BusinessGreen www.businessgreen.com North Sea Transition Authority demands 'action across the board' to curb oil and gas industry emissions <img alt="North Sea Transition Authority demands &#39;action across the board&#39; to curb oil and gas industry emissions" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/76e8f40/b261f09b-a790-4277-a606-261d4ad7e1ca/7/iStock-1457436123-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Regulator claims oil and gas electrification could deliver emissions savings equal to taking one million cars off the road for a year <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/76e8f40/b261f09b-a790-4277-a606-261d4ad7e1ca/7/iStock-1457436123-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4190272/north-sea-transition-authority-demands-action-board-curb-oil-gas-industry-emissions https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4190272/north-sea-transition-authority-demands-action-board-curb-oil-gas-industry-emissions https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4190272/north-sea-transition-authority-demands-action-board-curb-oil-gas-industry-emissions Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:50:43 +0000 Reports: China's EVE Energy eyes £1.2bn investment in Coventry gigafactory <img alt="Reports: China&#39;s EVE Energy eyes £1.2bn investment in Coventry gigafactory" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/dfd6911/2af233d4-c90f-4e37-96a7-8e447f2ded83/4/WMGF-Aerial-2-679-419-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> BMW battery supplier in talks to invest more than £1bn in West Midlands facility that could become UK's largest gigafactory, reports claim <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/dfd6911/2af233d4-c90f-4e37-96a7-8e447f2ded83/4/WMGF-Aerial-2-679-419-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4189182/reports-chinas-eve-energy-eyes-gbp-2bn-investment-coventry-gigafactory https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4189182/reports-chinas-eve-energy-eyes-gbp-2bn-investment-coventry-gigafactory https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4189182/reports-chinas-eve-energy-eyes-gbp-2bn-investment-coventry-gigafactory Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:30:08 +0000 'Major milestone': Liverpool Bay CO2 storage pipeline wins planning consent <img alt="&#39;Major milestone&#39;: Liverpool Bay CO2 storage pipeline wins planning consent" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/930734b/6883a2ad-6500-422b-a492-bf12241838cd/2/iStock-868647070-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Approval for new and repurposed gas pipelines to transport CO2 captured from industrial sites across North West England and Wales hailed as 'significant step' for HyNet CCS cluster <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/930734b/6883a2ad-6500-422b-a492-bf12241838cd/2/iStock-868647070-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188666/major-milestone-liverpool-bay-co2-storage-pipeline-wins-planning-consent https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188666/major-milestone-liverpool-bay-co2-storage-pipeline-wins-planning-consent https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188666/major-milestone-liverpool-bay-co2-storage-pipeline-wins-planning-consent Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:01:41 +0000 'The electrification of energy is unstoppable': Iberdrola ramps up €41bn green investment plan <img alt="&#39;The electrification of energy is unstoppable&#39;: Iberdrola ramps up €41bn green investment plan" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/ebd69be/aaa97426-dc4d-4ec9-bcbf-007a8bd033cd/8/0612-iberdrola-valencia-hq-1-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> European energy giant set to create 1,000 jobs in the UK through £12bn investment in new wind, solar, and network projects <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/ebd69be/aaa97426-dc4d-4ec9-bcbf-007a8bd033cd/8/0612-iberdrola-valencia-hq-1-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188701/electrification-energy-unstoppable-iberdrola-ramps-eur41bn-green-investment-plan https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188701/electrification-energy-unstoppable-iberdrola-ramps-eur41bn-green-investment-plan https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188701/electrification-energy-unstoppable-iberdrola-ramps-eur41bn-green-investment-plan Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:12:27 +0000 Ofgem backs £2bn plan for wind power cable link under North Sea <img alt="Ofgem backs £2bn plan for wind power cable link under North Sea" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/fe27c91/69b199c1-8a3d-42f1-9c87-9a901dc793a7/3/ScotWind-offshore-002-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Eastern Green Link 1 scheme would carry wind power between East Lothian and County Durham <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/fe27c91/69b199c1-8a3d-42f1-9c87-9a901dc793a7/3/ScotWind-offshore-002-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188147/ofgem-backs-gbp2bn-plan-wind-power-cable-link-north-sea