By Szebasztian Csernik-Tihn, Hydrogen UK economic analyst
The UK sits on a potential energy goldmine. The British Geological Survey estimates the nation could store up to 3,000 TWh of hydrogen – a staggering figure dwarfing the 60-100 TWh that the Royal Society said would be needed by 2050.
Hopes of green jobs for oil and gas workers will "fall at the first hurdle" if the UK fails to build turbines for windfarms, a trades union has warned.
Solar developers have secured record levels of government support in the UK’s annual renewables Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, Allocation Round 6 (AR6).
Despite BP’s (LON: BP) North Sea boss being hopeful about the future of oil and gas in the UK, Doris Reiter says uncertainties driven by government policy are undermining investment confidence and the energy transition.
UK government plans to raise the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms could cause a £13 billion hit to the UK economy between 2025 and 2029, a report has found.
Hunting CEO Jim Johnson sees strong growth for the 150-year-old firm in South America and the Middle East, but his outlook is less positive for the UK.
BP Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited also awarded the first tranche of supply chain contracts for its Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub project to five local firms.
Sir Keir Starmer said his hopes of making Britain an “energy superpower” will include a key role for Wales, ahead of a wind farm visit with the new First Minister.
By Lancaster University senior research associate Fabio Carvalho and professor of energy and environmental sciences Alona Armstrong
If you were told solar farms could take up to 0.3% of the total land area in the UK by 2035, would you take up a banner and march to parliament in protest? It’s hard to imagine anyone feeling troubled by such a perceptibly small figure.
The windfall tax is an "appropriate mechanism" because North Sea oil and gas firms have "consistently failed to invest" in the energy transition, according to the head of a sustainable finance group.
GMB, one of Labour's biggest financial backers and a group made up of the North Sea's biggest independent producers, have joined forces to warn about the impact government's plans on workers.
Aberdeen councillors, including Labour members, have unanimously backed a motion agreeing the UK government's windfall tax policy puts jobs and a just transition at risk.
ScottishPower’s boss has said he hopes to double the firm’s investments in UK energy projects to as much as £24 billion if Labour’s policy changes pay off.
An Aberdeen Labour councillor said the "negativity" of local business leaders will be to blame if his party does not select the Granite City as the headquarters for GB Energy.