Algae to create 100 new jobs for oil workers in Grangemouth
Plans have been submitted to increase algae production at Grangemouth in a move that could create 100 new jobs.
Plans have been submitted to increase algae production at Grangemouth in a move that could create 100 new jobs.
By Ryan DuffA Labour MP has urged the UK Government to intervene to help the Grangemouth oil refinery remain open, saying there are "striking similarities" between the plant there and the Scunthorpe steel plant.
The UK lacks a “coherent approach” to monetising trade and industry in the country’s oceans, according to Ryan Mowat, director and chair at the Marine Science and Technology Council at the Society of Maritime Industries UK.
Plans have been submitted to increase algae production at Grangemouth in a move that could create 100 new jobs.
A Labour MP has urged the UK Government to intervene to help the Grangemouth oil refinery remain open, saying there are "striking similarities" between the plant there and the Scunthorpe steel plant.
The UK lacks a “coherent approach” to monetising trade and industry in the country’s oceans, according to Ryan Mowat, director and chair at the Marine Science and Technology Council at the Society of Maritime Industries UK.
The UK will scale back its ambitions for a transition to electric vehicles by the end of the decade.
Drax has signed a 20-year joint venture agreement with Power Minerals Ltd (PML) to develop a factory for processing legacy ash into supplementary cementitious material (SCM), or fly ash, an ingredient in low-carbon green cement.
The oil company has halved its low-carbon renewable and energy solutions investment target for 2030 to 10%, while boosting chief executive Wael Sawan's pay in 2025.
A series of clean energy projects at the Grangemouth refinery could create around 800 jobs over the next 15 years, according to the Project Willow summary.
A feasibility study exploring options for overhauling the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland is reportedly set to propose £3.8 billion of investments in low-carbon alternatives for the site over ten years.
Oil and gas supermajors' swan legs are kicking frantically below the surface as they attempt to navigate the energy transition. In the first of a two-part series, we examine Equinor's approach.
Saltend Chemicals Park-owner PX Group has been awarded an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP).
UK-based Evero Energy, which specialises in waste-wood-to-energy and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), has hailed its "strongest quarter to date" for energy production as it targets involvement in the HyNet decarbonisation cluster in the North West of England.
Drax £2 billion BECCS plan has to await further support from the government.
An impending ban on petrol cars and an upcoming government review of drilling licences has created a perfect storm for supermajors.
Conservative ministers in Scotland have warned of a potential “domestic energy trap” if the government’s green targets result in importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar and the United States.
Wood Group has been awarded a contract by Romania’s OMV Petrom to help upgrade one of its refineries to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
As aviation seeks pathways to decarbonise, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has emerged as a critical solution, offering a "drop-in" option that can be integrated with existing jet engines and fuel infrastructure.
Trade unions have demanded action from Westminster and Holyrood to prevent the “industrial vandalism” and “corporate decapitation” of Grangemouth.
Partners behind a Kent industrial cluster including waste incinerators and manufacturers expect to unveil a carbon reduction strategy by the end of 2024.
Top European energy executives have denied backpedaling on the energy transition, in part by pointing to their investments in biofuels.
The challenge of finding a sustainable alternative to aviation fuel could offer new opportunities for Scotland’s carbon capture and green hydrogen industries, says Neil Kermode, managing director of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
A gas turbine used by the offshore energy industry for decades has proved it can be retrofitted to run on methanol, reducing harmful emissions by 80%.
Energy Voice speaks to Richard Gwilliam, UK BECCS programme director at Drax Group, to discuss exactly what it will take to decarbonise the Humber industrial region.
There is a “massive opportunity” for the Grangemouth industrial cluster after the oil refinery there closes next year, the Scottish Government’s acting Net Zero Secretary has said.
Essex-based fuels, oils and lubricants provider New Era Energy will invest £40m to propel its ambitions to become one of the UK’s leading sustainable fuel brokers.
Securing the future of the Grangemouth refinery is “one of the greatest tests the just transition process will ever face”, a union has said ahead of a march calling for its lifespan to be extended.