CCS

Infrastructure

Burning coal for gas in UK seabeds would flame pollution, says report

Friends of the Earth condemns Coal Authority for granting licences for underground coal gasification at 19 UK sites

clock 25 July 2016 • 3 min read

Policy

MPs call for clarity on future support for Scottish renewables industry, as report warns of £3bn cost impact

Scottish Affairs Committee warns subsidy cuts to renewables will have "disastrous" effect on jobs and investment in Scotland

clock 25 July 2016 • 6 min read

CCS

CCS industry: 'No technical barriers' to CCS in UK

Industry body publishes report on lessons learned from controversial scrapping of carbon capture and storage demonstration projects

clock 29 June 2016 • 4 min read

CCS

Carbon capture and storage is unlikely to save coal in the long run

Carbon capture and storage is seen as crucial for the future of the coal industry - but can it compete against ever-cheaper renewables and battery storage?

clock 20 June 2016 • 6 min read

Solar

UK solar eclipses coal power over month for first time

Longer days helped solar panels generate 50 per cent more electricity than coal across the whole of May, analysis shows

clock 08 June 2016 • 2 min read

CCS

Tory modernisers urge government to accelerate coal phase-out

Days after government is forced to deny it is considering watering down its coal phase-out pledge, Bright Blue think tank argues end date for unabated coal power can be brought forward

clock 07 June 2016 • 3 min read

CCS

Rugeley power station will close in June, ENGIE confirms

1GW plant in Staffordshire will close within weeks due to worsening conditions for coal operators

clock 23 May 2016 • 2 min read

CCS

CCS key to burning more carbon by 2100, say researchers

Developing CCS could allow more carbon to be unlocked while also limiting global warming in line with the Paris Agreement

clock 18 May 2016 • 2 min read

Politics

Global health professionals call on G7 to speed up coal phase-out

Bodies representing more than 300,000 doctors, nurses and other health professionals around the world call on G7 leaders to accelerate transition away from coal-fired electricity

clock 18 May 2016 • 2 min read

CCS

Study: Japanese coal expansion plans facing $56bn stranded asset risk

Planned fleet of new coal-fired power stations would massively exceed current capacity requirements, according to University of Oxford research

clock 11 May 2016 • 3 min read