Energy

All aboard the train to zero: UK's first carbon capture rail link planned in England's north east

Rail

All aboard the train to zero: UK's first carbon capture rail link planned in England's north east

Energy from waste operator Enfinium teams up with liquid storage provider Navigator Terminals to draw up plans for UK's first carbon capture rail corridor linking industrial sites in North Yorkshire and Teesside

clock 29 March 2023 • 2 min read
'The potential is enormous': Research estimates EV drivers could earn billions of pounds selling power back to the grid

Transport

'The potential is enormous': Research estimates EV drivers could earn billions of pounds selling power back to the grid

Electric cars could replace 20 gas power stations during periods of peak winter electricity demand, earning drivers hundreds of pounds each, new analysis claims

clock 29 March 2023 • 3 min read
Ripple effect: How Ripple Energy sought to disrupt an 'achingly corporate' sector

Energy

Ripple effect: How Ripple Energy sought to disrupt an 'achingly corporate' sector

Ripple Energy CEO and founder Sarah Merrick tells BusinessGreen how creating an affordable clean energy ownership model has built an engaged digital community of clean energy pioneers

clock 29 March 2023 • 13 min read
North Sea Controversy: Does the UK really need new oil and gas projects for a secure transition to net zero?

Energy

North Sea Controversy: Does the UK really need new oil and gas projects for a secure transition to net zero?

A new report from Offshore Energies UK argues new oil and gas projects can bolster energy security and be made compatible with net zero goals - but green groups remain utterly unconvinced

clock 28 March 2023 • 12 min read
BloombergNEF: $21.4tr needed to deliver net zero global power systems

Energy

BloombergNEF: $21.4tr needed to deliver net zero global power systems

Major investment and policy intervention required to prepare grids worldwide for widespread electrification, analyst firm warns

clock 28 March 2023 • 4 min read
An icon goes green

Energy

A historic city goes green

Join Equans as it helps the city of Newcastle meet ambitious net zero targets

clock 28 March 2023 • 1 min read
Global wind industry tipped to install 136GW a year, but supply chain fears loom

Wind

Global wind industry tipped to install 136GW a year, but supply chain fears loom

Global Wind Energy Council predicts sector on track for rapid growth through to 2027 with pipeline set to deliver 680GW of new capacity

clock 28 March 2023 • 4 min read
Superpower potential: Report warns outdated planning system is stifling 'biggest opportunity since the internet'

Infrastructure

Superpower potential: Report warns outdated planning system is stifling 'biggest opportunity since the internet'

Britain Remade campaign warns the planning system is hampering efforts to deliver the 70GW of renewable power needed to ensure energy security for the UK

clock 27 March 2023 • 4 min read
'Green Day'? Fears grow government is to prioritise fossil fuel projects in upgraded climate strategy

Policy

'Green Day'? Fears grow government is to prioritise fossil fuel projects in upgraded climate strategy

Reports suggest Number 10 wants to rebadge much-anticipated 'Green Day' package of decarbonisation policies as 'Energy Security Day' and ensure a lead role for new gas projects

clock 27 March 2023 • 5 min read
National Infrastructure Commission: Government must 'go big' on infrastructure or miss climate goals

Infrastructure

National Infrastructure Commission: Government must 'go big' on infrastructure or miss climate goals

Commission blasts the government's 'stuttering' approach to infrastructure development, but suggests it is still possible to get 'back on track' to deliver on climate and energy security goals

clock 27 March 2023 • 6 min read