Powering the clean energy transition
Eric Lakin, the chief financial officer of Ceres, writes on the global funding environment for hydrogen and clean energy technologies
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Petronas plans clean energy business unit in global shuffle
Malaysia’s national oil company Petronas is setting up a business unit focusing on clean energy solutions as part of a global operational shuffle.
Progress towards a clean energy system ‘still far too slow’, warns IEA report
Progress towards a clean energy system is “still far too slow” to be compatible with net zero by 2050, a report has claimed.
There’s a fortune to be made in the obscure metals behind clean power
The era-defining shift from fossil fuels to clean energy will deliver an unprecedented new boom for commodities—and an opportunity for investors—as a range of relatively obscure materials become essential to delivering emissions-free power, transport and heavy industry.
Focus on clean energy and gender diversity for latest TechX accelerator programme
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) is putting an emphasis on decarbonisation and gender diversity for its latest TechX accelerator programme, which has a new man at the helm.
Half of Shell’s energy mix to be clean next decade, CEO says
Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s head expects clean energy to make up half of the company’s energy mix “somewhere in the next decade.”
Tech giant Amazon announces investment in ‘major’ Scottish offshore wind farm
Amazon is to invest in a “major” Scottish offshore wind farm as it ramps up efforts to decarbonise its operations.
China’s Sinopec is rolling out world’s biggest hydrogen network
Sinopec aims to massively expand its hydrogen refuelling network as the state-owned oil giant, which has the potential to become one of the world’s largest hydrogen producers, attempts to carve out a role in China’s transition to cleaner energy.
Big oil steps up investments in Indian gas and renewables
Majors, such as BP, Total and Shell, as well as Asian national oil companies (NOCs), are stepping up their investments in India’s rapidly expanding gas and renewables markets.
Big oil invests in geothermal energy startup
Companies including the venture arms of BP and Chevron invested $40 million in a startup that aims to use the fossil fuel industry’s drilling experience to expand a technology that harvests low-carbon energy from heat below the earth’s surface.
WATCH: How Aker Solutions will power the change
Aker Solutions is committed to not only contributing to the change but accelerating it.
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.