https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188147/ofgem-backs-gbp2bn-plan-wind-power-cable-link-north-sea https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4188147/ofgem-backs-gbp2bn-plan-wind-power-cable-link-north-sea Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:22:48 +0000 RWE acquires land for green hydrogen plant on Teesside <img alt=" RWE acquires land for green hydrogen plant on Teesside " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/9883c66/b2eebe77-1937-42a0-b3b4-d6c683827183/1/iStock-1405420577-580-358-679-419-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> RWE's hydrogen project aims to create opportunities for green investment, jobs, and local economic benefits <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/9883c66/b2eebe77-1937-42a0-b3b4-d6c683827183/1/iStock-1405420577-580-358-679-419-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4187514/rwe-acquires-land-green-hydrogen-plant-teesside https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4187514/rwe-acquires-land-green-hydrogen-plant-teesside https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4187514/rwe-acquires-land-green-hydrogen-plant-teesside Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:36:07 +0000 Connected Kerb teams up with local council to power up North East EV charger rollout <img alt="Connected Kerb teams up with local council to power up North East EV charger rollout" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/3c6e663/4aef6ba2-ba75-46ed-b47d-d90352214a18/5/Connected-Kerb-8-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Charge point operator and South Tyneside Council plan to install 2,100 chargers across the region <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/3c6e663/4aef6ba2-ba75-46ed-b47d-d90352214a18/5/Connected-Kerb-8-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4187204/connected-kerb-teams-local-council-power-north-east-ev-charger-rollout https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4187204/connected-kerb-teams-local-council-power-north-east-ev-charger-rollout https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4187204/connected-kerb-teams-local-council-power-north-east-ev-charger-rollout Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:01:20 +0000 Net Zero Policy Tracker: Why is the UK 'significantly off track' to meet its climate goals? <img alt="Net Zero Policy Tracker: Why is the UK &#39;significantly off track&#39; to meet its climate goals?" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/06d38f3/f6a661eb-89cf-4cfe-b969-58be09e90c15/6/iStock-1435325974-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New Green Alliance analysis claims only half the carbon emission reductions legally required by 2032 are backed by confirmed policies <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/06d38f3/f6a661eb-89cf-4cfe-b969-58be09e90c15/6/iStock-1435325974-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4187110/net-zero-policy-tracker-uk-significantly-track-meet-climate-goals https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4187110/net-zero-policy-tracker-uk-significantly-track-meet-climate-goals https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4187110/net-zero-policy-tracker-uk-significantly-track-meet-climate-goals Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:57:21 +0000 National Grid's £58bn net zero power system blueprint: Five key takeaways <img alt="National Grid&#39;s £58bn net zero power system blueprint: Five key takeaways" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d1437da/94428632-29e6-413b-9638-585254c308d9/9/iStock-1408825446-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> National Grid ESO has unveiled its vision for a 'once in a generation expansion of the electricity grid' to deliver a net zero power system by 2035 - but what does the ambitious programme mean for green businesses? <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d1437da/94428632-29e6-413b-9638-585254c308d9/9/iStock-1408825446-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/analysis/4186848/national-grids-gbp58bn-net-zero-power-blueprint-key-takeaways https://www.businessgreen.com/analysis/4186848/national-grids-gbp58bn-net-zero-power-blueprint-key-takeaways https://www.businessgreen.com/analysis/4186848/national-grids-gbp58bn-net-zero-power-blueprint-key-takeaways Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:01:30 +0000 'UK's largest': Peel Ports Group and E.ON unveil plans for Port of Liverpool rooftop solar project <img alt="&#39;UK&#39;s largest&#39;: Peel Ports Group and E.ON unveil plans for Port of Liverpool rooftop solar project" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/220de52/4d057054-315a-4914-acaa-9b2937815528/8/liverpool-6-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Up to 63,000 solar panels capable of powering more than to be installed at site on Merseyside <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/220de52/4d057054-315a-4914-acaa-9b2937815528/8/liverpool-6-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4186534/uks-largest-peel-ports-group-unveil-plans-port-liverpool-rooftop-solar-project