Scottish wind farms forge ahead as surveys wrap up
As attention turns to Glasgow’s offshore wind conference, developers behind ScotWind project Ossian and INTOG development Salamander have announced some survey completion milestones.
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Sumitomo set to provide cable for Shetland 2 Link from Scottish factory
Sumitomo has hailed a "significant milestone" for its Highland subsea cable factory after it signed a capacity reservation agreement (CRA) with SSEN Transmission.
Scottish Renewables launches new clean energy cluster
Scottish Renewables has launched the clean energy cluster, an organisation to help drive growth in Scotland's offshore wind supply chain.
OEUK releases guidelines to spur UK offshore wind
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has launched a new set of guidelines aimed at helping entrants into the offshore wind sector better understand the development process.
EnQuest picks up Harbour Energy Vietnam assets in $84 million deal
Aberdeen-based EnQuest (LON: ENQ) has acquired Harbour Energy's (LON: HBR) Vietnam business as part of a $84 million deal to "grow its international operating footprint".
Aberdeen tech seeks to pump millions of barrels of North Sea oil from shut-in wells
A patented tool that cleans blocks out of subsea pipes could clear the way for the production of tens of millions of barrels of North Sea oil and gas.
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Report finds UK carbon capture strategy based on ‘outdated and unrealistic’ assumptions
Carbon Tracker analysis recommends UK government adopt scaled back and targeted CCUS approach focused on decarbonising cement sector and proving technologies on smaller scale projects.
MHI to deliver CO2 capture tech for HyNet linked hydrogen plant
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been selected to provide carbon dioxide capture technology for a low carbon hydrogen plant set for Cheshire.
New Douglas CCS platform in works as Eni files HyNet plans
Eni has unveiled new details of infrastructure and timings for its Liverpool Bay carbon storage scheme, including a newbuild platform at the Douglas complex.
Budget is ‘missed opportunity’ for UK’s CCUS goals
Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has been slammed as a “missed opportunity” for the UK’s carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector.
CCUS: Why the CO2-busting sector needs more transparency on its own emissions
Experts say the nascent carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector, hoped to be one of the UK’s next big industrial powerhouses, needs to become more transparent on its emissions profile.
North Sea firms keenly await Spring Budget clarity on windfall tax
Reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning to extend the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms.
Drax to explore Viking carbon transport options with Harbour, BP
Drax is to explore a tie-up with the developers of the Viking carbon capture and storage (CCS) project which could see an additional route for sequestering biomass emissions.
Energean starts up Karish North, signs new gas deal
Energean has begun producing gas at Karish North, the company said, while also celebrating the signing of an additional gas sale and purchase agreement.
Miliband calls out government failures, pledges just transition
The government is guilty of “sluggish decision making”, Ed Miliband, shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, said this morning, setting out some plans for a change of pace under a potential Labour administration.
Germany to allow carbon storage to pave way for lower emissions
Germany will allow heavy industries who don’t have other ways of cutting emissions to transport and store carbon underground, a reversal of the government’s original stance as it bolsters efforts to reach climate neutrality.
Net Zero economy grew 9% in 2023 to be worth £74bn, report says
The “net zero economy” - from renewables and electric cars to green finance - grew 9% in 2023 to contribute £74 billion to the UK, a report has shown.
Carbon Capture Scotland signs Danish CO2 deal as UK policy stalls
“Instead of waiting for the government like everyone else is doing, we're being proactive and just getting on with it."
Former NSTA operations boss joins CCS engineering venture
Carbon Circle UK has appointed Scott Robertson as its general manager, as the venture looks to support the UK’s growing roster of energy transition projects.
‘CCS-hub’ Magnus platform could be powered by geothermal – study
EnQuest’s Magnus platform has potential to be powered by geothermal energy if converted for carbon capture and storage (CCS), a study has found.
CCS project pipe fills as customers ready for “leap of faith”
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is starting to take shape, as industry takes steps to decarbonise and confidence growing from customers.
Biggest carbon-capture project is at risk, Wood Mac warns
The world’s largest carbon-capture project is at risk of never being built because of uncertainty about Canadian government incentives, according to Wood Mackenzie Ltd.
‘Time is running out’ to meet CCS goals as spring budget looms
Chancellor warned that "time is running out" to meet the UK's lofty carbon capture storage goals by industry.
EET targets September for hydrogen FID at HyNet
“What we’re finding now are new businesses and new opportunities are saying ‘if you can do these hydrogen plans, we will come and locate to the region’. That’s a new dynamic we didn’t have a year ago.”
A clearer picture: how maximizing well test data can streamline CCUS developments
Detailed appraisal well testing can provide significant benefits for the de-risking and development of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects.
Europe wary of clean-tech protectionism on green-transition cost
The European Union is shying away from further measures to protect its embattled clean-tech industry from cheap Chinese imports over concerns it could make it harder to source key components and raise the cost of the green transition.
EU risks escalating spat with farmers, business over climate
The European Union issued its most ambitious climate roadmap just as the bloc is facing severe headwinds from angry farmers and an ailing industrial base increasingly alarmed about the high costs of a rapid green transition.
UK Government urged to allow more scrutiny of climate plans
Members of Parliament want more say on government plans to achieve emissions cuts in the run-up to 2050, the nation’s legally binding net-zero target date.
Germany paves way for major expansion of gas power plants
The plan requires developers to upgrade stations to burn hydrogen sometime between 2035 and 2040
UK underwater sector ready to navigate the ‘Blue Frontier’ at Subsea Expo 2024
The challenges and opportunities facing the global subsea sector are being likened to space exploration as companies push the boundaries of what's possible in Earth's final, 'blue' frontier.
Former Respol Sinopec boss takes managing director job at Aberdeen’s Amplus
Aberdeen’s Amplus Energy Services has promoted former Repsol Sinopec Resources UK boss, Steve Gardyne, to take on its managing director.
