Tories told to finally end the north-eastโs long wait for carbon capture cash
The Conservative government at Westminster has been told it must immediately โcough upโ carbon capture cash for the north-east.
The Conservative government at Westminster has been told it must immediately โcough upโ carbon capture cash for the north-east.
Westminster is being pressed to confirm a portion of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) cash will go to Aberdeenshireโs Acorn project.
Scottish politicians urged Westminster to unlock funding for the Acorn carbon capture and storage project in the upcoming Budget and slammed slow progress on low-carbon development.
The UKโs offshore trade body said that the governmentโs energy transition ambitions do not match up with the โunpredictableโ fiscal policies surrounding oil and gas.
The SNP is calling on the UK Government to โput its money where its mouth isโ on carbon capture funding after a Scottish project was โsnubbedโ.
The Secretary of State for Scotland said โripples of economic growthโ will be felt throughout Scotland following the creation of its first green freeports, despite the north-east having been snubbed.
Aberdeen South MP Stephen Flynn was yesterday crowned as the SNPโs Westminster leader and has been tipped to take a โconstituency interestโ in energy matters, particularly when it comes to policy affecting the future of the North Sea.
Jeremy Hunt has failed to give an update on long-awaited plans for the second part of the governmentโs carbon capture and storage (CCS) competition.
A government minister has pledged to accelerate the second phase of the UKโs carbon capture and storage (CCS) rollout.
The developers of the Acorn project say they hope the scheme can be online by 2027 but are wary of further delays to government support packages, as ministers met this week to discuss decarbonisation efforts.
A lack of movement on carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be slowing the UKโs adoption of low carbon hydrogen.
Partners behind an ambitious plan to create 30,000 jobs across the north east have called for governments in Holyrood and Westminster to back its proposal to create a "green freeport" in Aberdeen and Peterhead.
A new report has laid out the potential monetary benefits of a major north-east decarbonisation project.
Harbour Energy is pushing ahead with an โactive rig programmeโ, with plans to drill over 20 development and infill wells in 2022.
A long-awaited UK energy strategy must include investment in a north-east carbon capture project which was snubbed last year, the SNP says.
A project that promises to deliver thousands of north-east jobs as well as ensure Scotland meets its net zero targets will happen โas soon as practicalโ, despite losing out its first bid for UK Government funding last year.
The North Seaโs leading trade body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has officially completed its planned rebrand.
SSE Thermal and Equinor have formally submitted two low-carbon projects into a competition for UK Government funding.
Storegga, the low carbonfirm behind Aberdeenshireโs Acorn project, has unveiled a new head of corporate affairs.
The Scottish Government has earmarked up to ยฃ80 million in a bid to bring forward the timeline for a key decarbonisation project.
The COP26 climate conference is now behind us and we are left with mixed feelings about the future health of our planet. While some summarised the conference as โblah blah blahโ, others talked about constructive discussions and breakthroughs.
The UK has the potential to be a global leader in carbon capture and direct air capture technologies โ but large-scale projects must be developed rapidly if our net zero goal is to be achieved.
A senior US Government figure was in the north-east earlier this week to learn more about Scotlandโs energy transition.
โWe are as passionate about the climate challenge as Extinction Rebellion and people that protest from the outside. Itโs the fire that gets us up in the morning to do the job we do.โ
Some of the energy industryโs biggest names are calling on the UK Government to make Scotland part of its initial carbon capture and storage (CCS) plans.