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ETIDEX: ‘Step change’ needed for floating wind, calls to ‘transform’ transmission network
The offshore renewables industry needs to make a significant “step change” if floating wind deployment is going to be brought on par with fixed-bottom.
Hydrogen deployment could be caught up in wider ‘government indecision’
There’s a danger that the deployment of hydrogen technology could be impacted by wider “government indecision” around what the future energy mix will look like.
UK Government could support 42,000 jobs annually by 2035 by switching focus to renewables
The credit export wing of the UK Government could support tens of thousands of jobs in the coming years if it switches its focus from oil and gas to renewables, according to a new study.
Energy transition offers lifeline to declining coastal communities
The harsh reality facing many coastal communities up and down the UK today gives a sad irony to the iconic music hall song “I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside”.
Green energy surge will see every home powered by wind farms – Johnson
Every home in the country will be powered by offshore wind within 10 years, Boris Johnson will tell the Conservative conference on Tuesday as he pledges a green industrial revolution that will create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Spain sets a $10.5 billion goal for green hydrogen
Spain is stepping up its efforts to enter the race to build a hydrogen industry, putting it on par with France and Germany in seeking a greener fuel for heavy industry.
OPITO marks strategic shift with launch of new training standards for renewable energy workforce
Global skills body OPITO has marked a “strategic shift” in the business after it made its first move into the renewable energy industry.
Trade bodies announce new partnership aimed at driving net-zero transition
A trio of trade bodies have announced a new partnership to help promote and drive the transition to a net zero economy.
Committee on Climate Change to publish net-zero blueprint in December
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has announced plans to publish a blueprint before the end of the year laying out the path for the UK to achieve net-zero.
Green energy supplier aims to lead UK’s home power market
Octopus Energy Ltd., the clean energy provider, plans to add millions of new customers this decade on a pace that could soon make it the U.K.’s largest energy supplier.
Aberdeen dolphin watching boost for green energy system
Plans to power a new Aberdeen attraction with a bespoke energy system have moved forward.
New Petrofac and Storegga partnership goes ‘above and beyond’ collaboration on Acorn project
Energy services firm Petrofac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Storegga Geotechnologies in an effort to drive new clean energy developments.
Let’s use oil rig museum as platform to re-invent Aberdeen
As someone who has previously run for parliament, allow me to attempt a typical politician’s response. Converting a redundant oil platform into a major Aberdeen tourist attraction is a great idea which I support. Or, then again, perhaps not. It’s definitely one of the two. There: that’s my bases covered.
UK Government launches Hydrogen Advisory Council
The UK Government has launched a new Hydrogen Advisory Council as part of efforts to cut emissions.
The Path for Green Hydrogen: Hope or Hype?
Across the energy landscape hydrogen is generating a buzz, with major players praising its decarbonisation potential.
Business and political leaders make air pollution pledge
Business and political leaders from across England will launch a joint declaration to clean up air pollution as a national priority in a bid to "stop people dying needlessly".
Tesla, Tiffany and a toymaker make the cut in clean energy ETF
What do a luxury jeweler, a tech behemoth and a toymaker have to do with renewable energy?
Clean energy vs cyber-crime: Why a holistic approach is essential
While many countries are already taking decisive steps to try and reduce their carbon footprint, the global cost of inaction on climate change is estimated to reach US $23 trillion a year by 2020. But what more can the energy industry be doing to help bring about change?
Italy’s clean energy town asks why populists are abandoning it
Italy’s Five Star Movement used to rave about towns like Montieri, a village in the verdant Tuscan foothills that burns little coal or natural gas. Instead, the local power plant harnesses steam rising naturally from hot springs deep underground to generate electricity.
Shell markets gas with offset package as neutral for climate
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is attempting to market some of its natural gas as clean energy, packaging it with credits for eco-friendly projects that offset pollution coming from the fuel.
Outer Hebrides groups team up to utilise clean energy and reduce costs
Lews Castle College UHI and housing organisation Tighean Innse Gall on Lewis have linked up with the University of Oulu in Finland to develop a unique, energy initiative which could make a real difference to the lives of people, facing high energy costs in areas which have a challenging climate.
Clean energy spending boost ‘will save millions of lives’
An increase in global energy investment of seven per cent could prevent millions of deaths from air pollution a year by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.
Total snaps up Belgian renewables firm
French energy giant Total has snapped up Belgian renewables firm Lampiris, acquiring all of the company's shares in an undisclosed deal.
UK now has more than 1m solar homes
The UK now has more than a million “solar homes” that get electricity or hot water from the sun, the industry has said.