“Put simply, a just transition is about moving to an environmentally sustainable economy (that’s the ‘transition’ part) without leaving workers in polluting industries behind,” says NGO Greenpeace
The definitions of Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) have been challenged by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nowhere more so than in the energy sector, where companies have been forced by events to exit Russia abruptly and energy prices have soared to record levels.
The UK’s bus and lorry fleets, plus many homes, could be running on low carbon hydrogen within two decades thanks to green technologies now being pioneered in three UK regions renowned until now for their carbon-intensive industries.
A North Sea oil firm has expressed concerns about the makeup of the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process.
The UK Government is poised to drastically ramp up its renewables targets, according to reports.
A senior figure at energy services giant Petrofac (LON: PFC) has challenged the energy supply chain to earn its right to secure work on low carbon schemes.
Oil and gas giant BP has launched a new joint venture aimed at making inroads into the burgeoning Japanese offshore wind market.
Utilities firm Centrica has acquired an Aberdeen battery storage project that could “unlock wind energy potential” in the North Sea.
A union boss has slammed the decision to send fabrication work for a major Scottish offshore wind farm to the Middle East.
April Fools’ Day is nearly here but jokes and pranks will be far from people’s minds.
The North Sea regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has become the latest industry institution to rebrand in a shift towards cleaner energies.
The firm installing a pipeline to the major Seagreen offshore wind farm off the Angus coast has been placed in receivership.
Shell has revealed the proportion of local content it is aiming to use to build two major wind farms off the coast of Scotland.
BP is trying to block development of part of a giant wind farm in waters off England’s east coast, according to Denmark’s Orsted.
“Scotland will become the offshore wind capital of the world, I think that’s inevitable,” says Martin Dronfield, chairman of the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), "but the East of England can and will become the integrated energy exemplar in the UK.”
Offshore wind developers have been told they need to slash the amount of time it takes to build projects.
Industry leaders delivered a rallying cry for Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain during Scottish Renewables’ flagship conference yesterday.
Losing ScotWind bidders are “likely” to get another shot at offshore wind acreage through a clearing round.
Scotland’s net zero and energy secretary has issued a clear reminder to the offshore wind industry that supply chain pledges are more than simply “indications”.
Danish green energy giant Orsted can lay good claim to being the don of the UK’s offshore wind sector.
Reach back 20 years and there was much excitement about the idea that renewables would kick open the doorway to distributed energy; the notion that power generation would be somehow spread equitably throughout the land and be friendly.
A key component of what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm has been installed off the Angus coast.
Cash generated by Scotland’s offshore wind boom could be used to create a sovereign wealth fund, the cabinet secretary for net zero has revealed.
The UK’s offshore energy industry is aware it has a major opportunity to drive a very positive future – both for the UK economy and its energy mix alike.
The Australian state of Victoria has committed to bringing online up to 9GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040 through a series of rolling goals with first power targeted as early as 2028. Crucially, this will help Australia, a giant liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, reposition itself as a major green hydrogen exporter in the future.