Blue hydrogen – which could form a key part of the government’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – may be up to 20% worse for the environment than burning natural gas, researchers have claimed. Scientists at Cornell and Stanford Universities found blue hydrogen causes more pollution than burning coal …
Read More »The UK has Committed to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
The U.K. continues to stand by its oil and gas commitments even following this month’s G7 climate change conference in Cornwall, international pressure to move away from fossil fuels, and the ceasing of operations by other North Sea states. Energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan stated this week that the U.K will …
Read More »Oil Giant BP Plans 1GW Blue Hydrogen Project in UK
In the fast race between oil giants to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, BP announced on March 18 it is developing plans for the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility, targeting 1GW of hydrogen production by 2030. The project could help the UK government’s ambitious target for the country to be …
Read More »EVs Take Record 15% Share of UK’s Used Car Market
Last month’s announcement that the UK would ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars as of 2030 was most likely the reason why electric vehicle (EV) sales on the used car market in Britain surged to their highest market share ever—15 percent of used car sales in December, Motortrader …
Read More »Plans for England’s Tallest Onshore Wind Turbine Given Green Light
A plan to build a 150-metre tall wind turbine in Avonmouth, near Bristol, that will be able to generate enough electricity to power around 4,000 homes each year has been given the green light. Bristol City Council granted the application by Ambition Community Energy (ACE), a community interest company set …
Read More »BP Sells Its London Head Office as It Shifts to Low-Carbon Energy
BP has announced the sale of its London head office to Hong Kong investment firm Lifestyle International for £250m ($332m). The British oil giant also agreed to lease its 1 St James’s Square property in central London back from Lifestyle International for two years, saying the deal would give it …
Read More »Qatar Books Key U.K. LNG Supply Deal as Export Push Begins
Qatar Petroleum is set to ramp up exports of liquefied natural gas to the U.K. as the Persian Gulf country seeks buyers for the output from a new project and several large supply contracts are due to expire. Qatar reserved capacity for as much as 7.2 million tons of LNG …
Read More »UK will Be Investing in Europe’s First Geotherman Lithium Recovery Plant
The UK government announced plans to invest, through its Getting Building Fund, in the construction of Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery pilot plant at a location near Redruth, Cornwall. The public funds will support a £4-million collaboration between Geothermal Engineering (GEL) and Cornish Lithium at GEL’s deep geothermal project, which …
Read More »Planning Permission Granted for Huge Solar Farm – The Size of 132 Football Pitches – in Swindon
The project is expected to provide enough clean energy for approximately 18% of all homes in the borough.
Read More »EDF Renewables Launches Solar and Battery Storage Partnership with Octo Energy
The partnership will support EDF’s goal to reach 10GW of additional storage by 2035.
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