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Fiscal policy must support the UK's net zero heat ambitions
Fiscal policy must support the UK's net zero heat ambitions

A clear strategy to decarbonise heating alongside the right financial framework will encourage investment to flow into the sector, writes Vattenfall's Mike Reynolds

  • Infrastructure
  • 23 February 2021
Swerving a car-based recovery: Go-Ahead's Katy Taylor on how buses can drive a green transport revolution
Swerving a car-based recovery: Go-Ahead's Katy Taylor on how buses can drive a green transport revolution

As the bus sector waits for the government's much-anticipated national bus strategy, Go-Ahead's chief strategy and customer officer explains how buses could play a starring role in the UK's net zero emissions journey

  • Transport
  • 22 February 2021
Judge overturns approval for 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard project
Judge overturns approval for 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard project

Judge upholds local resident's appeal against wind farm cabling and substation infrastructure forcing government to formally reconsider plans

  • Wind
  • 19 February 2021
Nuclear question: Are new avenues opening up for the UK's hydrogen roadmap?
Nuclear question: Are new avenues opening up for the UK's hydrogen roadmap?

The energy industry's interest in low carbon hydrogen is building fast, and the nuclear industry reckons it could yet have a crucial role to play

  • Energy
  • 18 February 2021
BP and Chevron back geothermal pioneer Eavor Technologies in $40m funding round
BP and Chevron back geothermal pioneer Eavor Technologies in $40m funding round

Company hails boost for plans to bring down the cost of clean, dispatchable power to a 'universally competitive level'

  • Infrastructure
  • 18 February 2021
National Infrastructure Commission asks 'where are the decarbonisation delivery plans'?
National Infrastructure Commission asks 'where are the decarbonisation delivery plans'?

Annual Monitoring Report adds to calls for government to deliver clearer delivery plans and more stable funding settlements for critical net zero infrastructure

  • Infrastructure
  • 17 February 2021
No smiley face for climate campaigners after wind turbine emoji bid is refused
No smiley face for climate campaigners after wind turbine emoji bid is refused

Climate campaigners have expressed disappointment after the organisation responsible for emojis refused a request to add a wind turbine icon to its lexicon of symbols

  • Marketing
  • 17 February 2021
The Hy Life: UK's first hydrogen-fuelled show homes to open Gateshead
The Hy Life: UK's first hydrogen-fuelled show homes to open Gateshead

Set to open to the public in April 2021, the two semi-detached homes in Gateshead will showcase a range of hydrogen-fuelled appliances, BEIS said

  • Infrastructure
  • 16 February 2021
Global Briefing: Australia and EU flex muscles over carbon border tariff proposals
Global Briefing: Australia and EU flex muscles over carbon border tariff proposals

From G7 rows to giant South Korean wind farms, BusinessGreen rounds up all the news from around the world this week

  • Management
  • 12 February 2021
Cumbria coal mine could usher in a net-zero-compliant fossil fuel industry - or prove it was always a fantasy
Cumbria coal mine could usher in a net-zero-compliant fossil fuel industry - or prove it was always a fantasy

  • Policy
  • 12 February 2021
Speculation mounts over future of Drax's controversial 3.2GW gas power project
Speculation mounts over future of Drax's controversial 3.2GW gas power project

Reports suggests energy giant could shelve plans for new gas plant, despite recent court victory

  • Energy
  • 11 February 2021
Hydrogen for home heating: A hot topic for the UK's net zero strategy
Hydrogen for home heating: A hot topic for the UK's net zero strategy

A new report argues replacing the gas grid with hydrogen is unrealistic for many buildings in the short term, but net zero heating has few easy solutions

  • Infrastructure
  • 10 February 2021
Octopus Centre for Net Zero: Octopus Energy unveils plans for pioneering green energy research centre
Octopus Centre for Net Zero: Octopus Energy unveils plans for pioneering green energy research centre

The new centre aims to "discover the smartest routes to net zero", focusing initially on transport and heating emissions, the firm said

  • Infrastructure
  • 10 February 2021
Vestas unveils plans for record-breaking, super-sized 15MW offshore wind turbine
Vestas unveils plans for record-breaking, super-sized 15MW offshore wind turbine

Danish wind manufacturer says its new machine will set new industry benchmarks for rotor diameter, swept area, and power

  • Wind
  • 10 February 2021
National Infrastructure Bank: Business leaders urge government to guarantee long-term survival of green bank
National Infrastructure Bank: Business leaders urge government to guarantee long-term survival of green bank

Bank dubbed 'Green Investment Bank 2.0' by Business Secretary should be given legal mandate to tackle regional inequalities, help achieve net zero, and reverse decline of nature, according to green finance and business leaders

  • Policy
  • 09 February 2021
Green recovery: Energy networks and Ofgem earmark £300m for green grid projects
Green recovery: Energy networks and Ofgem earmark £300m for green grid projects

Major new grid spending plan confirmed as networks look to help drive green recovery

  • Infrastructure
  • 08 February 2021
RenewableUK: UK battery storage pipeline hits 16GW
RenewableUK: UK battery storage pipeline hits 16GW

Trade body charts rapid rise of battery storage market and growth of less-established storage technologies in update to Energy Storage Project Intelligence Report

  • Energy
  • 05 February 2021
The potential for carbon-capture tech is captivating
The potential for carbon-capture tech is captivating

Corporate and investor interest in carbon capture is soaring, and there are plenty of options for businesses to explore

  • Technology
  • 05 February 2021
Government mulls carbon tax push, as criticism mounts over 'contemptuous' coal mine decision
Government mulls carbon tax push, as criticism mounts over 'contemptuous' coal mine decision

Reports suggest Number 10 is considering a radical overhaul of the UK's carbon taxes in a bid to spark global climate action ahead of COP26 Summit

  • Taxation
  • 04 February 2021
Veolia announces plan for Energy from Waste carbon capture trial
Veolia announces plan for Energy from Waste carbon capture trial

Veolia is partnering with Carbon Clean to trial a new carbon capture technology, while a separate £300m energy-from-waste facility in Teesside was this week granted planning permission

  • Waste
  • 04 February 2021
RenewableUK announces new CEO
RenewableUK announces new CEO

Dan McGrail, CEO of Siemens Engines, to take up reins at influential trade body

  • Wind
  • 03 February 2021
'Critical mass': Britain's wireless smart meter network hits 10 million milestone
'Critical mass': Britain's wireless smart meter network hits 10 million milestone

2020 saw major progress in digitisation of energy grid as Britain as smart meter network tripled in size, according to firm responsible for national smart meter infrastructure

  • Energy
  • 02 February 2021
Climate Change Committee wades into Cumbrian coal mine row
Climate Change Committee wades into Cumbrian coal mine row

Letter to Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick warns new mine would raise UK emissions and could find it has no domestic market for its coal from 2035 onwards

  • Politics
  • 29 January 2021
'A new day in America': General Motors vows to end sales of fossil fuel cars by 2035
'A new day in America': General Motors vows to end sales of fossil fuel cars by 2035

America's largest automaker unveils plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 by significantly ramping up its electric vehicle range and shifting all its operations to clean energy

  • Automotive
  • 29 January 2021
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