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Could hydrogen bring us one step closer to green aluminium?
Mining group Rio Tinto has teamed up with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refining to drive down carbon dioxide emissions. Alumina, which is also known as aluminum oxide, is produced from an ore that is mined in various regions – through an electrolytic process, […]
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Lightsource bp injects €475m into new solar in Spain
Lightsource bp has announced a new €475 million (£407m) investment into three solar projects in Aragon in north-eastern Spain. The projects, which have a potential capacity of 703MW, are predicted to create 1,000 new jobs in the local area. The company has acquired the new solar assets from Grupo Jorge’s energy arm – Grupo Jorge […]
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‘Cheaper and greener’ rocket testing as new national facility unveiled
A new “gold standard” national facility for greener and cheaper rocket testing – one of only three of its kind in the world – has officially been unveiled in the UK. The National Space Propulsion Test Facility (NSPTF), which received £4 million in funding from the UK Space Agency, is based at the Westcott Space Cluster […]
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Energy Transition Zone in Aberdeen gets £26m funding boost
The Scottish Government is providing more than £26 million for a major initiative in Aberdeen, Scotland, to help accelerate the energy sector transition to net zero emissions. The Energy Transition Zone, which will be located adjacent to Aberdeen’s new £350 million south harbour development, is expected to directly support 2,500 green jobs by 2030, in […]
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Ofgem’s Voluntary Redress Scheme to be extended to community energy groups
Ofgem has announced plans to widen the eligibility of the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme to include community energy groups. The Voluntary Redress Scheme, managed by the Energy Saving Trust until 2022, distributes payments from energy companies – that may have breached rules – to registered charities to support energy-related projects that benefit consumers in […]
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Bank of England halves CO2 emissions in 2020/21
The Bank of England has published its climate-related financial disclosure for 2021, reporting that it has halved its carbon dioxide emissions in 2020/21. This period covers the financial year to the end of March. The progress in shrinking its carbon footprint includes emissions from its operations, such as the energy used to power its buildings, […]
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Will the UK watch the EV race from the back seat?
The UK could be left behind in global electric vehicle (EV) uptake by 2030. That’s one of the findings of a new report by clean transport campaign group Transport Environment, which estimates the UK could produce just 4% of the EVs made in Europe by the end of the decade. The UK is forecast to […]
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Half of NHS trusts charged up for a low carbon future
Half of NHS trusts in the UK have installed electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for their staff, patients and wider community. That is according to figures obtained by power management company Eaton, which has also revealed that 43% of NHS trusts either plan to install charging facilities at their sites within five years or have […]
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‘Five out of 20 most air polluted cities in Europe are in the UK’
Five cities in the UK are among the 20 areas in Europe with the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). That’s according to a new survey by the cleantech business Airly, which suggests Newcastle-upon-Tyne has ranked second in the list with 17.05 points during May based on the European Common Air Quality Index (CAQI). The report […]
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US renewable energy consumption reaches ‘record high’ in 2020
Consumption of renewable energy in the US grew for the fifth year in a row, reaching a “record high” in 2020. That’s according to latest statistics from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), which states renewable energy usage reached 11.6 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) or 12% of total US energy consumption. It adds renewable […]
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