UK launches world’s first hydrogen subsidy scheme

The UK government has officially opened the world’s first national low carbon subsidy scheme for hydrogen. The scheme is aimed at achieving a target of 1GW of clean hydrogen production by 2025 on the way to 10GW of low carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030. The UK government in 2020 announced a plan to develop 5GW

Investment protection for fossil fuels will cease to exist in Europe, UK in 10 years

The EU and the UK have reached a compromise agreement to end investment protection for fossil fuels under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), after two years of negotiations. Under a flexibility mechanism approved by members of the energy investment treaty, the EU and UK will end protection for new fossil fuel investments from August 2023.

UK maritime industry leaders discuss ABS advances in technology

ABS brought together UK maritime industry leaders to discuss the latest advances in sustainability and digital classification. The UK National Committee Meeting heard how the ABS-classed fleet had grown to 279 million gross tons and secured the number one position in global orderbook share. They were given a glimpse of the future of classification, with

Fossil fuel projects get nod from UK govt post COP26 summit

The UK government has given nod to several fossil fuels projects after COP26 summit held at Glasgow in 2021. According to the analysis it is learned that more than 50 schemes are thought to be in the pipeline between now and 2025. These approvals are part of a worldwide expansion of fossil fuels in spite

Research initiated to investigate potential of green ammonia for shipping

The University of Nottingham, UK, is leading a new project to investigate the potential of ammonia to fuel and decarbonise the long-haul shipping industry, and to boost the UK’s powertrain sector. MariNH3 is a £5.5 mn ($6.79 mn) EPSRC-funded project that aims to develop new and disruptive engine technology that will one day cut pollution

UK exempts Ukraine from ban on offering fuel energy

The UK will exempt Ukraine from its ban on providing public support for fossil fuel energy overseas as ministers try to make sure services can continue to operate during the conflict with Russia. It comes as ministers announced that hundreds more generators are to be delivered to Ukraine to keep hospitals, shelters and phone masts

Unitrove bags hydrogen bunkering grant in UK

Clean energy technology company Unitrove has been awarded £30,000 (€36,000) Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) from the UK government to develop its mobile unit for liquid hydrogen bunkering to fuel zero-emission ships. Unitrove first presented its mobile unit at COP26 in 2021, and in December 2021, announced a development partnership with cryogenic gas processing

UK announces ‘package’ to unlock investment in hydrogen

The UK government announced details of £240 million funding to support the production of hydrogen as a clean, low-cost energy technology, £2.5 million of funding to develop next-generation nuclear technology and a further £5 million towards research into carbon capture. The investment is designed to support research, development and deployment of these cutting-edge technologies and

In defiance to its own netzero targets UK to drill more oil and gas

The UK government is set to order more drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea in defiance of its own net zero targets, while neglecting alternative measures that experts say would provide much quicker relief from high energy bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions instead of raising them. The energy security strategy to

Netzero is priority for Startups

Net zero is a priority for four fifths (80%) of startups, with 72% working to achieve carbon neutrality and 8% already carbon neutral or negative according to research from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency. Innovate UK found that while startups are passionate about their climate impact, they are divided over whether it should be