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UK hosts African conference on green transition
The UK has hosted Africa’s second Investment Conference to bolster its position as the continent’s investment partner of choice when it comes to the green transition. Millions of pounds in investment is expected to be unlocked for clean industries across Africa through the virtual event, hosted by Secretary of State Anne-Marie Trevelyan. The UK is […]
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‘First-of-its-kind’ hydrogen blending project in Canada now operational
A “first-of-its-kind” hydrogen blending project in Canada is now fully operational in the city of Markham. The CAD$5.2 million (£3.1m) project – developed by Enbridge Gas, in partnership with Cummins and with support from the Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) – involves enhancements to the existing Markham power-to-gas facility, which was built through an Enbridge-Cummins […]
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US offers $420m to advance clean energy breakthroughs
Funding opportunity worth $420 million (£308.6m) has been announced for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Frontier Research Centres (EFRC) to advance clean energy breakthroughs. The EFRCs are expanding across dozens of states, with the funding used to advance climate solutions through early-stage research on clean energy technology, advanced and low carbon manufacturing and quantum information […]
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Winter takes hold as large volumes of LNG help meet demand, but at what cost to business energy users?
In this episode you will learn: Hedge fund and speculative activity picks up in oil Supply and demand for gas and power in the UK as winter takes hold and what it means Interconnector capacity limits impact the import of power, exacerbated by issues with French nuclear production Big demands on fossil fuels expected as […]
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Renewable materials and energy – the answer to net zero plastics?
Shifting to zero-emission plastics is key, as consumption of plastic is expected to triple by 2050. That’s according to a new report from Covestro’s Markus Steilemann, claiming the technology is in place to make the shift but ‘all we need is the will’. The report reveals the chief reason for plastics’ negative impact on the […]
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Latest Jobs – Internal Account Manager – Brownlow Utilities
The Role To improve the efficiency, accuracy and speed of service, this role will be responsible for the internal management and delivery of energy procurement and management services to clients. This ensures that the warm sales leads and client requests generated by the wider sales/account management team will be communicated, assessed and managed through the […]
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Alok Sharma meets Egyptian COP27 President
COP26 President Alok Sharma met with the incoming President of COP27 Sameh Shoukry to discuss the aims of the next summit and the next global steps in tackling climate change. COP27 will be held later this year in Egypt and efforts to work together in fighting climate change between the UK and Egypt were strengthened […]
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Shell converts fuel pumps to EV chargers in Fulham
Shell has launched its first UK electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Fulham, London. In a first for the company, its existing petrol and diesel site has been converted to cater solely for EVs. The Fulham site has nine 175KW rapid chargers, which Shell claims can take an EV’s battery level from 0-80% in 10 […]
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SSE Renewables eyes Dutch offshore wind
SSE Renewables has unveiled plans to take part in the upcoming Dutch offshore wind tender. The tendering process which will take place in the first six months of 2022 will be for the 1.4GW Hollandse Kust (west) Wind Farm Zone in the Netherlands. Last month, the Dutch Government announced assessment criteria for the permits to […]
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EU bank commits €1bn for energy efficient social housing in France
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €1 billion (£0.84bn) to Banque des Territoires for energy efficient social housing. The new credit line complements the French bank’s Eco loan product, which aims to make the thermal renovation of social housing widely available. It supports the European Commission’s goal of a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas […]
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