The UK is considering delaying support for some carbon capture projects until after this year as costs rise for the fledgling technology that’s critical to the country’s climate goals.
The UK government has decided not to progress work on a hydrogen heating town pilot scheme until after 2026, after a village trial in Redcar was scrapped in December.
UK Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has set out plans to build new gas power stations to avoid what she described as the "genuine prospect of blackouts".
“What we’re finding now are new businesses and new opportunities are saying ‘if you can do these hydrogen plans, we will come and locate to the region’. That’s a new dynamic we didn’t have a year ago.”
There is “quite a lot of scepticism in the developer community” for the UK’s plans around the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, a leading firm has warned.
The UK government has set out the next steps towards developing a ‘self-sustaining’ CCUS market from 2035, alongside updates on its cluster sequencing process.
Eni has reached an agreement in principle with the UK Government over the regulatory framework which will govern its HyNet carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK.
The UK government has reappointed professional services consultancy WSP to advise on the delivery of the country’s Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) programme.
Fossil Free London has staged a sit-in at the offices of the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to protest the Rosebank oil field.
Residents of a Yorkshire town have called for an independent vote on hydrogen heating trials after proposals for the alternative location were called off.