https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4186534/uks-largest-peel-ports-group-unveil-plans-port-liverpool-rooftop-solar-project https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4186534/uks-largest-peel-ports-group-unveil-plans-port-liverpool-rooftop-solar-project Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:01:21 +0000 Why clearer communications is key to unlocking the EV mass market <img alt="Why clearer communications is key to unlocking the EV mass market" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/7b54d67/9ea3d69c-0265-4832-8c91-e7640b3d3444/4/Announcement-2-EV-charging-at-the-GRIDSERVE-Electric-Super-Hub-in-Moto-Wetherby-185x114.jpeg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Concerns over chargepoint availability, EV maintenance and costs continue to put off some drivers - but T&E argues more effective communication can help overcome these challenges <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/7b54d67/9ea3d69c-0265-4832-8c91-e7640b3d3444/4/Announcement-2-EV-charging-at-the-GRIDSERVE-Electric-Super-Hub-in-Moto-Wetherby-185x114.jpeg https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4186720/clearer-communications-key-unlocking-ev-mass-market https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4186720/clearer-communications-key-unlocking-ev-mass-market https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4186720/clearer-communications-key-unlocking-ev-mass-market Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:35:46 +0000 Reports: National Grid to unveil plans for UK 'electrical spine' <img alt="Reports: National Grid to unveil plans for UK &#39;electrical spine&#39;" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/c7eb068/5f0ee837-1611-494f-a963-5dfa18b6db6c/0/Transmission-x900-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Grid operator set to publish plans for how to connect up to 86GW of offshore wind power to the grid by 2035 <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/c7eb068/5f0ee837-1611-494f-a963-5dfa18b6db6c/0/Transmission-x900-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4186455/reports-national-grid-unveil-plans-uk-electrical-spine https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4186455/reports-national-grid-unveil-plans-uk-electrical-spine https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4186455/reports-national-grid-unveil-plans-uk-electrical-spine Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:36:22 +0000 Net Zero Teesside: Around £4bn-worth of carbon capture and storage contracts awarded <img alt="Net Zero Teesside: Around £4bn-worth of carbon capture and storage contracts awarded" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/14d8286/c9bb93f8-ca5b-4073-8341-8b8b423e29e1/11/Drone-2-185x114.png" /> <p><!--summary start--> Net Zero Teesside Power and Northern Endurance Partnership announce huge wave of new construction contracts <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/14d8286/c9bb93f8-ca5b-4073-8341-8b8b423e29e1/11/Drone-2-185x114.png https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4185875/net-zero-teeside-gbp4bn-worth-carbon-capture-storage-contracts-awarded https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4185875/net-zero-teeside-gbp4bn-worth-carbon-capture-storage-contracts-awarded https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4185875/net-zero-teeside-gbp4bn-worth-carbon-capture-storage-contracts-awarded Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:54:20 +0000 Sustainable Industry Rewards: Government confirms plans to curb offshore wind industry's carbon footprint <img alt="Sustainable Industry Rewards: Government confirms plans to curb offshore wind industry&#39;s carbon footprint" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/62a8577/5d0ad1b5-925f-45a3-86ea-4b68abc0212e/1/Hornsea-One-Offshore-Wind-Farm-multiple-turbines-Orsted-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New auction scheme to provide payments to offshore wind developers who take steps to boost domestic supply chains and invest in more sustainable factories <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/62a8577/5d0ad1b5-925f-45a3-86ea-4b68abc0212e/1/Hornsea-One-Offshore-Wind-Farm-multiple-turbines-Orsted-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4185321/sustainable-industry-rewards-government-confirms-plans-curb-offshore-wind-industrys-carbon-footprint https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4185321/sustainable-industry-rewards-government-confirms-plans-curb-offshore-wind-industrys-carbon-footprint https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4185321/sustainable-industry-rewards-government-confirms-plans-curb-offshore-wind-industrys-carbon-footprint Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:26:58 +0000 SSE backs plans to turn Aberthaw coal power plant into green energy hub <img alt="SSE backs plans to turn Aberthaw coal power plant into green energy hub" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/7537aa0/d82dd42a-eb53-42f7-93f8-61f6fca1a938/5/Aberthaw-from-the-air-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Energy