Infrastructure
Can the 10-Point Plan usher in an economic renewal for post-Brexit Britain?
Hit by a devastating pandemic and ongoing uncertainty over the UK's relationship with the EU, Boris Johnson's £12bn plan for a green industrial revolution now takes on monumental economic importance
PwC: £400bn additional infrastructure spend essential over next decade to reach Net Zero goal
A new analysis highlights the increasing availability of low cost capital for net zero technology and infrastructure, but calls for a clearer policy framework to attract it
IPPR: Decarbonising homes in North England could deliver £3.85bn boost
Green home upgrades in the region could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and drive down emissions, think tank estimates
SSE, ScottishPower, National Grid, and NatWest named as COP26 sponsors
Clutch of energy and banking firms are first partners for crucial UN climate summit, as major undersea cable project is announced
Charged up: Zenobe Energy secures £150m to support battery and EV roll out
Funding boost gives company access to around £450m to accelerate deployment of energy storage and EV infrastructure
Vattenfall and Viridor team up for district heating push
Companies to work together to harness heat from waste to energy facilities
'Laying the groundwork': Heat Pump Association calls for heating policy revamp
Major new report sets out a series of recommendations for accelerating roll out of green heat technologies, as trade body warns UK is 'significantly behind' scheduled with its heat decarbonisation efforts
BusinessGreen to host Towards Net Zero Buildings and Infrastructure webinar
Free to attend briefing hosted in association with Landsec to take place on Friday 20th November
Major Cornwall green grid trial cuts bills and CO2, Centrica finds
UK's largest smart grid trial saw 200 homes and businesses fitted with solar panels and batteries trade electricity to offer local grid flexibility
The evolving role of pumped storage as an enabler of a green energy future
The UK's established pumped storage facilities will play an increasingly important role in greening the grid for the net zero transition, writes ENGIE UK's David Alcock
Water industry unveils multi-billion pound 2030 net zero vision
Biomethane from sewage, renewable power, peatland restoration, and tree planting feature heavily in Water UK's sweeping new decarbonisation roadmap
Occidental Petroleum to announce net zero 'ambition'
US oil and gas giant says it is finalising a new strategy to deliver net zero emissions from its operations by 2040 and from its products by 2050
SSE powers up net zero target for 2050 'at the latest'
Energy giant builds on £7.5bn low carbon energy investment plan with new science-based emissions targets
UK infrastructure plans 'unfit for net zero', green groups warn
As the government gears up to release its National Infrastructure Strategy, Green Alliance warns current plans will not nearly suffice
Iberdrola unveils €75bn green recovery investment blitz
European energy giant announces sweeping renewables and networks-focused investment strategy designed to turbocharge the clean energy transition
UK battery production 'centre of excellence' charges up in Coventry
The £130m UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has been funded by the government and West Midlands councils
Creating a Zero Carbon Industrial Cluster: BusinessGreen webinar to explore the net zero future for industrial hubs
New free to attend webinar to take place from 11am on Thursday 19th November
How collaboration is critical to tackling fleet EV range anxiety
Range anxiety might make compelling television, but in the business world electric vehicle infrastructure needs to get connected, says AECOM’s Robert Spencer.
'Silicon Valley of Energy': Octopus snaps up Upside Energy in boost to Manchester 'EnTech' hub.
Octopus Energy announces acquisition of leading energy software outfit, promising an AI boost for its fast-expanding smart grid platform
Airbus moves into climate 'superforecasting' with government space contract
Measurements of reflected light from Earth's surface collected by satellites will enable scientists to make more accurate climate forecasts, according to the aerospace giant
Faster together: Uniting the UK water industry on the road to net zero
Water UK's CEO Christine McGourty considers the role of partnerships in building a blueprint for decarbonisation in the water industry and beyond
Oil and gas giant Equinor pledges to become 'net zero energy company'
Newly installed CEO Anders Opedal declares 'Equinor is committed to being a leader in the energy transition'
Protium and ITPE team up to drive green hydrogen fuelled manufacturing
Partners expect to offer a 'packaged hydrogen offering' to UK manufacturing and industrial businesses looking to transition away from fossil fuel
BloombergNEF: Energy emissions have peaked, but world remains on track for 3.3C temperature rise
Achieving 'well under' 2C degree by mid-century is possible, analysts claim, but it will require up to $130tr of investment in clean energy and green hydrogen
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