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Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI
...government’s next steps? Fossil fuels still produce over 80% of heating used in UK homes, businesses and industry, with over a third of the UK’s carbon emissions coming from the...
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Market Report
Concerts and carbon – what price entertainment?
...scale of these rock extravaganzas is often staggering, and it goes without saying that putting on a stadium concert consumes a lot of energy and generates a fairly hefty carbon...
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Agreement will see UK oil production facility powered by wind
...a low-carbon future, Ping is excited to be an early implementer of this revolutionary technology in the UK North Sea for our new greenfield project, Avalon. This project which uses...
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Phillips 66 Humber refinery innovation in sustainable aviation fuel receives accolade
...carbon emissions. “There is so much to talk about in terms of our current projects, including Humber Zero, incorporating carbon capture technology and the Gigastack renewable hydrogen project as we...
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Net Zero report – FPS and OFTEC respond
...of this lower carbon fuel in the short term. The CCC report also suggests the aviation industry could use synthetic carbon-neutral fuels instead of kerosene, thereby reducing its emissions to...
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Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery selected for the next phase of CCUS sequencing
The Government’s announcement of the projects shortlisted for Carbon Capture deployment under the BEIS Phase-2 Cluster Sequencing for carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) deployment sees Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery...
Insight
In a turbulent sea, the clean energy transition proves surprisingly steady
...by renewable energy production, electric vehicles, hydrogen and carbon capture as well as the clean energy supply chain, we take a closer look at energy investment trends and consider how,...
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UKPIA calls for action in energy manifesto
...economically vital downstream oil sector whilst supporting the industry’s evolution to contribute to ‘Net Zero’ carbon emissions goals by 2050. UKPIA’s energy manifesto, Action Not Words, highlights three key areas that...
Interview
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities
...remain agile and able to meet future demand is more pertinent than ever before. Upgrading our site to meet low carbon fuel demand Along Oikos’s journey to meeting future fuel...
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Government grant for new OXCCU jet fuel project
OXCCU, a carbon-to-value company converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into industrial and consumer products, has won a £2.8 million grant along with the University of Sheffield Translational Energy Research Centre...
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Heating oil’s future – making a difference
...government’s policy seems to be encouraging moving rural households and businesses – currently using oil heating – to electrically driven heat pumps to cut carbon emissions, reports Guy. “We’re concerned...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes support for decarbonisation projects
...consortium’s plan of creating blue hydrogen and capturing carbon under the Liverpool Bay. Teesside – bp will lead as operator and Shell are part of the group of companies which...
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Wanted – a total rethink on the UK’s low carbon heat strategy
...position to make the large leap towards wholly renewable heating,” said OFTEC director general Jeremy Hawksley. Working towards a low carbon future for heating Committed to working towards a low...
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Burning oil? Call to make CO alarms law
Campaigners led by Plumb Center, Honeywell and the Katie Haines Memorial Trust, want to see carbon monoxide alarms in every home in England and Wales when using any carbon burning...
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Greenergy in ‘biofuel from waste’ agreement
...and diesel used in transport fuels, saving 800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, with the output of the plants equivalent to powering 5,000 HGVs. Solving the waste problem and...
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Nationwide HVO refuelling roll out sees Certas claim HGV first
...emissions. As well as fuelling its own fleet with the low carbon diesel alternative, the fuel distributor, part of DCC, has launched HVO delivery to businesses across the UK. The...
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BP’s new ambition
...carbon in BP’s oil and gas production on an absolute basis by 2050 or sooner. 50% cut in the carbon intensity of products BP sells by 2050 or sooner. Install...
Opinion
Stick or Twist: oil services have crucial choices to make as energy transition accelerates
...stick with their hydrocarbon heritage; becoming ultra-efficient and digitally enabled or pivot towards low carbon growth opportunities such as offshore wind or carbon capture, using hydrocarbons as the cash generating...