giant announces MoU with Cardiff City Region Energy that could see former coal power plant site become major clean tech facility <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/7537aa0/d82dd42a-eb53-42f7-93f8-61f6fca1a938/5/Aberthaw-from-the-air-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4184860/sse-backs-plans-turn-aberthaw-coal-power-plant-green-energy-hub https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4184860/sse-backs-plans-turn-aberthaw-coal-power-plant-green-energy-hub https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4184860/sse-backs-plans-turn-aberthaw-coal-power-plant-green-energy-hub Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:04:58 +0000 The government needs to act now on long-duration energy storage <img alt=" The government needs to act now on long-duration energy storage" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/47ce048/99ef9ced-494c-42ff-b349-e236998d4515/7/Portrait-185x114.jpeg" /> <p><!--summary start--> The UK is at risk of sleepwalking into an energy system that is chaotic and unplanned, writes Baroness Brown of Cambridge <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/47ce048/99ef9ced-494c-42ff-b349-e236998d4515/7/Portrait-185x114.jpeg https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4184833/government-act-long-duration-energy-storage https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4184833/government-act-long-duration-energy-storage https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4184833/government-act-long-duration-energy-storage Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:14:20 +0000 'Critical': Peers slam government for inaction on long-duration energy storage <img alt="&#39;Critical&#39;: Peers slam government for inaction on long-duration energy storage " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/91fe5b3/af0ff5d7-0a18-47c5-b214-265f74e75748/5/iStock-504011354-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Government lacks 'clear plan' for navigating future energy supply risks, Science and Technology Committee warns <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/91fe5b3/af0ff5d7-0a18-47c5-b214-265f74e75748/5/iStock-504011354-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4184565/critical-peers-slam-government-inaction-long-duration-energy-storage https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4184565/critical-peers-slam-government-inaction-long-duration-energy-storage https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4184565/critical-peers-slam-government-inaction-long-duration-energy-storage Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:01:52 +0000 Claire Coutinho: 'We must be hard-headed and realistic about the future of our energy system' <img alt="Claire Coutinho: &#39;We must be hard-headed and realistic about the future of our energy system&#39;" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d33b764/88c93e21-8c48-49f2-8d7b-a1c505a1c603/1/Claire-Coutinho-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary's speech to Chatham House - in full <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d33b764/88c93e21-8c48-49f2-8d7b-a1c505a1c603/1/Claire-Coutinho-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4184623/claire-coutinho-hard-headed-realistic-about-future-energy https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4184623/claire-coutinho-hard-headed-realistic-about-future-energy https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4184623/claire-coutinho-hard-headed-realistic-about-future-energy Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:32:12 +0000 'Net zero ready?' How the government's fixation on gas is undermining UK energy security <img alt="&#39;Net zero ready?&#39; How the government&#39;s fixation on gas is undermining UK energy security" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/8d2ba60/26ba38fc-adbc-4755-8345-c0df0e018fd7/8/Gas-storage-iStock-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> The government’s proposed package of energy market reforms are wide-ranging and broadly sensible, if worryingly incomplete - so why all the focus on controversial new gas power plants? <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/8d2ba60/26ba38fc-adbc-4755-8345-c0df0e018fd7/8/Gas-storage-iStock-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/4184546/net-zero-ready-governments-fixation-gas-undermining-uk-energy-security https://www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/4184546/net-zero-ready-governments-fixation-gas-undermining-uk-energy-security https://www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/4184546/net-zero-ready-governments-fixation-gas-undermining-uk-energy-security Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:29:23 +0000 'The gas and electricity industries need to work hand in hand': The energy industry respond to the government's REMA reforms <img alt="&#39;The gas and electricity industries need to work hand in hand&#39;: The energy industry respond to the government&#39;s REMA