Grant Shapps named as Secretary for Business and Energy
MP for Welwyn Hatfield and former Home Secretary, Grant Shapps, has been named Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy in Rishi Sunak's cabinet.
The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Crown Estate doubles funding for marine and offshore wind programme to £50m
The Crown Estate has doubled its funding commitment for a research programme aimed at supporting offshore wind growth alongside marine conservation.
Households across the north and north-east could face winter black outs
Millions of households across the UK could face energy rationing measures not seen since the 1970s as Europe grapples with a supply crisis.
ITM wins backing to develop 5 MW ‘Gigastack’ hydrogen platform
ITM Power has secured a £9.3m government award to accelerate the commercial deployment and manufacture of its five megawatt (MW) ‘Gigastack’ platform for producing green hydrogen.
BEIS backs Vattenfall’s ‘world-first’ plan for hydrogen-producing wind turbine off Aberdeen
Vattenfall has been awarded £9.3 million in UK government funding to add green hydrogen production facilities to a turbine at the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (AOWF).
Ex-BP UK head Peter Mather joins NZTC board
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has announced the appointment of Peter Mather to its board as a senior independent director.
Oil operators take out injunctions after protests lead to more than 600 arrests
Several oil and gas firms have secured civil injunctions for their sites in a bid to curb a wave of protests aimed at terminals in England.
OEUK calls for ‘clear and quantifiable’ climate checkpoint on licensing
The UK’s offshore energy trade body says it supports half of the proposed checkpoint tests on new North Sea oil and gas licensing, but that the process ‘must be workable’ or risks damaging investment in the basin.
Crondall and Durham Uni win funding to help solve energy storage puzzle
Consultancy Crondall Energy has been awarded a share of a £6.7 million UK Government pot to try to use North Sea infrastructure to solve the puzzle of energy storage.
Consent granted for Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm
The UK government has granted planning consent for the Norfolk Vanguard wind farm, developer Vattenfall confirmed.
Government ramps up renewables with yearly CfD auctions
The UK Government has said it will increase the frequency of its renewable capacity auctions from biennial to yearly, in a bid to boost investment and jobs.
Government consults on changes to supply chain plans and CfD delivery
The UK government is consulting on changes to supply chain plan and Contracts for Difference (CfD) policy in preparation for its fifth auction round.
Ithaca gets green light to develop central North Sea field
Ithaca Energy has received a green light from the UK Government to proceed with its Abigail project in the North Sea.
Government launches £5m hydrogen from biomass funding
The hydrogen BECCS innovation programme will support the development of innovative new technologies aimed at generating hydrogen from biomass and waste.
UK gives itself 3 months to find fix for energy price rise
The UK government is giving itself until April to find a solution to soaring gas prices since that’s when consumers would start feeling the bite of a new cap on utility bills.
Government refuses to release details of carbon cuts in flagship climate policy
The Government is refusing to reveal details of how policies in its flagship "net-zero" strategy will deliver the carbon cuts needed to tackle the climate crisis.
UK Government announces £20m ring-fenced tidal funding in upcoming CfD
The government has announced it will provide £20 million per year in ringfenced tidal stream project support as part of the upcoming Contract for Difference (CfD) round, following pressure from industry and MPs.
Shell ‘proposing changes’ to Jackdaw after initial plans rejected
Shell (LON: RDSA) is “proposing changes” to plans for Jackdaw after its initial approach was knocked back by the UK regulator last week.
Jackdaw rejection likely a ‘politically driven decision’, claims analyst
The UK regulator’s decision not to approve Shell’s Jackdaw plan could have been impacted by the ongoing Cambo storm, an analyst has claimed.
NOC opens London office in push for UK engineering
Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) has officially launched a unit in the UK with the aim of improving collaboration with local companies.
The sharp end of achieving net zero
The Cambo furore comes at a time when the UK faces tough decisions about how to meet its energy needs and attract investment whilst burnishing its environmental credentials ahead of COP26 in Glasgow in November.
Exclusive: Oil chief deals jobs warning to First Minister over Cambo backlash
The chief executive of Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has written to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, issuing a jobs warning over “high-profile negative campaigns” against the Cambo oil field.
Industry group NECCUS announces new CEO as CCS race hots up
Scottish decarbonisation group North East Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (NECCUS) has appointed a renewables heavyweight as its new chief executive.
UK Government granting millions to Smulders and SeAH to build wind component factories in Britain
The British government will provide grants to SeAH Wind Ltd. and Smulders Projects UK to build factories producing components for offshore wind farms.
New UK Energy Supply Chain taskforce launched
A new UK Energy Supply Chain (UKESC) taskforce has been established to help companies to transition to a green economy.