Energy sector and industrial firms react to £2bn HyNet carbon capture confirmation
While the energy sector welcomed confirmation of HyNet, the backers of the Acorn CCS project warned Scotland must not be "left behind".
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Decarbonise North Sea ‘damn hard and damn fast’
The UK needs to focus on decarbonising the North Sea energy industry “damn hard and damn fast”.
Altrad scores three year deal on giant Teesside gas power and CCS project
French energy services firm Altrad has won a three year contract with Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) in the North-East of England.
British Steel a strategic asset in the energy transition
The department of trade has swooped in to safeguard British Steel’s assets, which could play a strategic role in the UK energy transition.
Ineos signs first cross-border carbon storage customer at Denmark’s Greensand
As major carbon capture and storage projects in Denmark and Norway continue to progress, UK projects still face funding delays and uncertainty.
HySpeed: Consortium plans £6.5bn investment in UK 1 GW hydrogen project
Centrica, National Gas, ITM Power, JCB, Johnson Matthey and Heidelberg combine to target 1 GW green hydrogen production by 2030.
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Energy sector and industrial firms react to £2bn HyNet carbon capture confirmation
While the energy sector welcomed confirmation of HyNet, the backers of the Acorn CCS project warned Scotland must not be "left behind".
Decarbonise North Sea ‘damn hard and damn fast’
The UK needs to focus on decarbonising the North Sea energy industry “damn hard and damn fast”.
Altrad scores three year deal on giant Teesside gas power and CCS project
French energy services firm Altrad has won a three year contract with Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) in the North-East of England.
British Steel a strategic asset in the energy transition
The department of trade has swooped in to safeguard British Steel’s assets, which could play a strategic role in the UK energy transition.
Ineos signs first cross-border carbon storage customer at Denmark’s Greensand
As major carbon capture and storage projects in Denmark and Norway continue to progress, UK projects still face funding delays and uncertainty.
HySpeed: Consortium plans £6.5bn investment in UK 1 GW hydrogen project
Centrica, National Gas, ITM Power, JCB, Johnson Matthey and Heidelberg combine to target 1 GW green hydrogen production by 2030.
Progress and pitfalls on the path to zeroing out the UK’s carbon emissions
Notable progress in reducing emissions is being made, but the window to achieve net zero by 2050 is closing fast, and critical hurdles remain.
Hartlepool Nuclear power station moved to enhanced regulatory attention
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has moved Hartlepool Nuclear power station into enhanced regulatory attention for safety.
Which green hydrogen projects have secured UK government backing?
The UK government has shortlisted 27 green hydrogen projects across Scotland, England and Wales as part of its second hydrogen allocation round (HAR2).
ECITB commits to £2m investment in Aberdeen, Humber, Teesside and more
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has announced a further £2 million investment in 'skills hubs' across the UK over the next two years.
EDF selects ITM Power for Tees Green Hydrogen project
French energy giant EDF has selected UK green hydrogen technology firm ITM Power to provide engineering works for its Tees Green Hydrogen project.
Chancellor ‘neglecting’ energy to become defence ‘superpower’
Backers of the Acorn flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and other clean energy advisers have renewed calls for government support as Chancellor Rachel Reeves shifted focus – and investment – towards boosting UK defence spending in her spring statement.
Power Moves: New renewables managing director for PX Group and more
Tracy Wilson-Long has been appointed to Teesside-based PX Group as its new managing director for power and renewables.
Government body awards £500,000 to train workforce for Teesside energy projects
Nearly half a million pounds of funding has been allocated to increase workforce training on Teesside, as the region presses ahead with new energy projects.
‘Inconsistency’ in approval of BP and Equinor’s Net Zero Teesside, court hears
An appeal court heard that a High Court ruling over emissions from the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) power gas project was “wrong” to conclude Energy Secretary Ed Miliband was unaware of the planning inspector’s guidance.
BP cancels its first UK green hydrogen project at Teesworks
A major green energy project in Teesside will no longer be going ahead, as BP shifts its strategic focus away from investment in renewable projects.
UK grid to ‘remain exposed’ to gas import shocks without clean power 2030 target, report finds
Labour’s clean power by 2030 decarbonisation goal will cut UK gas imports for power generation by 57% and lower the risk of price shocks, according to a report.
BP boss: ‘We went too far too fast’ as major slashes low-carbon investment by $5bn
BP boss Murray Auchincloss admitted the company went "too far, too fast" in its efforts to cut its oil and gas business and shift instead to renewable energy, as he unveiled plans to slash investment in its low-carbon efforts by $5 billion (£4bn).
UK net zero economy grows by 10% in a year, report finds
The UK's net zero economy now generates £83.1bn in gross value added, according to the CBI Economics report.
King Charles visits offshore turbine monopile factory
King Charles III visited SeAH Wind’s monopile factory in Teesside as part of a royal visit to the region.
PX Group wins ‘landmark’ Teesside biomass contract
Saltend Chemicals Park-owner PX Group has been awarded an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP).
Teesside net-zero project ‘undermined’ by upstream emissions
MPs have criticised the government in a report on its investment in carbon capture projects, saying there is a “high degree of uncertainty” whether the “risky” investment of £21.7bn in the “unproven technologies” would provide value for money for taxpayers.
Aberdeen’s Three60 Energy expands to Teesside
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Three60 Energy is expanding its UK presence with an office in Teesside.
UK carbon capture and storage project shows how to leap regulatory hurdles
The recently completed environment statement for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) marked the first for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK and has cast some light on the regulatory challenges similar projects face.
Teesworks energy-from-waste incinerator group hits back at MP’s criticism
A group representing local councils who are building an energy-from-waste (EfW) incinerator in North East England has hit back after a local MP criticised the project and called for it to be halted.