British Steel a strategic asset in the energy transition
The department of trade has swooped in to safeguard British Steel’s assets, which could play a strategic role in the UK energy transition.
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HySpeed: Consortium plans £6.5bn investment in UK 1 GW hydrogen project
Centrica, National Gas, ITM Power, JCB, Johnson Matthey and Heidelberg combine to target 1 GW green hydrogen production by 2030.
Tackling the UK energy import gap
How we use energy and where it comes from have become questions of critical importance – and we are seeing a worrying import gap.
Downing Street engages energy sector as profits hit half a trillion
PremiumEnergy industry profits have reached half a trillion pounds since the energy crisis, as the energy price cap rises.
Future UK hydrogen leaders set to take centre stage in Birmingham
Future leaders in British hydrogen are set to take centre stage in Birmingham next week as Hydrogen UK honours achievements from across the sector.
Chancellor ‘neglecting’ energy to become defence ‘superpower’
Backers of the Acorn flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and other clean energy advisers have renewed calls for government support as Chancellor Rachel Reeves shifted focus – and investment – towards boosting UK defence spending in her spring statement.
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British Steel a strategic asset in the energy transition
The department of trade has swooped in to safeguard British Steel’s assets, which could play a strategic role in the UK energy transition.
HySpeed: Consortium plans £6.5bn investment in UK 1 GW hydrogen project
Centrica, National Gas, ITM Power, JCB, Johnson Matthey and Heidelberg combine to target 1 GW green hydrogen production by 2030.
Tackling the UK energy import gap
How we use energy and where it comes from have become questions of critical importance – and we are seeing a worrying import gap.
Downing Street engages energy sector as profits hit half a trillion
Energy industry profits have reached half a trillion pounds since the energy crisis, as the energy price cap rises.
Future UK hydrogen leaders set to take centre stage in Birmingham
Future leaders in British hydrogen are set to take centre stage in Birmingham next week as Hydrogen UK honours achievements from across the sector.
Chancellor ‘neglecting’ energy to become defence ‘superpower’
Backers of the Acorn flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and other clean energy advisers have renewed calls for government support as Chancellor Rachel Reeves shifted focus – and investment – towards boosting UK defence spending in her spring statement.
EET expands jet fuel supply network with two UK airport deals
EET Fuels, a unit of Essar Energy Transition, announced on 26 March that it had signed agreements to supply jet fuel to two additional UK airports.
Charging Forward: Zenobe starts construction on 400 MW Scottish battery project, progress on long duration storage cap-and-floor and more
Energy Voice takes a look at major developments in the UK energy storage sector in the latest edition of Charging Forward.
UK approves Iberdrola’s purchase of Electricity North West
Iberdrola has received permission from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to acquire a majority share in Electricity North West (ENW).
OEG Energy Group opens Edinburgh office
OEG Energy Group (OEG) has opened an office in Edinburgh as it aims to strengthen its position in the UK renewables sector.
Power Moves: Big changes at Clarke Energy and more
Jamie Clarke and Peter Holliday of Clarke Energy will be stepping down as CEO and chief financial officer, respectively.
Scottish business leaders urge UK to throw weight behind Acorn CCS
Scotland’s business community has urged the UK government to back Aberdeenshire’s Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project.
Enfinium unveils next phase of CCS programme
UK energy-from-waste operator Enfinium has announced the next phase of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot programme.
Siemens Energy ties with Rolls-Royce on small modular reactors
A nuclear power division of Rolls Royce has struck a partnership agreement with Siemens Energy to roll out small modular reactors (SMRs), a type of distributed nuclear power plant.
UK grid to ‘remain exposed’ to gas import shocks without clean power 2030 target, report finds
Labour’s clean power by 2030 decarbonisation goal will cut UK gas imports for power generation by 57% and lower the risk of price shocks, according to a report.
Eni plans CCUS satellite following Ithaca success
Following its combination with Ithaca Energy to create a ‘satellite’ business, Eni is looking to establish similar practices for its CCUS operations.
Wood re-enters takeover talks with Dubai firm Sidara
Aberdeen-headquartered Wood (LON:WG) has confirmed it has received a fresh approach from rival firm Sidara regarding a possible takeover bid.
Dan McGrail: What to know about the new interim CEO of GB Energy
RenewableUK CEO Dan McGrail will head to Aberdeen in March for a six-month stint as GB Energy chief executive.
Energy apprenticeships on offer to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week
Various energy industry apprenticeship programmes have been announced to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, taking place from February 10-16.
Evero pushes ahead with BECCS in Ince and Mersey
UK-based Evero Energy, which specialises in waste-wood-to-energy and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), has hailed its "strongest quarter to date" for energy production as it targets involvement in the HyNet decarbonisation cluster in the North West of England.
Drax biomass subsidy halved
Drax £2 billion BECCS plan has to await further support from the government.
UK government faces challenging hunt for GB Energy CEO
The UK government has no obvious candidates to fill the position of CEO of GB Energy, the Guardian newspaper has reported.
MPs warn against government backing of carbon capture
The UK government's £22 billion backing of "unproven" technology to capture and store carbon emissions is high risk, MPs have warned.
Energy Voices: why carbon capture matters at Morecambe
Spirit Energy has concrete plans for enabling a new zero energy system.
National Grid scores SF6 UK-first at London Power Tunnels project
The UK's National Grid has reached a milestone in its programme to eliminate sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from its network with the arrival of the first of two 178 tonne supergrid transformers and Hitachi Econiq SF6-free switchgear, at a new electricity substation being built in the UK capital.
