Bigger Faster Better #5: onshore wind
The UK’s offshore wind plans tend to hog the limelight, but onshore wind can also play a part in achieving the net zero goal of 2050.
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Brexit ‘slowed down investment’ into UK renewables, report finds
Brexit has “posed challenges” to development of renewables in the UK, according to a new report into the country’s energy transition.
Bigger Faster Better #4: Heat networks and a carbon neutral future for the UK and Finland
Heating is a major source of energy demand throughout Europe and therefore represents a big challenge for countries as they attempt to cut emissions in the race to net zero.
Bigger Faster Better #3: Offshore wind heavyweights: the UK and Denmark
The UK and Denmark are widely considered the titans of the offshore wind industry and the third episode of Bigger Faster Better explores the outlook for this low-carbon technology as the global energy transition gathers pace.
Bigger Faster Better #2: The future of hydrogen in the UK and UAE
The second episode of Bigger Faster Better explores the future of hydrogen and compares how this crucial low-carbon technology is developing in the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Floating offshore wind investment evidence of long-term net-zero thinking
The UK government announced it will be offering more than £31 million of UK government funding, matched by more than £30 million of industry funding, for development of innovative floating offshore wind technologies this week.
Energy industry heavyweights raise the virtual curtain on COP26
North Sea heavy hitters have raised the virtual curtain on COP26 ahead of the landmark conference getting underway in Scotland next week.
Energy Voice ETIDEX event will raise the curtain for COP26
The long-awaited UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) kicks off in Glasgow in November when world leaders arrive in Scotland to seek agreement on how to tackle clime change collectively.
‘Collaboration not competition’ key to CCS, says industry expert
Collaboration rather than competition will “define the success” of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK, an energy expert has predicted.
Oil services M&A: 2021 and beyond
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson and consultancy ROOTT discuss the oil and gas services sector M&A trends expected in 2021.
Waste management in the UK post-Brexit
With less than 30 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition period at the end of December, many questions remain unanswered as to what the impact will be on waste management in the UK.
A simplified planning regime for large scale energy storage developments in England and Wales
The draft Infrastructure Planning (Electricity Storage Facilities) Order 2020 was presented to Parliament on 14 July 2020. The Order follows an extensive government consultation process, looking at legislative changes that could catalyse further development of UK battery storage capacity.
Upstream oil and gas in an uncertain world
Green shoots in the oil and gas market predicted at the start of 2020 have fallen by the wayside. It was meant to be the year when the industry, particularly in Europe, got serious about ESG credentials and planning for a carbon free future.
Climate change litigation – what next?
The growth and diversity of climate change related litigation has reached a tipping point over the last year or so with higher profile cases, some of which appear to be targeting wider strategic goals beyond the remedies sought.
Opinion: Confident 2018 will herald more North Sea transactions
As 2017 draws to a close, Richard Cockburn, partner at transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, reflects on activity in the UK oil and gas industry over the past year and what is to come in 2018.