Catholic bishops across the world have called for a “major breakthrough” on a global deal to tackle climate change at talks in Paris at end of the year.
The worldwide call from the Catholic Church appeals for a strong limit to rising temperatures, the phasing out of emissions from fossil fuels and measures to protect the poor and vulnerable from the impacts of climate change.
In a 10-point proposal, the Catholic cardinals, patriarchs and bishops call for a “fair, transformational and legally-binding global agreement” which recognises the need to live in harmony with nature, protects human rights and sets a goal to decarbonise the world economy by mid-century.
Floating wind turbine technology is well placed to help oil and gas operators reduce the cost of recovery from reservoirs using water injection, according to an industry expert.
A new joint industry project - Win Win - being led by DNV GL, has brought together oil majors including ExxonMobil, ENI, Statoil, Nexen and VNG to share knowledge and pursue water injection in subsea reservoirs delivered by wind-power rather than traditional gas turbines.
The technology is seen as being cost-efficient, able to reduce an oil platform's carbon footprint and offers opportunities for one turbine to be used on multiple wells.
President Barack Obama’s 15-year plan to cut power plant carbon dioxide emissions and steer the US toward renewable energy sources is under legal attack. Again.
Aviation students can now apply for an opportunity to attend the 12th-annual CHC Safety & Quality Summit in Vancouver, through grants which honour Dr. Peter Gardiner, a long-time advocate of excellence in aviation safety training.
Proposals which could see a significant reduction in available subsidies for small scale renewable projects could render a number of community-owned schemes in the Scottish Highlands as “unviable”, it has been claimed.
The warning has been made by independent environmental consultants Atmos Consulting as a UK Government consultation on proposed changes to the system of feed-in tariffs closes today.
The UK Government is currently proposing to reduce the level of subsidy available for small scale renewable energy projects from next year.
Community-owned renewable energy projects in Scotland could become a thing of the past if proposals to slash subsidies are acted on, an environmental consultant has yesterday.
Atmos Consulting sounded the alarm bells ahead of the final day of a UK Government consultation on changes to funding models for small-scale schemes.
The government’s support for such ventures has blown hot and cold since 2010.
Billionaire investor Guy Hands is set to take Infinis private in a deal that values the windfarm developer at £555million.
Infinis chairman Ian Marchant, who occupies the same post at Wood Group, agreed to the deal citing a “challenging regulatory and political environment” that has “adversely affected both the cash generation and the growth prospects” of the firm.
Hands’s buyout firm Terra Firma Capital Partners already owns 68.5% of Infinis and will pay 185p in cash for each outstanding share − a 40% premium on yesterday’s close.
The Government has been urged not to “derail” the development of technology such as offshore wind and new nuclear which are needed to transform the UK’s energy system.
The National Security Council has not “fully considered” the impact of Chinese involvement in the building of new nuclear power stations in the UK, a former shadow defence secretary has said.
The concept of using wind power for offshore oil and gas applications has taken a step forward after several oil majors signed up for a joint industry project to explore the technology.
Aberdeen MP Callum McCaig has called on the UK Government to rethink its plans to end a renewables subsidy scheme a year early after it suffered a defeat in the Lords.
Labour put forward an amendment to the Energy bill, deleting the policy to close the Renewables Obligation to onshore windfarms from next April, which was carried by 242 votes to 190.
Energy minister Lord Bourne warned peers to “move carefully”, but his opposite number Baroness Worthington said early closure would save no more than 30p per household each year.
Apple is cleaning up its manufacturing operations in China to reduce the air pollution caused by the factories that have assembled hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads during the past eight years.
The world’s most valuable company is working with its Chinese suppliers to eventually produce 2.2 gigawatts of solar power and other renewable energy.
The commitment represents Apple’s latest attempt to prevent the popularity of its devices and digital services from increasing the carbon emissions that are widely believed to changing the Earth’s climate.
Apple estimates 20 million tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution will be avoided as more of its suppliers rely on renewable energy between now and 2020. That is like having four million fewer cars on the road for a year.
New low-carbon power sources are the most cost-effective way to meet electricity needs in the 2020s and tackle climate change, government advisers have said.
Investment is needed in new power generation in the 2020s to replace closing coal and nuclear plants, while stripping carbon emissions from the energy sector is important for meeting the UK’s legally-binding climate targets, the Committee on Climate Change said.
Backing low-carbon power is set to add around £105 on the average consumer electricity bill in 2020 and £120 by 2030, before costs fall, a report from the committee said.
While the cost of low-carbon technology such as nuclear and renewables will be slightly higher than investing in gas, it will deliver more greenhouse gas reductions and cut down on the “social” costs that fossil fuel pollution imposes on the UK and world, it said.
A mathematical technique developed to test the efficacy of nuclear bombs is being used by a Scottish company to predict the reliability of vital equipment on North Sea oil rigs.
Orkney's European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) and the University of Edinburgh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with organisations based in Qingdao to support the development of a marine energy test site in China.
An engineers association has broadly welcomed today's confirmation that the new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant would proceed with investment from China, but urged investment in the whole nuclear life-cycle.
Plans for the first UK nuclear power plant in a generation are set to be given a boost today with confirmation of Chinese investment in the multi-billion pound scheme.
Technip has been awarded a contract worth as much as $100million to supply three hydrogen reformers as part of a greenfield facility at a Petronas Rapid refinery project in Malaysia.
Europe’s key ocean energy industry figures are meeting with key political leaders at a high level summit in Dublin today to present a game plan for commercialising the ocean energy sector.
Wind projects in Brazil and India have helped Spanish firm Ingeteam, an independent supplier of electrical conversion equipment, achieve 30 gigawatts of installed wind power capacity worldwide.
Millions of pounds of investment in energy projects benefiting communities across the UK is at risk from the Government’s cuts to renewables subsidies, a report warns.
Offshore personnel transfer company Reflex Marine is developing a new personnel access concept for the offshore wind and traditional energy industries..
