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EDF Renewables earmarks more than 300 MW of UK battery storage projects
EDF RENEWABLES UK is set to double its battery storage capacity to more than 300 MW with several projects added to its pipeline.
Type: News
‘Nobody got Fired for Buying IBM’ – But Many Should Have!
In the first in a series of viewpoints from Nigel Hirst, the IChemE past president says bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to project management
Type: Feature
NSW government greenlights million-panel solar project
A MILLION-PANEL solar farm, expected to power 229,000 homes, has been greenlit for construction by the New South Wales (NSW) government.
Type: News
Biffa and Encyclis win approval for HyNet waste-to-energy CCS plant
BIFFA and waste-to-energy (WtE) firm Encyclis have secured local planning approval to build a carbon capture and storage plant next to its WtE facility at the Hynet North West Cluster in Cheshire, UK.
Type: News
‘Poignant day for the British Steel industry’ as Port Talbot’s last blast furnace closes
TATA Steel’s last blast furnace at Port Talbot will cease operations this afternoon, marking the end of more than 100 years of traditional steelmaking at the site.
Type: News
RSC calls for more UK investment in chemistry labs
TECHNOLOGICAL innovation in the UK is “stuck” as startups struggle to access the appropriate research facilities, according to a report published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
Type: News
Sussex brewery to cut 90% of emissions with ‘pioneering’ heat pump
A SUSSEX-BASED brewery is set to cut its CO2 emissions by 90% using a “pioneering” steam-generating heat pump, said to be the first of its kind to be installed in the UK.
Type: News
Veolia to build Africa’s largest seawater desalination project
FRENCH utilities giant Veolia has struck a deal to develop Africa’s largest seawater desalination project, expected to provide water to nearly 9.3m people.
Type: News
UK’s Manchester Prize focuses on clean energy innovation in second round
ROUND TWO of the UK government’s Manchester Prize has been launched, with this year’s focus on AI solutions that will “accelerate” the net zero energy transition.
Type: News
Hinkley Point welcomes UK’s first nuclear reactor in over 30 years
CONSTRUCTION at the Hinkley Point C power plant in Somerset has reached an important milestone with the installation of the UK’s first nuclear reactor in over 30 years.
Type: News
UK assembles myth-busting ‘nudge unit’ to dispel heat pump misinformation
UK MINISTERS are hoping to increase heat pump adoption with the help of a myth-busting “nudge unit” that will dispel common misconceptions about the technology.
Type: News
UK government launches lab in Gateshead to research heating from flooded mines
THE UK government has opened a lab in Gateshead in northeast England to research how heat can be extracted from water inside former coal mines.
Type: News
Rolls-Royce sells stake in SMR business to fund nuclear expansion
ROLLS-ROYCE has sold a stake of its small modular reactor (SMR) subsidiary to legacy partner ČEZ Group as part of a move to expand the emerging business.
Type: News
Materials Processing Institute unveils £1m sustainable cement centre
A STATE-OF-THE-ART sustainable research and development centre led by the Materials Processing Institute (MPI) is set to progress “novel formulations” for low-carbon cement and concrete.
Type: News
Sainsbury’s launch fleet of food waste-powered delivery trucks
FOOD logistics trucks for Sainsbury’s will soon be powered by the company’s own food waste in an innovative scheme to build a circular supply chain.
Type: News
UEL to use River Thames to power campus
NATURAL heat from the River Thames will be used by the University of East London (UEL) to power its Docklands campus, using an innovative heat pump system.
Type: News
Scotland approves ‘UK’s largest’ green hydrogen project
The UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen plant is slated for construction, with developers Statera Energy saying it will be “the largest project of its kind” in Europe.
Type: News
Steve Rae: Piper Alpha Survivor
A personal perspective from Steve Rae, a survivor of Piper Alpha who has made it his duty to ensure that the legacy of the disaster continues to be re-visited
Type: Feature
Hydrogen Lessons from Huawei: Unlocking UK Growth
The journey of Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G network provides lessons to be learnt for the nation’s nascent hydrogen industry.
Type: Feature
LABELLED as a strategy that will “scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power” while building “thriving green industries in Britain”, the UK government’s new Powering up Britain plan conversely acknowledges that existing climate policies will not enable the UK to meet its Sixth Carbon Budget.
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