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EU updates rules to decarbonise gas markets and promote hydrogen
The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement to update EU rules to decarbonise the gas markets and create a hydrogen market. MEPs have secured the possibility for member states to restrict imports of gas from Russia and Belarus, both via pipelines or liquefied natural gas (LNG). They also agreed on a joint […]
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COP28: UK unveils new £70m pilot to boost rollout of rapid EV chargers
The UK has pledged to provide £70 million to boost the rollout of ultra-rapid charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) at the COP28 summit in Dubai. Transport Secretary Mark Harper unveiled plans for up to 10 trial sites at motorway services in England with boosted electrical network capacity to increase the number of chargers and […]
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Crown Estate sets out details for 4.5GW of new floating wind farms
The Crown Estate has set out further details of a new leasing round for three commercial-scale floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea. The new wind farms, located off the coast of South Wales and South West England, will have a combined capacity of up to 4.5GW and have the potential to deliver renewable energy […]
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Free advice on energy disputes for more than 200,000 small UK businesses
More than 200,000 small businesses could get access to free specialist support for disputes with their energy suppliers under new proposals announced by the UK Government. Under the latest plans, small businesses with less than 50 employees would qualify for support from the Energy Ombudsman, with issues including disputes over bills and energy supply, how […]
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Landmark £1m on offer for AI innovations across energy, environment
A landmark £1 million prize for pioneering AI innovations across energy, environment and infrastructure has been announced. The Manchester Prize, launching for the first time, will focus on solutions to the challenges surrounding energy, environment and infrastructure for the first two years, running up to March 2025. That could include using AI technology to support […]
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SSE granted consent for 125MW wind farm in the Scottish Highlands
SSE Renewables has secured consent for a 125MW onshore wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. The Cloiche Wind Farm will consist of 29 turbines that will generate enough renewable energy to power more than 150,000 homes every year. The wind farm, which will be located adjacent to the operational Stronelairg Wind Farm and Glendoe Hydroelectric […]
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Holtec Britain wins £30m government funding to support small nuclear reactor deployment
The government has awarded £30 million of grant funding to Holtec Britain to support the deployment of its small modular reactor (SMR). The funding is being provided under the Future Nuclear Enabling Fund (FNEF) to enable Holtec to complete the first and second steps of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) towards its SMR-300 deployment. They […]
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Plans unveiled for ‘world’s largest’ floating solar plant in Indonesia
Plans to move ahead with major development plans for Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar power plant in Indonesia have been unveiled at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. UAE state-owned energy firm Masdar has signed agreements to collaborate with Indonesia’s state-owned utility company PLN to develop what they claim will be the world’s largest plant […]
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EU proposes three-year delay on EV and battery trade rules with UK
The European Commission has proposed a three-year extension of the current rules of origin for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries under the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA). The deal would avoid the imposition of 10% tariffs on the export of European-built battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to the UK. The rules were designed in 2020 […]
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Net Hero Podcast – Money, money, money in a net zero world
This week, as COP28 continues we discuss the central issue in the whole net zero debate…. money. Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, told me net zero will require significant investment and that’s the central issue. Who will pay? How will it be funded, by states or by […]
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