Carbon capture and storage

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Shell signs agreement to develop CCS and hydrogen project in Scotland

Oil giant Shell has signed an agreement with Pale Blue Dot Energy and Harbour Energy to develop a carbon capture storage (CCS) and hydrogen project at the St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire. The first phase of the Acorn project would see the existing Goldeneye gas pipeline repurposed to transport carbon dioxide captured at the terminal to a storage site around 100 kilometres from the coast in the North Sea.

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SSE and Equinor announce ‘world first’ blue hydrogen power plant

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Bioenergy with carbon capture ‘will not deliver negative emissions’

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Extensive CCS and hydrogen rollout best bet to cut industrial emissions

A greater reliance on electrification of the energy system and a limited rollout of hydrogen and carbon capture infrastructure across the UK will lead to higher emissions from industry by 2050, the government’s industrial decarbonisation strategy has said.

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Industrial decarbonisation projects awarded £171m

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All units in Capacity Market may be required to join Balancing Mechanism

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Drax plans to equip two biomass units with CCS

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Do no harm: Investing for net zero

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Harnessing innovation to accelerate the transition to net zero

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NIC calls for evidence on carbon capture technologies

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Work starting ‘immediately’ on NPS review

The government has promised to overhaul its planning policy framework for energy projects, which has not been updated for nearly a decade. The Energy White Paper, which was published on Monday, kickstarted a review of the energy National Policy Statement (NPS), which is set to complete by the end of 2021.

4 years ago

BEIS looks to bring electric vehicles into Capacity Market

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UK needs clear strategy to take lead on hydrogen

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CBI: Spending review can kickstart ‘moon-shoot’ net-zero mission

The CBI has urged Rishi Sunak to create new market subsidy regimes to spur the UK’s fledgling CCUS and hydrogen industries. In its submission to the Treasury’s spending review, the employers’ body has included a raft of measures to spur economic growth that also delivers the UK’s net-zero goals

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Thinktank calls for authority to oversee offshore development

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The voices of the future: the next generation of energy leaders

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Group submits £75m bid to create zero-carbon industrial hub in Humber

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The public has spoken… but is anyone listening?

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Whitehall grip on net zero is ‘irresponsible’

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BEIS Committee chair: CCS ‘only a temporary solution’

Darren Jones said the UK needs to understand the capacity of carbon capture and storage for scaling up decarbonisation efforts but said in his view it is “only a temporary solution”. He was speaking after the Climate Assembly UK report highlighted public opposition for the technology.

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