Electric Insights: Q1 2021: Britain’s Transition From Coal To Biomass To BECCS
„Britain moved one step closer to its 2024/25 target of phasing out coal power completely, while biomass generation hit new record highs.“
Schlagwort: UK
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (UK): Projects selected for Phase 1 of the Direct air capture and greenhouse gas removal programme
„This competition will provide funding for developing technologies that enable the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in the UK.“
Marine Conservation Society and Rewilding Britain (2021): Blue carbon. Ocean-based solutions to fight the climate crisis
Marine Conservation Society and Rewilding Britain (2021): Blue carbon. Ocean-based solutions to fight the climate crisis.
„We are calling on the UK Government and devolved administrations to act with urgency to invest in, co-develop and implement a four-nation Blue Carbon Strategy.“
Energy Live News: Bioenergy and CCS could help the UK save more than £4.5bn over the coming decade
„Achieving the net zero target without BECCS would cost the UK an additional £15 billion, according to a new report.“
Shafiee, Roxana T. (2021): Blue Carbon
Shafiee, Roxana T. (2021): Blue Carbon. SPICe Briefing / Pàipear-ullachaidh SPICe. The Scottish Parliament.
„This briefing outlines the current understanding of carbon captured and stored in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment, known as blue carbon. This briefing outlines the known threats to blue carbon stores, and compares their carbon storage capacity to Scotland’s wellknown terrestrial carbon stores: peatland and forestry. In addition, this briefing explores Scottish policy areas relevant to the protection of blue carbon stores on the basis of their contributions to biodiversity and climate change mitigation.“
Blog: SPICe Spotlight: Out of the blue: Is blue carbon the next frontier for climate change mitigation in Scotland?
„This blog explains the current understanding of carbon captured and stored in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment, known as ‘blue carbon’.“
National Physical Laboratory (2021): Energy transition: Measurement needs for carbon capture, usage and storage
National Physical Laboratory (2021): Energy transition: Measurement needs for carbon capture, usage and storage.
„This latest report describes the potential for CCUS as an important technology during the UK’s energy transition and focuses on the role that metrology (the science of measurement) could play in supporting its deployment.“
Zero Carbon Humber: Funding Secured to Accelerate Development of UK’s First Decarbonised Industrial Clusters on the East Coast of England
„The three successful bids total £229 million in private and public funding and will accelerate development of integrated onshore and offshore infrastructure for carbon emissions and low carbon hydrogen.“
Utility Week: Will Gardiner: The next nine months are critical
„Drax chief executive Will Gardiner shares his thoughts on the countdown to COP, calling it a unique opportunity to showcase the UK’s decarbonisation expertise. However, he warns that to present a coherent argument on how we will tackle emissions, the government needs to be clear on frameworks for supporting the rapid scale-up of a diverse range of technologies.“
The Association for Decentralised Energy: Veolia and Carbon Clean announce first carbon capture trials in UK Energy Recovery Facilities
„Veolia is set to become the first UK operator of Energy Recovery Facilities (ERF) to demonstrate the latest carbon capture technology with Carbon Clean, a global leader in low-cost carbon capture technology.“