Industrial Decarbonisation

Could steel decarbonisation policies help the next PM woo Red Wall voters?

Policy

Could steel decarbonisation policies help the next PM woo Red Wall voters?

Two separate reports this morning have set out the case for Ministers to press ahead with a raft of policies that can drive a shift away from the blast furnace method of steel production

clock 11 July 2022 • 9 min read
Study: Decarbonisation now a priority at 80 per cent of manufacturing firms

Management

Study: Decarbonisation now a priority at 80 per cent of manufacturing firms

MakeUK study reveals nearly half of manufacturers have implemented climate plans, amid escalating energy costs

clock 11 July 2022 • 3 min read
UK's largest carbon capture plant opens in Cheshire

CCS

UK's largest carbon capture plant opens in Cheshire

Government-backed demonstration plant aims to capture tens of thousands of tonnes of CO2 emitted by a power station for use in sodium biocarbonate manufacture

clock 24 June 2022 • 3 min read
First Movers Coalition targets aluminium and carbon removal as it swells to 50 firms

Technology

First Movers Coalition targets aluminium and carbon removal as it swells to 50 firms

Cross-industry group that aims to bring down costs and commercialise critical decarbonisation technologies welcomes slew of new members at World Economic Forum in Davos

clock 26 May 2022 • 3 min read
'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

Energy

'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

The 100-year old Saltend Chemicals Park is gearing up to become a test ground for hydrogen and carbon capture industrial decarbonisation technologies - BusinessGreen visits the UK's ground zero for net zero

clock 16 May 2022 • 8 min read
Energy Systems Catapult sets out industrial decarbonisation wishlist

CCS

Energy Systems Catapult sets out industrial decarbonisation wishlist

More analysis is needed to ensure current "cluster-based" approach to industrial decarbonisation has maximum impact on transition to low-carbon economy, group argues

clock 22 April 2022 • 3 min read
Kellogg's, Kraft-Heinz, Jaguar Land Rover and PepsiCo ink deals for blue hydrogen from HyNet cluster

Energy

Kellogg's, Kraft-Heinz, Jaguar Land Rover and PepsiCo ink deals for blue hydrogen from HyNet cluster

North West industrial decarbonisation cluster attracts significant interest for hydrogen it plans to eventually produce at the site from mid-2020s

clock 14 April 2022 • 3 min read
'A year of slow progress': How policy gaps continue to dog UK's net zero transition

Infrastructure

'A year of slow progress': How policy gaps continue to dog UK's net zero transition

New reports from Aldersgate Group and National Infrastructure Commission warn government needs to explain how it plans deliver and fund a wave of low carbon industry, transport, and energy projects

clock 17 March 2022 • 9 min read
'Realistic low-carbon alternative': Sheet glass produced in biofuel-fired furnace in Merseyside

Biofuel

'Realistic low-carbon alternative': Sheet glass produced in biofuel-fired furnace in Merseyside

Replacing fossil gas with sustainable biofuels can cut emissions footprint of glass manufacture by 80 per cent, Pilkington claims

clock 24 February 2022 • 3 min read
'Titanic pivot from coal to hydrogen': Are steelmakers prepared for the rapid net zero transformation ahead?

Energy

'Titanic pivot from coal to hydrogen': Are steelmakers prepared for the rapid net zero transformation ahead?

BloombergNEF warns steelmakers to prepare for major green transformation, as cost of shifting from coal to hydrogen and scrap metal could be far cheaper than previously thought

clock 06 December 2021 • 6 min read