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Emissions mitigation

12/7/2023 News

UK tightens controls on industrial, power and aviation emissions

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority has announced a package of reforms to tighten limits on industrial, power and aviation emissions from 2024. Meanwhile, the UK government has been called upon to implement new policies to stop net zero investment going abroad and to reform the annual clean power auctions process to maximise benefits for consumers.

Carbon capture, usage and storage

Aerial view of Linde's hydrogen production facilities

25/5/2022 News

Major CCS project to advance decarbonisation efforts across Texas Gulf Coast

BP and Linde have unveiled plans to advance a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Texas, US, that will enable low carbon hydrogen production at Linde’s existing facilities. The development will also support the storage of CO₂ captured from other industrial facilities – paving the way for large-scale decarbonisation of the Texas Gulf Coast industrial corridor.

Climate change

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5/4/2023 Comment / Nick Wayth

Achieving net zero must be rapid but carefully considered

The energy transition is an incredibly complicated and urgent challenge, and no one understands that better than the industry itself. Here, Energy Institute (EI) CEO Nick Wayth CEng FEI reflects on the views of activist group Fossil Free London and offers his own thoughts on why conferences like International Energy Week are important for achieving a rapid and just transition for everyone.

Electricity

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24/5/2023 News

UK hits major clean energy milestone, while National Grid calls for ‘urgent reform’

The UK recently passed 1tn kWh of electricity generated from renewable energy sources. Meanwhile, National Grid has set out the case for urgent reform to drive the energy transition.

Energy policy

20/9/2023 News

European Parliament backs plans to boost renewable energy and SAF uptake

The European Parliament voted last week to boost the deployment of renewable energy and encourage the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), in line with the bloc’s Green Deal, REPowerEU, and Fit for 55 policy plans. Meanwhile, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new ‘wind power package’ aimed at tackling challenges faced by the European wind supply chain.

Oil and gas

5/4/2023 News

North Sea faces winds of change

The North Sea could power the UK to net zero, but over 90% of oil and gas firms are instead cutting investment, an Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) report warns. Meanwhile, Scotland has announced its first INTOG lease awards in the North Sea and Norway has launched a new offshore wind competition.

Renewables

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EI Member only

31/5/2023 Feature / Louisa Troitzsch

Bridging the financing gap for ESCOs

Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) will play a key role in driving the energy transition in Europe and reaching the EU’s ambitious climate targets, but there remains an investment gap, especially for financing smaller SME and residential projects. Louisa Troitzsch, COO of Solas Capital AG presents her thoughts.

Methane

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19/2/2025 Comment / Bjørn Otto Sverdrup

Methane: Time for our industry to accelerate action

Ahead of his appearance at International Energy Week*, Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, a former Equinor Senior Vice President, now Chair of oil and gas decarbonisation body OGCI's Executive Committee, explains why methane is one area of emissions that the oil and gas industry urgently needs to tackle.

Digitalisation

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26/1/2022 News

UK call for flexible, digitalised energy system

A new report by the UK’s Energy Digitalisation Taskforce (EDiT) is recommending greater control for consumers over their data to build trust, plug and play options for innovators to enable interoperability with the energy system, and mandated carbon monitoring as key drivers to accelerate net zero.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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16/3/2022 Comment / Marc Height

More impetus to go faster on net zero

The world does not really need any more reasons to accelerate the energy decarbonisation process, but another one has arrived, in Ukraine. Curation’s Marc Height reports.

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