reforms" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/bcb00d0/7293a683-e2c2-4e0e-b446-0786a8b2273a/8/iStock-1439468580-1-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from green business leaders, campaigners, and energy and climate experts to the government's sweeping package of energy market reforms <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/bcb00d0/7293a683-e2c2-4e0e-b446-0786a8b2273a/8/iStock-1439468580-1-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4184481/gas-electricity-industries-hand-hand-energy-industry-respond-governments-rema-reforms https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4184481/gas-electricity-industries-hand-hand-energy-industry-respond-governments-rema-reforms https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4184481/gas-electricity-industries-hand-hand-energy-industry-respond-governments-rema-reforms Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:24:40 +0000 Location, Location, Location: Government preps major clean energy policy shake-up <img alt="Location, Location, Location: Government preps major clean energy policy shake-up" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4308c7a/8c8b1b72-5ce1-40ff-b900-918e6bb76c8a/2/Pylons-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Some experts are backing sweeping proposals designed to better optimise renewables development across the country - others fear a 'postcode lottery' and investment freeze <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4308c7a/8c8b1b72-5ce1-40ff-b900-918e6bb76c8a/2/Pylons-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4184190/location-location-location-government-preps-major-clean-energy-policy-shake https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4184190/location-location-location-government-preps-major-clean-energy-policy-shake https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4184190/location-location-location-government-preps-major-clean-energy-policy-shake Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:23:53 +0000 Green cleaning: Carbon capture trial fuels hopes of 'carbon negative' detergents <img alt="Green cleaning: Carbon capture trial fuels hopes of &#39;carbon negative&#39; detergents " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d4004fa/afefde35-cdc2-4d5a-a606-5b123c8ec3d0/2/Washing-machine-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New pilot project backed by a number of leading firms aims to demonstrate how captured carbon could be used to produce surfacants for detergents <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d4004fa/afefde35-cdc2-4d5a-a606-5b123c8ec3d0/2/Washing-machine-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183985/green-cleaning-carbon-capture-trial-fuels-hopes-carbon-negative-detergents https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183985/green-cleaning-carbon-capture-trial-fuels-hopes-carbon-negative-detergents https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183985/green-cleaning-carbon-capture-trial-fuels-hopes-carbon-negative-detergents Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:33:39 +0000 Mersey Tidal Power: Plans for multibillion-pound barrage connecting Liverpool and Wirral unveiled <img alt="Mersey Tidal Power: Plans for multibillion-pound barrage connecting Liverpool and Wirral unveiled" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/a583e39/3198ef37-c82b-40df-80b1-805fb1a98bfc/10/Mersey-barrage-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Tidal barrage connecting Liverpool and Wirral announced as the preferred option to harness renewable energy from the River Mersey <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/a583e39/3198ef37-c82b-40df-80b1-805fb1a98bfc/10/Mersey-barrage-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183581/mersey-tidal-power-plans-multibillion-pound-barrage-connecting-liverpool-wirral-unveiled https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183581/mersey-tidal-power-plans-multibillion-pound-barrage-connecting-liverpool-wirral-unveiled https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183581/mersey-tidal-power-plans-multibillion-pound-barrage-connecting-liverpool-wirral-unveiled Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:01:43 +0000 Defra 'fast tracks' £180m in funding to tackle sewage crisis <img alt="Defra &#39;fast tracks&#39; £180m in funding to tackle sewage crisis" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4450e85/11fc9c73-d258-4ee7-9f76-d3b48bed4c43/10/iStock-1796076017-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Projects to receive investment include in-sewer monitors, AI technology, and hiring of specialist staff to detect and reduce spills <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4450e85/11fc9c73-d258-4ee7-9f76-d3b48bed4c43/10/iStock-1796076017-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183802/defra-fast-tracks-gbp180m-funding-tackle-sewage-crisis https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183802/defra-fast-tracks-gbp180m-funding-tackle-sewage-crisis https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183802/defra-fast-tracks-gbp180m-funding-tackle-sewage-crisis Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:01:36 +0000 Public supports 'greater and greener' development, poll reveals <img alt="Public supports &#39;greater and greener&#39; development, poll reveals" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1e1697a/8c7de130-e244-45de-a9ac-61cb676c68c5/5/iStock-1345308016-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Bright Blue urges government to 'get building' after survey reveals high levels of support for green housing and clean energy development <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1e1697a/8c7de130-e244-45de-a9ac-61cb676c68c5/5/iStock-1345308016-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183783/public-supports-greener-development-poll-reveals https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183783/public-supports-greener-development-poll-reveals https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183783/public-supports-greener-development-poll-reveals Sat, 9 Mar 2024 00:01:35 +0000 National Gas tests new hydrogen blends in network trial <img alt="National Gas tests new hydrogen blends in network trial" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5409721/b098359e-381f-453f-acb4-87f04a5ae942/5/iStock-1469602450-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Section of pipeline recreated at Cumbrian air force base used to test gas network hydrogen blending in £12m 'world first' project <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5409721/b098359e-381f-453f-acb4-87f04a5ae942/5/iStock-1469602450-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183016/national-gas-tests-hydrogen-blends-network-trial https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183016/national-gas-tests-hydrogen-blends-network-trial https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4183016/national-gas-tests-hydrogen-blends-network-trial Thu, 7 Mar 2024 11:19:32 +0000 NatPower unveils £10bn battery and renewables UK investment plan <img alt="NatPower unveils £10bn battery and renewables UK investment plan" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/bfbfd4b/8b72e746-02d7-4013-b76b-057230ce7455/2/renewable-energy-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Global clean energy developer announces ambitious plans to deliver 60GWh of UK battery storage capacity <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/bfbfd4b/8b72e746-02d7-4013-b76b-057230ce7455/2/renewable-energy-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4182919/natpower-unveils-gbp10bn-battery-renewables-uk-investment-plan https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4182919/natpower-unveils-gbp10bn-battery-renewables-uk-investment-plan https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4182919/natpower-unveils-gbp10bn-battery-renewables-uk-investment-plan Thu, 7 Mar 2024 10:17:30 +0000 'National conundrum': CPRE, Aldersgate Group, and RenewableUK team up to tackle net zero planning barriers <img alt="&#39;National conundrum&#39;: CPRE, Aldersgate Group, and RenewableUK team up to tackle net zero planning barriers" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2107d47/c1d60c0c-170e-4c3b-97c5-ef1a4de9fab9/8/iStock-831764682-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Groups to investigate how policy landscape can better enable energy system decarbonisation while protecting landscapes, nature, and communities <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2107d47/c1d60c0c-170e-4c3b-97c5-ef1a4de9fab9/8/iStock-831764682-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4181846/national-conundrum-cpre-aldersgate-group-renewableuk-team-tackle-net-zero-planning-barriers https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4181846/national-conundrum-cpre-aldersgate-group-renewableuk-team-tackle-net-zero-planning-barriers https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4181846/national-conundrum-cpre-aldersgate-group-renewableuk-team-tackle-net-zero-planning-barriers Wed, 6 Mar 2024 00:01:08 +0000 Crown Estate accelerates creation of 'robust evidence base' for offshore wind deployment <img alt="Crown Estate accelerates creation of &#39;robust evidence base&#39; for offshore wind deployment" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/98df159/329de587-6a66-4dca-9e14-c43439ccb05d/3/iStock-1263436473-1-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Number of marine and offshore wind research programmes undertaken by OWEC rises to 35, with further schemes in the pipeline as part of £62m deployment <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/98df159/329de587-6a66-4dca-9e14-c43439ccb05d/3/iStock-1263436473-1-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4181171/crown-estate-accelerates-creation-robust-evidence-base-offshore-wind-deployment https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4181171/crown-estate-accelerates-creation-robust-evidence-base-offshore-wind-deployment https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4181171/crown-estate-accelerates-creation-robust-evidence-base-offshore-wind-deployment Mon, 4 Mar 2024 16:53:39 +0000 Dogger Bank offshore wind project chalks off grid connection milestone <img alt="Dogger Bank offshore wind project chalks off grid connection milestone" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/80861c7/f4c6ec49-cafb-463d-a1aa-13a95e9959db/5/DBD-image-1-185x114.png" /> <p><!