Carbon capture and storage

North West bids for funding to create UK’s first zero-carbon industrial cluster

Growth in US pellet business swells Drax profit

Ofgem urged to begin funding hydrogen networks in RIIO2

Ofgem has been urged by a government advisor to step up the decarbonisation of heating

Drax begins capturing biomass emissions in ‘world first’

C-Capture raises £3.5m from Drax, BP and IP Group

C-Capture has secured £3.5 million of equity funding from Drax, BP Ventures and IP Group

Scotland could reach net zero emissions by 2045

Scotland could reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045 and has the potential to play a "pivotal role" in wider UK decarbonisation efforts, according to a new report from the WWF.

Carbon capture action plan sets out £20m investment

The government has said that the UK’s first carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) plants should be commissioned by the mid-2020s.

Drax seeks ‘negative emissions’ with biomass and CCS trial

Drax has kicked off a six-month pilot scheme to trial carbon capture and storage (CCS) on one of the now four biomass units at its power station in Yorkshire.

Gas safety rules ‘block’ decarbonisation of heating network

Gas safety regulations should be updated to spur the development of low carbon heating by allowing the pipe network to transport hydrogen, MPs have been told.

Government to consider tweaks for renewable subsidies

Biomass ‘critical resource’ for UK energy system, says ETI

A new report has backed burning or creating liquid fuels gas from biomass and then capturing the resulting carbon dioxide emissions.

Energy systems need ‘far reaching’ changes to tackle climate change

Carbon capture technology and biomass must be ‘exploited’

How to keep supplies secure

The government has released a consultation paper that requests feedback on the capacity mechanism (CM)

Carbon capture and storage is a ‘scarce resource’

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) should only be used sparingly to decarbonise sectors for which there is no alternative, a senior figure at Engie has argued.