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19/10/2022 News

Balancing the fight against climate change with energy security

A balance must be found between two equally important imperatives: security of affordable energy supply and the fight against climate change, according to a recent report from Capgemini.

Hydrogen

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2/2/2022 News

New UK hydrogen hub developments take shape

Essar Oil, a major downstream energy supplier, has teamed up with Progressive Energy to build the UK’s largest hydrogen hub at the Stanlow manufacturing complex. Meanwhile, Ineos has announced new plans for hydrogen production in Grangemouth.

Forecasting

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24/5/2023 Comment / David Wilson

Modelling will make the green transition smoother and quicker

Modelling of complex energy systems is an invaluable tool for predicting the future and for seeing a path to the transition, writes David Wilson, CEO of Energy Exemplar.

Carbon emissions

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15/10/2025 Comment / Lili Strege

The carbon border shift – UK industries will need to brace for CBAM compliance

The UK is to introduce the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 2027, as a way to prevent companies from evading climate regulations by relocating production to countries with less stringent standards. CBAM is set to cover iron and steel, cement, hydrogen and fertilisers. UK business leaders will need to start building a carbon strategy to ensure compliance and remain competitive, writes Lili Strege, Carbon Analyst at CFP Energy.

Energy prices

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10/5/2023 Comment / Ian Gadsby

As wholesale energy costs come down, are businesses finally out of the woods?

Third-party energy costs are at their highest point ever for UK businesses, and inflation and volatility in the fossil fuels market make it likely they will increase further. Here, Ian Gadsby, Managing Director of Ylem Energy, discusses how onsite generation and storage can alleviate this pressing issue.

Carbon capture and storage

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8/1/2025 News

First Teesside CCS contracts reached financial close in December

Two UK carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects centred around Teesside announced financial close last month, paving the way for start of construction in the middle of this year. Both projects are expected to start up in 2028.

Offshore wind

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3/5/2023 News

EU plans rapid build-out of offshore wind in the North Seas

Nine European countries have signed an agreement aiming to jointly produce at least 120 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 in the North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and Atlantic Ocean, and at least 300 GW by 2050.

Funding

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10/7/2024 News

EC funding totalling nearly €17bn will support European energy transition projects

The European Commission (EC) has approved state funding to support the construction of a long-distance pipeline transport network for hydrogen in Germany, the deployment of two bottom-fixed wind farms offshore France, and the roll-out of biogenic carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Sweden.

Innovation

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25/10/2023 Comment / Kayra Hutchison,Anabelle Cox,Isabelle Assor

Making hydrogen fuel from scrap metal

Winners of this year’s Energy Institute Climate Change Award*, part of the Big Bang Competition 2023, Kayra Hutchison, Anabelle Cox and Isabelle Assor from Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School, describe their innovative concept.

Hydrogen

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1/11/2023 Comment / Victoria Judd

Can the UK get hydrogen moving?

Achieving the UK’s ambitions to produce 10 GW of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030 will require significant and rapid advances in the scale of current capacity. Victoria Judd, Counsel at law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, discusses ways to attract investment into hydrogen infrastructure projects to meet the target.

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