Energy
Government kicks off search for site of UK's first nuclear fusion power plant
UK takes a major step forward in its plans to commercialise a nuclear fusion power plant by 2040, inviting local communities to submit bids to host the country's inaugural project
Offshore wind will be the backbone of the UK's Green Industrial Revolution
Offshore wind will become even more important the power source for unlocking new technologies such as renewable hydrogen, writes Ørsted's Duncan Clark
Low carbon diamonds? De Beers pledges to reach carbon neutrality across operations by 2030
New climate target will be achieved by transitioning mining operations to clean energy, improving energy efficiency, developing proprietary carbon capture technology and purchasing offsets, company said
Energy giants urge Prime Minister to set net zero power target
Johnson urged by major energy companies to emulate US president-elect Joe Biden and set a deadline for the decarbonisation of Britain's power system ahead of 2050 net zero goal
National Grid aims to wire up carbon savings via overhead electricity and hydrogen innovation
Ofgem announces fresh funding awards for cutting-edge hydrogen gas network and advanced transmission technology projects
DNV: Current climate policies inadequate to solve emissions crisis
Norwegian environmental auditing giant DNV argues more radical climate action is needed across five key strategic areas in a new report published today
Renewables revolution powers UK to top of decarbonisation league table
New report finds that the UK has decarbonised its electricity system twice as fast any another major economy
Italian gas giant Snam targets carbon neutrality by 2040
Europe's biggest gas pipeline company unveils multi-billion Euro investment plan to transition to hydrogen and biomethane
Dogger Bank offshore wind farm: SSE and Equinor to invest £6bn in first phases
Plans for phase one and two of world's largest offshore wind project in North Sea formally reach financial close
What happened to onshore wind and solar in the PM's Ten Point Plan?
The government should introduce dedicated annual auctions for onshore wind and solar that can boost their deployment, argues RSPB's Seb Berry
BT and Hubbub to explore untapped potential for smart tech to slash household emissions
Collaboration follows new research showing nearly two-thirds of UK households do not use technology to help run their home more efficiently
'He muffed it': Green economy reacts to Rishi Sunak's first Spending Review
National Infrastructure Bank welcomed, but failure to build on government's new 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution is roundly condemned by green groups
How the UK climbed back into the top five most attractive renewables markets
EY's annual league table sees UK climb two places after wave of supportive policy measures for wind and solar in 2020
Enel powers up €190bn green energy investment blitz through to 2030
European energy giant unveils investment strategy that will see it invest €160bn directly in green infrastructure, while leveraging a further €30bn from other parties
A new net zero doctrine: Delivering a green recovery without increasing debt
Moixa CEO Simon Daniel sets out the case for reallocating a proportion of unfunded state and defined benefit pension obligations that would have paid for energy and mobility costs towards low carbon infrastructure
Report: Institutional investors plan to almost double allocations to renewables by 2025
Survey reveals surging demand for renewables, as leading investment firms ramp up clean energy ambitions
Government sets sights on securing 12GW of renewable power from next contract auction
Plans to hold fourth Contracts for Difference auction for range of different renewables technologies confirmed by government for late 2021
Smart Energy GB to shift focus to behaviour change and boosting smart meter demand
Organisation tasked with overseeing national rollout of smart meters set to shift its focus from awareness building to driving demand for the devices and encouraging pro-environmental behaviours
Green energy giants team up to launch Renewable Hydrogen Coalition
Dual boost for emerging hydrogen economy as key trade bodies launch new initiative and Hyundai and Ineos ink agreement to advance fuel cell technology development
Creating a zero carbon industrial cluster
VIDEO: Carbon capture and hydrogen experts from the government and the Zero Carbon Humber partnership discuss the benefits and challenges of decarbonising heavy industry across the UK
How the vision for the UK's first zero carbon industrial cluster is taking shape
Government and industry provided a behind-the-scenes update on progress towards the decarbonisation of the UK's industrial clusters in the Creating a Zero Carbon Industrial Cluster webinar, hosted by BusinessGreen
Solar-powered railway scheme steams ahead with £2.5m government grant
Riding Sunbeams project aims to shuttle power from a community solar plant to the London to Eastbourne railway line
Global Briefing: French court orders government to justify failure to deliver bolder climate plan
French legal rulings, Indonesian forest protection efforts, and plans to make Australia a renewables superpower, all feature in this week's green business round-up from around the world
Reports: GE mulls wind turbine factory in north east England
US manufacturing giant said to be in talks to set up facility that would create 3,000 green jobs for the burgeoning offshore wind industry
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