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Whisky and spirit producers in the UK will benefit from an almost £9 million (€10.4 million) cash boost announced by the government.
The initiative, announced on 20 March, will drive forward plans to create low-carbon green distilleries. Having already received collective funding of more than £1 million (€1.16 million) to kick-start green innovation projects, 12 distilleries across…
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The UK is now halfway to meeting its target of net-zero emissions by 2050, new research shows.
According to analysis by Carbon Brief, the UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2020 were 51% below 1990 levels. The milestone was reached after a ‘record-breaking’ 11% fall in GHG emissions in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Emissions are likely to rebound this year, or in 2022,…
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Excess heat recovered from the sewage treatment process could be used to power more than 2,000 homes in London.
A new partnership between Thames Water and Kingston Council, dubbed the ‘poo power’ scheme, is the first of its kind in England and has the potential to provide clean, green heating to new homes as part of the regeneration of Kingston’s Cambridge Road Estate.
Under the…
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C-Capture has completed an £8 million (€9.3 million) funding round supported by existing shareholders Drax, IP Group, and bp Ventures, with additional funding from the British Business Bank’s Future Fund.
The company, which designs chemical processes for the capture of CO2, said the investment reflects is confidence of the C-Capture board in its ‘ground-breaking’ technology and the…
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ENGIE and Equinor have joined forces to develop low-carbon hydrogen activities.
The firms will investigate the production and market potential for hydrogen from natural gas whereby CO2 will be captured and stored permanently offshore. They signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate the development of low-carbon hydrogen value chains in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
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The European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology (ESWET) say including waste-to-energy in the EU Emissions Trading System’s (EU ETS) would ‘run against’ its objective of reducing emissions.
The waste management sector plays a key role in the EU’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, said ESWET. Waste-to-energy contributes by treating the fraction of municipal waste unfit…
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DP CleanTech, a renewable and environmental management firm specialising in biomass, waste-to-energy, and waste management projects, has partnered with life cycle asset management (LCAM) firm JOULON.
The strategic partnership will focus on the emerging prospects in the waste management and environmental services industry. At a time of change in the global economy and with renewed momentum on…
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UK energy entrepreneurs could receive a share of £11 million (€12.5 million) in government funding to turn their ideas into real products and services.
Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced the latest round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF), which seeks to drive forward new technologies across all sectors of UK industry, supporting the UK to eliminate its contribution to…
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Iona Capital is further investing in a UK energy-from-waste (EfW) plant near Perth in Scotland.
The investment firm, specialising in renewable infrastructure projects, is investing in Binn Group’s 8.6 MW EfW plant at Binn Eco Park, which will provide power to existing occupiers of the industrial park and export power to the National Grid.
Construction of the plant, which received planning…
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Carbon capture specialist O.C.O Technology has won the Rushlight Sustainable Manufacturing and Services Award 2020-21.
Designed to highlight new technology, innovation, and best practice across the environmental and clean-tech spectrum, the awards attract entries from around the world. The awards are judged by an independent panel of industry experts, including representatives from the Carbon…
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A waste-to-energy facility in Teesside, UK, has received planning permission.
The £300 million (€339 million) facility, a joint venture led by Low Carbon and PMAC Energy, will export up to 49.9 MW of low-carbon electricity to the grid, enough to power 10,000 homes, when complete.
The Redcar Energy Centre is set for completion in 2025 and will divert between 350,000 and 450,000 tonnes per…
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The UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by 2.8% in 2019, according to the latest government figures.
In 2019, the UK's net territorial emissions (occurred within UK borders) of the basket of seven GHGs covered by the Kyoto Protocol (CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride) were estimated to be 454.8 million…
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Veolia is set to become the first UK operator of energy recovery facilities (ERFs) to demonstrate the latest carbon capture technology with Carbon Clean.
Carbon Clean, a global leader in low-cost carbon capture technology, has been working with Veolia for four years, and this new joint project will highlight how the patented technology can work effectively on energy-from-waste (EfW) plants.…
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The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the planning approval for Drax to build a major gas power plant in North Yorkshire.
ClientEarth, an environmental charity, first took the UK Government to court over the decision to approve the plant in November 2019, arguing that the Secretary of State’s approval was ‘unlawful’, based on ‘misunderstanding of energy planning policies and a…
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The winners of the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology’s (REA) British Renewable Energy Awards have been announced.
Now in its 15th year, the award winners were revealed in a prestigious virtual event on 26 January. The awards demonstrated the ‘amazing work’ undertaken on the road to net-zero and celebrated the achievements of companies and individuals who have done…
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