‘We can win this’: Scottish firms urged to go for $100m CCS prize from Elon Musk
Elon Musk has said he’s putting $100million up for grabs to the best carbon capture and storage (CCS) tech – and Scottish firms are being told to go for it.
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Chevron backs a startup proposing turning carbon into gravel
Chevron Corp. is investing in a California startup that captures carbon dioxide from factories and converts the greenhouse gas into gravel and other building materials.
Exxon holds back on technology that could slow climate change
Elk and pronghorn antelope migrate each fall through southern Wyoming, where the sparsely vegetated landscape slowly gives way to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Interrupting this serene vista is a dense web of steel pipes, tanks, and pumps owned by Exxon Mobil Corp.
UK power grid heads for greenest year as renewables grow
The UK power generation industry is headed for its greenest year yet as more capacity for renewables is added and coal plants are needed less often.
Equinor, Shell and Total celebrate as Northern Lights CCS scheme gets go-ahead
The Norwegian Government today approved the final investment decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project.
Reasons to be optimistic about the next stage in the energy transition in Scotland
The recent publication of the timetable for the Scotwind leasing round that will start the next stage in the development of offshore wind in Scotland, shortly followed by the UK Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan, has focused minds on what a green recovery really means for the communities and businesses north of the border.
Ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans brought forward to 2030
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will be phased out by 2030, Boris Johnson has confirmed as he set out his 10-point plan for a "green industrial revolution".
Zero hour: Four ways governments can unlock green businesses at COP26
In the “business-as-usual” version of 2020, global leaders should have been gathering this week in Glasgow for the most important meeting on climate since the Paris Agreement five years ago.
Chrysaor hands in application for CO2 storage licence
Oil and gas firm Chrysaor is seeking permission to store carbon dioxide in a depleted southern North Sea gas reservoir.
Four big takeaways from the IEA World Energy Outlook report
Once a year, the International Energy Agency attempts to impose some order on the chaotic world of oil, gas, power and carbon by publishing detailed scenarios on how the next few decades might unfold.
Rio Grande LNG aims for carbon neutrality with CCS
NextDecade plans to cut CO2 equivalent emissions at its planned Rio Grande LNG facility by around 90%.
Don’t let there be a ‘Kodak moment’
The UK North Sea oil industry may have reached its own Kodak moment, said Stuart Payne, a director at the sector’s regulator.
Diversifying out of oil and gas ‘absolutely what companies should be doing’ says Sir Ian Wood
Sir Ian Wood has said diversifying into areas out of oil and gas is “absolutely what companies should be doing”.
BP counsel says energy transition is ‘enormous opportunity for lawyers’
The energy transition is an “enormous opportunity for lawyers”, according to the managing counsel for BP North Sea.
‘Serious’ blue hydrogen talks between OGA, Euro supermajor and private equity backed firm
Innovative partnering between oil and gas, renewables, hydrogen and carbon capture can accelerate energy transition, says the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).
Acorn CCS project in line for share of UK Government funding
A major Aberdeenshire project could be in line for a share of a multi-million-pound UK Government scheme to fuel low-carbon jobs.
CCS technologies are in place ‘but business case is not’ – Tom Baxter
Here is a quote from The Global CCS Institute “CCS is a proven and well understood technology”.
Climate scientist clashes with OGTC boss on ‘no scope’ for oil and gas
A leading climate scientist has clashed with the head of the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) on his view there is “no scope” for fossil fuels if the world is to meet climate goals.
We must move quickly to shrink housing stock’s carbon footprint
The media and scientific papers are awash with reports on the transition to net zero energy supply options – hydrogen, CCUS, solar, wind, tide etc.
Scotland’s ‘golden opportunity’: Nicola Sturgeon’s adviser urges North Sea sector to move into carbon capture
Nicola Sturgeon’s key economic adviser has said the North Sea sector must move into carbon capture technology to overcome the low oil price and recover from Covid-19 economic damage.
Scottish Liberal Democrats call for ‘at least £1bn’ investment in north-east CCS
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have demanded massive investment in carbon capture technology in the north-east as part of a national plan for a green recovery.
Scottish Government unveils £62million support package for crisis-hit oil and gas sector
A £62million Scottish Government support package has been unveiled to help oil and gas firms make a green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
Act now, or risk failure: why we must act faster on cleaner energy
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Government now has a unique opportunity to take action and lead the world in its response to climate change through this period.
Carbon tax needed to provide CCS business case
DNV GL recently produced a position paper Heading For Hydrogen. It is the findings of a survey of more than 1,000 senior oil and gas professionals covering safety, infrastructure, CCS and policy.
Green light from Equinor, Shell and Total for major CCS scheme
Oil majors Equinor, Shell and Total have committed to investing in a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Norway.