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11/1/2023 News

UK government announces new £102mn funding for nuclear and hydrogen technologies

The UK government has further backed the future of nuclear power by investing £77mn to support nuclear fuel production and next generation advanced nuclear reactors in the UK. It has also unveiled a further £25mn of funding for innovative technologies that could generate hydrogen from biomass and waste and is seeking views on proposals to make domestic gas boilers hydrogen-ready from 2026. However, a Commons Committee warns that hydrogen is not a panacea to meeting net zero.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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15/3/2023 Comment / Charlie Bush

Brave New Energy World – one year on

Last year, the Energy Institute (EI) combined Energy World and Petroleum Review into a single digital, weekly publication with quarterly printed roundups. New Energy World aims to reflect the EI’s purpose of creating a better energy future and accelerating a just global energy transition to net zero. Senior Editor Charlie Bush reflects on some of the magazine’s key findings.

Geopolitics

EI Member only

3/8/2022 Feature / Gemma La Guardia

How China’s Global Development Initiative helps export its green revolution

Gemma La Guardia, Consultant and Research Associate at Guidehouse ES&I, examines how China’s Global Development Initiative can be seen as a follow-up to the Belt and Road programme, providing a further outlet for exporting its green revolution.

Energy and carbon management

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16/3/2022 News

Carbon removals needed as well as rapid decarbonisation to limit global warming to 1.5°C

The world has a 50:50 chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C if carbon dioxide removal (CDR) initiatives are implemented alongside rapid and deep global decarbonisation, according to the latest study by the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC).

Electricity

29/6/2022 Comment / Greg Jackson

Cleaning up energy is great for climate, consumers and companies

The urgently needed green transition is often regarded as an insurmountable challenge, both technologically and financially. But Greg Jackson FEI, Vice President of the Energy Institute and CEO of Octopus Energy, argues that on the contrary, it is well on the way to saving businesses and consumers money.

Energy policy

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5/4/2023 News

Mixed response to new UK government energy strategy

The UK government’s long-awaited Energy Security Day announcements on 30 March 2023 got a very mixed response, writes Brian Davis.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)

31/7/2024 News

SAF’s flight path to aviation decarbonisation

The aviation sector accounts for about 2% of global energy-related CO₂ emissions and requires significant transformation in a bid to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) will play an important role if the industry is to achieve its net zero by 2050 target, although currently making up less than 1% of global aviation fuel supply. However, a number of new developments have been reported that aim to increase SAF production.

Carbon capture, usage and storage

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EI Member only

9/10/2024 Feature / Ken Ede

How to overcome the technical challenges of carbon capture projects

Striking the right balance between providing secure, affordable and increasingly lower-carbon energy will be key to building a more sustainable future. There is a genuine desire to decarbonise the energy system with ‘maximum energy, minimal emissions’. What is the role of carbon capture in delivering a low-carbon future and how are the technical challenges being addressed, asks Ken Ede, Head of Decarbonisation Middle East for leading consulting and engineering group Wood.

Electric vehicles

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25/5/2022 Comment / Dr Ali Alderete Peralta

Electric vehicles, charging points and ‘prosumer’ drivers

Optimising the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) is going to need a partnership between active ‘prosumer’ drivers, electricity suppliers and local authorities. Dr Ali Alderete Peralta, from the Centre for Energy Systems and Strategy at Cranfield University, explains.

Energy efficiency / management

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EI Member only

19/4/2023 Feature / Chris Poynter

Decarbonisation throughout the value chain

Only a combination of decarbonisation approaches applied across the value chain will help industries and countries reach ambitious net zero targets, writes Chris Poynter, President at ABB System Drives. Electrification and improved energy efficiency will be the key approaches.

New Energy World™

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UK government announces new £102mn funding for nuclear and hydrogen technologies

Brave New Energy World – one year on

How China’s Global Development Initiative helps export its green revolution

Carbon removals needed as well as rapid decarbonisation to limit global warming to 1.5°C

Cleaning up energy is great for climate, consumers and companies

Mixed response to new UK government energy strategy

SAF’s flight path to aviation decarbonisation

How to overcome the technical challenges of carbon capture projects

Electric vehicles, charging points and ‘prosumer’ drivers

Decarbonisation throughout the value chain