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Octopus utilises Nest fund to acquire biomass portfolio

Octopus Renewables has acquired two biomass plants in one of its first deals to be backed by the government’s workplace pension scheme.

4 years ago

Bioenergy with carbon capture ‘will not deliver negative emissions’

4 years ago

Drax plans to equip two biomass units with CCS

5 years ago

Drax abandons plans to build 3.6GW of new gas generation

5 years ago

Target volume for T-1 capacity auction raised to 2.4GW

5 years ago

Drax agrees deal to buy Canadian biomass pellet producer

5 years ago

Will Gardiner: The next nine months are critical

5 years ago

NIC calls for evidence on carbon capture technologies

5 years ago

National Grid issues second warning of tight supply margin

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

Citizens’ assembly backs EVs and low-carbon heat, but unsure on nuclear and CCS

A ban on the sale of internal combustion engine cars and gas boilers should be brought forward to as soon as 2030, the pioneering citizens assembly set up to help chart the UK’s route to net-zero emissions has recommended. The first report from the 110-strong Climate Assembly UK also expressed strong support for on and offshore wind generation and solar but was considerably cooler on nuclear and fossil fuels with CCS

5 years ago

Unite ballots workers over proposed Drax redundancies

Workers at the Drax power station in North Yorkshire have been voting this week in a ballot for strike action over 230 proposed redundancies, the Unite Union has revealed. Unite has accused Drax of backtracking on a verbal pledge made last year that there would be no compulsory redundancies among the 600-strong workforce, a claim Drax denies.

5 years ago

Biomethane connected to gas network for first time

5 years ago

NIC calls for 65% renewables generation by 2030

5 years ago

‘Energy bible’ shows record share of generation for renewables

5 years ago

Drax reports rise in earnings despite fallout from coronavirus

5 years ago

SAE in talks to develop data centres at Uskmouth site

5 years ago

Renewables accounted for 47% of electricity generation in Q1

The latest stats on energy trends show a bumper quarter for renewables, with fossil fuel generation reaching a record low and wind generating 30 per cent of all UK electricity

5 years ago

Drax to hold second trial of bioenergy with CCS

5 years ago

On the Move: Stobart Energy appoints CEO and shakes up board

Biomass fuel supplier Stobart Energy has announced it has appointed a new chief executive amidst a series of changes to its board. Elsewhere in the sector, South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water has appointed a former Pennon executive director has its new managing director.

5 years ago