--summary start--> Dogger Bank D wind farm confirms plans for connection of new 400KV substation in East Riding of Yorkshire as part of National Grid 'Great Grid Upgrade' <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/80861c7/f4c6ec49-cafb-463d-a1aa-13a95e9959db/5/DBD-image-1-185x114.png https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180592/dogger-bank-offshore-wind-project-chalks-grid-connection-milestone https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180592/dogger-bank-offshore-wind-project-chalks-grid-connection-milestone https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180592/dogger-bank-offshore-wind-project-chalks-grid-connection-milestone Mon, 4 Mar 2024 15:36:51 +0000 Jaguar Land Rover to generate over a quarter of its UK electricity from off-grid renewables <img alt="Jaguar Land Rover to generate over a quarter of its UK electricity from off-grid renewables" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/abd8ba8/a5af925f-5ab7-429c-8a70-61098eefafda/8/JLR-SolarEPMC-ROOFTOP-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Auto maker details plans for fleet of off-grid green energy schemes capable of powering 44,500 UK homes a year <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/abd8ba8/a5af925f-5ab7-429c-8a70-61098eefafda/8/JLR-SolarEPMC-ROOFTOP-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180374/jaguar-land-rover-generate-quarter-uk-electricity-grid-renewables https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180374/jaguar-land-rover-generate-quarter-uk-electricity-grid-renewables https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180374/jaguar-land-rover-generate-quarter-uk-electricity-grid-renewables Fri, 1 Mar 2024 10:32:00 +0000 Bristol City Leap publishes £750m plan for city-wide decarbonisation push <img alt="Bristol City Leap publishes £750m plan for city-wide decarbonisation push" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d5899e4/b19630fe-ae52-4921-8e3c-967f17571496/7/BCL-Business-Plan-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Twenty-year venture between City Council, Ameresco, and Vattenfall aims to cut Bristol's carbon emissions by 140,000 tonnes by 2028 <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d5899e4/b19630fe-ae52-4921-8e3c-967f17571496/7/BCL-Business-Plan-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179859/bristol-city-leap-publishes-gbp750m-plan-city-wide-decarbonisation-push https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179859/bristol-city-leap-publishes-gbp750m-plan-city-wide-decarbonisation-push https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179859/bristol-city-leap-publishes-gbp750m-plan-city-wide-decarbonisation-push Fri, 1 Mar 2024 00:01:35 +0000 Study: Higher freezer temperatures could cut energy consumption by 10 per cent <img alt="Study: Higher freezer temperatures could cut energy consumption by 10 per cent" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/fd8f2db/54f6749b-99f0-40cb-be23-42e85e97c2df/7/iStock-1219714791-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Major pilot project from Nomad Foods confirms it is possible to deliver major energy savings without impacting the safety, texture, taste or nutritional value of frozen foods <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/fd8f2db/54f6749b-99f0-40cb-be23-42e85e97c2df/7/iStock-1219714791-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180055/study-freezer-temperatures-cut-energy-consumption-cent https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180055/study-freezer-temperatures-cut-energy-consumption-cent https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180055/study-freezer-temperatures-cut-energy-consumption-cent Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:43:57 +0000 Carbon Tracker: Oil majors continue to reward execs for driving fossil fuel production growth <img alt="Carbon Tracker: Oil majors continue to reward execs for driving fossil fuel production growth" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/01f798f/76c6180d-97cf-4ec6-9790-0252a190026a/15/oil-iw-stock-009-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Fossil fuel giants' executive renumeration packages are betting against the clean energy transition, financial think tank warns <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/01f798f/76c6180d-97cf-4ec6-9790-0252a190026a/15/oil-iw-stock-009-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179697/carbon-tracker-oil-majors-continue-reward-execs-driving-fossil-fuel-production-growth https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179697/carbon-tracker-oil-majors-continue-reward-execs-driving-fossil-fuel-production-growth https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179697/carbon-tracker-oil-majors-continue-reward-execs-driving-fossil-fuel-production-growth Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:37:11 +0000 Hydrogen projects across UK win