Climate Change Levy reform underway to boost hydrogen production
Consultation opens to ensure CCL offers right tax landscape for clean hydrogen The government has kicked off a consultation on tax reforms to ensure clean hydrogen production isn’t penalised, as part of a wider effort to modernise the tax system and support the shift to low-carbon energy. Under current rules, businesses producing hydrogen through electrolysis—where […]
E.ON launches carbon capture project in Copenhagen
Plan is to capture 400,000 tonnes of CO₂ from Copenhagen’s main waste to energy plant E.ON has partnered with Danish waste company ARC, to launch a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project that aims to remove 400,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually from the waste-to-energy plant CopenHill in Copenhagen. The agreement, signed at the top of […]
Net Hero Podcast – A marriage of two technologies!
In this episode I speak to a Swedish scientist using graphene to boost the green hydrogen revolution https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-h5rsj-185d237 Ok here’s a tale of two technologies – graphene the carbon wonder material and hydrogen the miracle clean power source….. yeh right. The truth is both these technologies have had bad press, they are often criticised as […]
Opinion – No spark in Spring Statement
Not one mention of net zero or clean energy revolution in Chancellor’s speech So there it was, 40 odd minutes of how the world is rosy according to Rachel Reeves without a single mention of the clean energy revolution – one of the central pillars of Labour’s term. In delivering the deadly dull statement she […]
Energy gets cleaner and sweeter
Sugar cane powered engine being tested in Brazil could revolutionise developing nations The humble sugar cane has been sweetening our lives for centuries could it now start to power our clean energy future too? Technology group Wärtsilä has partnered with Brazilian energy company Energetica Suape II S.A. to trial the world’s first ‘sugar cane’ fuelled […]
Chancellor urged to back biogas
ADBA calls on the Chancellor to unlock £1bn investment in biogas ahead of Spring Statement Biogas should be one of the sectors Rachel Reeves should help in today’s Spring Statement. The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called on the Chancellor to support the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) sector to facilitate the net zero […]
Waste gases could transform consumer products and cut emissions
Waste gases repurposed into everyday products cut emissions and boost sustainability Industrial waste gases could soon replace fossil fuels in everyday products, thanks to research led by the University of Surrey. The study, part of the Flue2Chem initiative, demonstrated that capturing CO₂ emissions from steel and paper mills can produce surfactants — key ingredients in […]
Scottish start-up hits hydrogen milestone
Clyde Hydrogen has created electrolysis that continually produces gas from water Could scaled up hydrogen be on its way after a Scottish university start-up announced a major milestone in production. Glasgow-based Clyde Hydrogen Systems says it’s taken a major step towards commercialising its innovative hydrogen production technology. The company has successfully made hydrogen continuously from […]
We must use our own oil and gas during transition
Even so called green energy produces lots of emissions argues OPEC leader The head of OPEC has argued that the term “green” is too simplistic and fails to capture the complexities of energy production, warning that it obscures the real-world impacts of different energy sources. In an opinion piece, Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC, questioned […]
Tyres for recycling being burned abroad
BBC investigation finds UK tyres being burned in India instead of recycled legitimately A BBC investigation has uncovered that millions of tyres exported from the UK to India for recycling are instead being illegally burned in makeshift furnaces, creating serious environmental and health risks. The UK sends around 50 million waste tyres—nearly 700,000 tonnes—a year for […]
