Energy

'Economically and environmentally illiterate': The green economy reacts to the Energy Security Strategy

Policy

'Economically and environmentally illiterate': The green economy reacts to the Energy Security Strategy

BusinessGreen rounds up the leading reaction to the government's plan for shoring up British energy independence in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

clock 07 April 2022 • 28 min read
Energy Security Strategy: Government promises 'major acceleration of homegrown power'

Policy

Energy Security Strategy: Government promises 'major acceleration of homegrown power'

But campaigners slam strategy that will 'do nothing to help the UK get off Russian gas this year', warning 'the person who will be happiest with it is Vladimir Putin'

clock 06 April 2022 • 11 min read
Future System Operator: New public body launched to manage Britain's net zero energy transition

Infrastructure

Future System Operator: New public body launched to manage Britain's net zero energy transition

FSO will take 'whole-systems' approach to integration of green energy technologies such as renewables, hydrogen, and CCUS, government confirms

clock 06 April 2022 • 4 min read
Energy Security Strategy: Nuclear and hydrogen tipped for big wins, but will Treasury block efficiency plans?

Policy

Energy Security Strategy: Nuclear and hydrogen tipped for big wins, but will Treasury block efficiency plans?

Latest round of reports on long-overdue energy independence plan suggest Number 10 and 11 continue to be at loggerheads over the cost of actions that could protect consumers from record energy bills

clock 06 April 2022 • 9 min read
How E.ON is using quantum computing to solve some of renewable energy's biggest challenges

Technology

How E.ON is using quantum computing to solve some of renewable energy's biggest challenges

The energy giant is working on the 'super-complex' problem of decarbonising the grid with IBM's quantum computing division

clock 06 April 2022 • 5 min read
Johnson Matthey secures $400m government-backed loan for hydrogen research push

Energy

Johnson Matthey secures $400m government-backed loan for hydrogen research push

UK Export Finance hails transaction as 'biggest single investment' to date in a hydrogen-focused company, as new report from Wood Mackenzie predicts demand for hydrogen will soar 223-fold by 2050

clock 06 April 2022 • 4 min read
'Britain deserves better': Labour Party calls for onshore wind planning rules to be relaxed

Policy

'Britain deserves better': Labour Party calls for onshore wind planning rules to be relaxed

Opposition becomes latest group to urge PM to stand up to Conservative backbenchers and reform planning rules that inhibit onshore wind development in the UK

clock 06 April 2022 • 2 min read
Climeworks captures $650m investment boost as interest in direct air technology builds

Carbon Trading

Climeworks captures $650m investment boost as interest in direct air technology builds

Pioneering direct air capture firm says latest equity round will help it build multi-trillion dollar industry, as IPCC concludes technology is now essential for keeping 1.5C goal within reach

clock 05 April 2022 • 2 min read
Has the IPCC just given the green light for a renewed focus on carbon removals?

Offsets

Has the IPCC just given the green light for a renewed focus on carbon removals?

The world's top climate scientists have updated their guidance on carbon removals technologies, arguing they are likely to prove essential to stablising global temperatures, but only if they are developed judiciously

clock 05 April 2022 • 6 min read
Industry urges governments to 'quadruple wind power roll out to keep 1.5C alive'

Energy

Industry urges governments to 'quadruple wind power roll out to keep 1.5C alive'

Rapid installation rate seen during 2021 underlines industry's resilience, Global Wind Energy Council argues, as it warns roll out needs to accelerate further to deliver on climate goals

clock 05 April 2022 • 3 min read