Energy leaders welcome UK plans for emissions trading scheme post-Brexit
Energy sector leaders have welcomed the UK Government’s intention to replace an EU emissions-busting scheme with its own version which “goes further” on reductions.
Kwasi Kwarteng
OGA unveils plans to force operators to meet government’s net zero goals
The UK’s oil regulator has unveiled plans to force North Sea operators to meet the government’s 2050 net zero goals.
Acorn project wins £2.7m funding to test conversion of North Sea gas to hydrogen
An Aberdeenshire project has been awarded £2.7million to test and develop a cost-effective way or converting North Sea gas to a clean fuel.
Fracking is over for the time being, says business minister
Business minister Kwasi Kwarteng has said fracking "for the time being is over" in the UK.
Offshore wind costs ‘continue to tumble’ as UK Gov award contracts
The cost of offshore wind has continued to tumble as the UK Government revealed the price for power from new schemes had fallen below £40 per megawatt hour of electricity.
New £50million centre to help cut North Sea emissions to net zero
A £50million centre aimed at making the UK North Sea the world’s first decarbonised oil and gas region is to be created in Aberdeen.
Big firms urge new Minister of State to reconsider wind ‘ban’ in letter
A group of the biggest firms operating in the UK's renewables sector has written to the new Minister of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) asking him to reconsider his party's position on onshore wind.
Leadsom appointed as energy secretary in Johnson’s new-look cabinet
Andrea Leadsom has been appointed as the UK’s energy secretary as part of Boris Johnson’s new-look cabinet.