share of £21m in government funding <img alt="Hydrogen projects across UK win share of £21m in government funding" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/36258d5/0e08eebd-03cf-4377-aa5e-2d59fe956a34/2/iStock-1500010251-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> From Suffolk to Pembroke via Aberdeen and the Shetlands, seven hydrogen production and fuel supply projects have secured a share of government funding <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/36258d5/0e08eebd-03cf-4377-aa5e-2d59fe956a34/2/iStock-1500010251-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179058/hydrogen-projects-uk-win-share-gbp21m-government-funding https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179058/hydrogen-projects-uk-win-share-gbp21m-government-funding https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179058/hydrogen-projects-uk-win-share-gbp21m-government-funding Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:01:43 +0000 Logan Energy secures £5m funding boost for green hydrogen expansion plans <img alt="Logan Energy secures £5m funding boost for green hydrogen expansion plans" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/6d1cebd/9aeecda4-174c-47fb-8210-c7fcfd524019/5/Hydrogen-hardware-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Hydrogen tech innovator announces fresh funding from Singapore-based Lanxing New Energy and Scottish Enterprise <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/6d1cebd/9aeecda4-174c-47fb-8210-c7fcfd524019/5/Hydrogen-hardware-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4178296/logan-energy-wins-gbp-funding-grow-green-hydrogen-workforce-fuel-international-expansion https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4178296/logan-energy-wins-gbp-funding-grow-green-hydrogen-workforce-fuel-international-expansion https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4178296/logan-energy-wins-gbp-funding-grow-green-hydrogen-workforce-fuel-international-expansion Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:01:01 +0000 Octopus Energy inks German green steel solar deal <img alt="Octopus Energy inks German green steel solar deal " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/8ee99ce/e4cd1519-32c4-4359-877a-039a0896bb8e/1/Salzgitter-AG-factory-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Energy giant to provide 126,000 MWh of solar power a year to Salzgitter Group to help slash steel emissions <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/8ee99ce/e4cd1519-32c4-4359-877a-039a0896bb8e/1/Salzgitter-AG-factory-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4176641/octopus-energy-inks-german-green-steel-solar-deal https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4176641/octopus-energy-inks-german-green-steel-solar-deal https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4176641/octopus-energy-inks-german-green-steel-solar-deal Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:33:33 +0000 Why British battery storage sector revenue woes are posing challenges for investors <img alt="Why British battery storage sector revenue woes are posing challenges for investors" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/e32732b/436c17f3-4ad1-43f6-985e-80d921732134/2/iStock-1301598466-battery-storage-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Weak revenue challenges have plagued a trio London-listed energy storage investment trusts in recent months, a situation investment analysts expect to persist for the time being <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/e32732b/436c17f3-4ad1-43f6-985e-80d921732134/2/iStock-1301598466-battery-storage-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/analysis/4176265/british-battery-storage-sector-revenue-woes-posing-challenges-investors https://www.businessgreen.com/analysis/4176265/british-battery-storage-sector-revenue-woes-posing-challenges-investors https://www.businessgreen.com/analysis/4176265/british-battery-storage-sector-revenue-woes-posing-challenges-investors Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:59:40 +0000 H2H Saltend: 600MW blue hydrogen and CCS project wins planning permission <img alt="H2H Saltend: 600MW blue hydrogen and CCS project wins planning permission" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/10ecb87/62528fc6-b216-4a00-abc1-4d9bc708f357/8/Saltend-jetty-medium-size-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Major low carbon hydrogen and carbon capture project in the Humber region given green light by East Riding of Yorkshire Council <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/10ecb87/62528fc6-b216-4a00-abc1-4d9bc708f357/8/Saltend-jetty-medium-size-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4175797/h2h-saltend-600mw-blue-hydrogen-ccs-project-wins-planning-permission https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4175797/h2h-saltend-600mw-blue-hydrogen-ccs-project-wins-planning-permission https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4175797/h2h-saltend-600mw-blue-hydrogen-ccs-project-wins-planning-permission Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:16 +0000