Turning the UK into an AI powerhouse implies a lot more energy consumption. However, a large number of data centres already exist, and power demand is lower than ten years ago. Digitalisation makes an economy less energy intensive rather than more.
Scotland stands at the cusp of a generational opportunity – to become a global leader in green hydrogen. But that ambition is somewhat tethered to the success of ScotWind.
Continued collaboration with the oil and gas sector is essential for renewables to scale to meet the UK’s clean power ambitions.
Continued collaboration with the oil and gas sector is essential for renewables to scale to meet the UK’s clean power ambitions, according to Hitachi Energy country managing director for UK and Ireland Laura Fleming.
A feasibility study exploring options for overhauling the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland is reportedly set to propose £3.8 billion of investments in low-carbon alternatives for the site over ten years.
If the generation and transmission targets are achieved by 2030 or soon after, the UK electricity system will have undergone a significant metamorphosis. It will change where value lies in the system. It will also be a much more complex system to operate and maintain.
If power cannot be delivered, it will be wasted. In part two of this three-part series, Energy Voice examines the electricity transmission challenge.
A major green energy project in Teesside will no longer be going ahead, as BP shifts its strategic focus away from investment in renewable projects.
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A clean power system by 2030 will require key elements of the UK’s energy system to deliver simultaneously “at the limits of what is feasible”, according to the UK’s National System Operator (NESO). In a three-part series, focusing on bulk generation, connectivity and operational flexibility, Energy Voice examines the UK’s chances of success.
With green hydrogen a major element in Scotland’s net zero plans, we need to find ways to store it safely and economically, says Martin Wright, founder and executive chairman of Gravitricity.
Apprenticeships are vital for developing the skills needed to accelerate the delivery of clean energy infrastructure and to help the UK reap the rewards of the energy transition: economic growth, energy security and less exposure to volatile gas prices.
MPs have criticised the government in a report on its investment in carbon capture projects, saying there is a “high degree of uncertainty” whether the “risky” investment of £21.7bn in the “unproven technologies” would provide value for money for taxpayers.
A looming glut of LNG will loosen global energy markets in the next few years. Might this ease UK energy bills in time for the next general election?
Tackling negative connotations that may impact the mental health and morale of those entering the world of work.
It was bad luck for Ed Miliband that his appearance before the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee fell on the same day that a report by Cornwall Insight predicted the UK would fall 32GW short of his ‘clean power by 2030’ target.
Hydrogen production is critically dependent on the availability of cheap, low-carbon electricity, efficiency gains and demand creation. The UK is targeting up to 10 GW of low-carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030. It will need billions of pounds a year in subsidies. Is the UK prepared to pay the cost?
Reputation Management, media relations and crisis communications
2025 is set to be a pivotal year for the future of our North Sea.
A group representing local councils who are building an energy-from-waste (EfW) incinerator in North East England has hit back after a local MP criticised the project and called for it to be halted.
Energy Voice subscribers are invited to join us for a masterclass in digital innovation, hosted by digital entrepreneurs, SmplCo.
The Labour government promised to fix Britain’s broken energy market, as did Conservative governments before it, but is it really broken and does it need fixing?
This year will undoubtedly be remembered as a watershed for renewable electricity generation in the UK. By the end of 2024, it is likely to be the first full year in which low-carbon renewables – wind, solar, and hydropower – generated more electricity than fossil fuels.
The energy industry is way behind the digital curve, despite having every financial and intellectual advantage – and an existential demand for rapid change. Will that change in 2025?
“I’ve been working on the tools for decades, why should I have my competence checked.”