekend an end to boring to aid flows of backbone electricity –...
Nearly half of teens plan to skip uni & seize green job instead, E.on...
Forty-six percent of Britain’s young people aged 16 to 24 plan to forego traditional college or university education, and opt for immediate jobs in...
The University of St Andrews working with Gridimp in partnership with National Grid ESO...
A ‘turn-up’ For The Record Books
The University of St Andrews deliver a smart energy world first as they help keep zero carbon offshore wind...
Are we on track to meet solar power targets?
In April 2023, a report published by the House of Commons stated that, at the UK’s current pace of change, it will miss its...
Ground Source Heat Pump Association expresses concern over the phase-out of fossil fuel boilers
The Ground Source Heat Pump Association (GSHPA) expresses deep concern on behalf of its members regarding the delay to the phasing-out of fossil fuel...
UK’s ICE ban delay releases 10 Million extra metric tonnes of carbon
Today, Rishi Sunak has condemned the UK public to release a minimum of 10 million additional metric tonnes of carbon into our atmosphere with...
North Sea stashes: Authority issues first permits to sequester carbon
Fourteen high volume storage operators learned today they’ve received 21 licences between them to pump CO2 and other greenhouse gas pollutants into voids under...
Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology – an integral part of achieving Net Zero
Natural solutions alone are not enough if we are to limit global warming by decarbonising our economies. Leading scientists around the world agree that...
“Hold to Net Zero, to preserve UK’s £1 trillion opportunity”; ADE to Sunak
Prime minister Rishi Sunak must maintain the Conservatives’ pledges to decarbonise energy by 2035 and eliminate carbon emissions by 2050, a trade association urges...
Energy groups welcome government’s biomass strategy
Seven trade groups representing suppliers & customers of biomass-based heat & power have welcomed the government’s plans to speed up Britain’s adoption of biomass...
Politicians’ NZ inaction “drives energy contractors back into booming oil & gas”; report
Uncertainty surrounding politicians’ messaging over Net Zero and a lack of good projects in green energy are leading energy enablers & service suppliers to...
From Christmas Day to the height of summer: pushing back Earth Overshoot Day is...
The year-on-year slowdown of Earth Overshoot Day’s forward charge is a false dawn – consistently driving back this milestone is what constitutes success, says...
Em(sea)-bedded carbon: “Strong appetite” for marine CCUS hubs, Crown Estates find
Developers north & south of the Border are eager to use Britain’s seabed as sites for carbon capture, use & storage (CCUS), a poll...
Gulf-to-Europe Hydrogen Pipeline study points to feasibility
RINA, inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, and AFRY, European engineering, design, and advisory services, have undertaken an initial study of how the Gulf...
Join us for Securing net Zero in an energy crisis on 22nd June
Register here to join the event The Energyst has teamed up with Veolia to discuss Securing Net Zero in an energy crisis with a webinar...
Solar power from space: Shapps pumps cash to tech-enablers
Solar electricity made on satellites orbiting the Earth may be beamed down to Britain soon, if a £4.3 million government spending round announced today...