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Ineos puts design of low-carbon hydrogen plant in Grangemouth out to tender

Bosses at the petrochemical giant Ineos have announced the next step in plans to build a hydrogen manufacturing plant at their site at Grangemouth. The company plans to invest in what it describes as a “world-scale, low-carbon, hydrogen plant”, ...

27 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Carbon capture could be worth £100 billion to UK economy by 2050 – report

Carbon capture and storage could be worth £100 billion by 2050, an industry report has said, with analysts predicting the UK has enough capacity to hold two centuries’ worth of emissions. But despite the country being well-placed to become a ...

27 Jul 2022 at 10:20

UK’s first carbon storage licensing round gets under way

The launch of the UK’s first carbon storage licensing round has been hailed as an “important day on the path to net zero”. Andy Samuel, the chief executive of the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), spoke out as the process of areas ...

14 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Chancellor reclassifies nuclear power as ‘environmentally sustainable’

Nuclear energy is to be reclassified as “environmentally sustainable” to give it the same access to investment incentives as renewables, the Chancellor has said. In his Spring Budget delivered on Wednesday, Jeremy Hunt said the ...

15 Mar 2023 at 14:53

Government urged to use upcoming Budget to fund Scottish carbon capture project

A Commons committee has challenged the UK Government to use next week’s Budget to fund the Acorn carbon capture and storage programme in the north east of Scotland. Pete Wishart, chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee at ...

10 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Yousaf accuses UK ministers of ‘relegating’ Scottish carbon capture project

First Minister Humza Yousaf has hit out at the UK Government as he claimed its new energy strategy had “relegated” a planned carbon capture and storage project in the north east of Scotland. He contrasted the approach of ...

30 Mar 2023 at 16:01

Fungi could be ‘untapped potential’ of carbon storage, study suggests

Fungi could be an “untapped potential” of carbon storage, with more than 13 gigatons of CO2e passing through an underground network of mycelium every year, a new study suggests. Equivalent to 36% of annual CO2 emissions ...

05 Jun 2023 at 17:00

What is carbon capture and will it help the environment?

Hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the UK, with the Government committed to developing existing reserves as well as carbon capture and storage (CCS). Apart from supporting thousands of jobs, ...

31 Jul 2023 at 13:29

Scotland

Researchers call for fresh policy approach on curbing climate change

A “holistic policy approach” is essential to curbing CO2 emissions and climate change, a study has said. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh say the UK Government must adopt a more balanced approach ...

16 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Coastal saltmarsh plays role in carbon storage, flood prevention and wildlife

Conservationists warn action is needed to protect and restore saltmarshes, as part of efforts to store carbon and tackle the climate and nature crisis. While a first-of-its-kind report has highlighted that ...

19 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Research team finds AI slashes carbon capture and storage design time

A multimillion-pound project is using AI to slash the time and cost involved in modelling carbon capture and storage (CCS) methods from 100 days to 24 hours. A research team from the global research ...

14 May 2024 at 12:07

Scotland

John Swinney pledges £2m for pipeline for carbon capture project

John Swinney has come under fire as he announced Scottish Government funding towards a project that aims to safely store environmentally-harmful CO2 emissions. The First Minister said £2 million ...

23 Jul 2024 at 18:30

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