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Direct air capture (DAC)

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11/2/2026 News

EU sets world’s first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

The European Commission (EC) has adopted the first set of methodologies under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation to certify activities that permanently remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. 

Solar

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20/7/2026 News

Industry responds to EU funding block on Chinese inverters

The European solar power industry has hit back against plans to restrict EU subsidies on critical electrical components for solar farms and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Construction

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25/3/2026 News

UK construction industry builds net zero momentum

In progress towards net zero, the UK construction industry has begun trials of carbon-storing concrete at Canary Wharf, is using hydrogen to reduce emissions in asphalt production and has launched the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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4/8/2026 Comment / Nick Wayth

Five years creating a better energy future at the Energy Institute

On his last day as CEO of the Energy Institute in July, Nick Wayth FEI CEng looked back over his career before joining the organisation, the highlights of his five-year tenure, and his thoughts about the Energy Institute’s place in the energy industry.

Process safety

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30/6/2026 Comment / James Steven

Who owns electrolyser process safety?

The tools needed to manage hydrogen production by electrolysis already exist, but ownership and responsibility for applying process safety is often vague. James Steven, Business Development and Growth Manager, Energy Systems, DNV, argues that as more electrolyser projects are designed and built, ambiguity is leaving important risks unaddressed.

Onshore wind farms

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EI Member only

13/11/2024 Feature / Bruce Henry

Extending the life of onshore wind turbines

Onshore wind turbines are commonly subject to extreme and challenging environmental conditions. But as turbines age and rotor size and power grows, the SafetyOn forum, in partnership with the Energy Institute, is focused on delivering good practice guides and resources for effective life extension management, explains Bruce Henry, Head of Engineering, EDF Renewables, UK & Ireland.

Building Energy Management Systems

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EI Member only

29/5/2024 Feature / Andrew Mourant

Cold comfort: improving the energy-efficiency of UK building stock

Cold, damp, shoddily-built properties blight millions of British lives. Yet opportunities abound to do something better, and there are great examples of forward-thinking building and retrofit, using fabric and design that create far warmer homes, their energy use greatly reduced. Why is there not far more of this, and what is the UK government doing about it? enquires Andrew Mourant.

Solar

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EI Member only

16/7/2025 Feature / Jens Kastner

Why forced labour claims still cloud the international solar supply chain

As the Chinese government seeks an interim commerce deal with the US, the country’s solar power supply chain will be hoping long-standing allegations about using forced labour will not throw additional obstacles in the way of trade, writes Jens Kastner.

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