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Biomass Aerial overview looking straight down at canopy of green pine forest

20/11/2024 / Michelle Meineke

The ‘push-pull’ debate around using biomass

Is biomass an environmentally-friendly component of the energy transition amid net zero targets or adding to emissions? There’s no simple answer, explains sustainability consultant Michelle Meineke.

Biomass Aerial overview looking straight down at canopy of green pine forest

20/11/2024 / Michelle Meineke

The ‘push-pull’ debate around using biomass

Is biomass an environmentally-friendly component of the energy transition amid net zero targets or adding to emissions? There’s no simple answer, explains sustainability consultant Michelle Meineke.

Fusion energy Computer generated image of futuristic rectangular building made of glass and steel frames, with green countryside around it

20/11/2024 / Will Dalrymple

Why UK government hydrogen fuel research is the 21st century’s hottest energy ticket

Outside of the EU, the UK is forging its own path towards commercial production of electricity from nuclear fusion. The 2022 UK fusion strategy has sketched out a vision of building a prototype fusion reactor using a domestic design, along with fuel cycle facilities, proposals which attracted ‘significant support’ in the October 2024 budget. A panel of distinguished scientists and engineers from state R&D body the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) presented the topic to Energy Institute Fellows in September 2024. New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple reports.

COP Azeri President Ilham Aliyev standing at lecturn with Azeri and UN flags behind him

20/11/2024 / Brian Davis

COP29 week 2: A mixed bag of debate, new initiatives and criticism

Mixed messages have been coming from the first days of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Despite an agreement at last year’s COP conference to transition faster from fossil fuels, there was talk of a controversial ‘gas swap’ scheme being held by Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, there was a plethora of new initiatives, though nothing yet attention grabbing on levelling the Global North and Global South divide on the financial front. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

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COP COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber (left) and COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev jointly holding a gavel and raising it in the air to open the COP29 conference

13/11/2024 / Brian Davis

Can COP29 live up to expectations?

Given this year’s extreme weather, volatile geopolitics, and continuing global conflicts and economic challenges, can COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, deliver on its ambitions? This is the key question, given the main theme of the ‘Finance COP’, focused on securing increasing contributions from wealthier nations to mitigate climate change and balance the global north-south divide. And the shadow of President-Elect Trump hangs over the summit. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Onshore wind farms Aerial view of 3 onshore wind turbines set in green countryside with blue sky and white clouds

13/11/2024 / Bruce Henry

Extending the life of onshore wind turbines

Onshore wind turbines are commonly subject to extreme and challenging environmental conditions. But as turbines age and rotor size and power grows, the SafetyOn forum, in partnership with the Energy Institute, is focused on delivering good practice guides and resources for effective life extension management, explains Bruce Henry, Head of Engineering, EDF Renewables, UK & Ireland.

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Fusion energy Computer generated image of futuristic rectangular building made of glass and steel frames, with green countryside around it

20/11/2024 / Will Dalrymple

Why UK government hydrogen fuel research is the 21st century’s hottest energy ticket

Outside of the EU, the UK is forging its own path towards commercial production of electricity from nuclear fusion. The 2022 UK fusion strategy has sketched out a vision of building a prototype fusion reactor using a domestic design, along with fuel cycle facilities, proposals which attracted ‘significant support’ in the October 2024 budget. A panel of distinguished scientists and engineers from state R&D body the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) presented the topic to Energy Institute Fellows in September 2024. New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple reports.

COP Azeri President Ilham Aliyev standing at lecturn with Azeri and UN flags behind him

20/11/2024 / Brian Davis

COP29 week 2: A mixed bag of debate, new initiatives and criticism

Mixed messages have been coming from the first days of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Despite an agreement at last year’s COP conference to transition faster from fossil fuels, there was talk of a controversial ‘gas swap’ scheme being held by Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, there was a plethora of new initiatives, though nothing yet attention grabbing on levelling the Global North and Global South divide on the financial front. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

COP COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber (left) and COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev jointly holding a gavel and raising it in the air to open the COP29 conference

13/11/2024 / Brian Davis

Can COP29 live up to expectations?

Given this year’s extreme weather, volatile geopolitics, and continuing global conflicts and economic challenges, can COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, deliver on its ambitions? This is the key question, given the main theme of the ‘Finance COP’, focused on securing increasing contributions from wealthier nations to mitigate climate change and balance the global north-south divide. And the shadow of President-Elect Trump hangs over the summit. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Onshore wind farms Aerial view of 3 onshore wind turbines set in green countryside with blue sky and white clouds

13/11/2024 / Bruce Henry

Extending the life of onshore wind turbines

Onshore wind turbines are commonly subject to extreme and challenging environmental conditions. But as turbines age and rotor size and power grows, the SafetyOn forum, in partnership with the Energy Institute, is focused on delivering good practice guides and resources for effective life extension management, explains Bruce Henry, Head of Engineering, EDF Renewables, UK & Ireland.

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Solar A large array of solar panels in the water

20/11/2024

China starts producing power from ‘world’s largest open-sea’ solar project

China’s state-owned CHN Energy has brought online the first units in its 1 GW solar PV project offshore of Kenli District, in east China’s Shandong Province.

Methane Silhouette of person stood in front of COP29 sign at conference

20/11/2024

EU steps up efforts to abate methane emissions at COP29

The European Commission (EC) has launched a new Methane Abatement Partnership Roadmap to further accelerate the reduction of methane emissions associated with fossil energy production and consumption, in collaboration with a number of partner countries, international organisations, NGOs and development banks.

Law and Legal practice A group of people sitting at a table in a courtroom

20/11/2024

Shell wins appeal against court order to cut GHG emissions

Shell has won its appeal against a landmark 2021 court ruling that had ordered the company to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% by the end of 2030. Environmental organisations seeking to accelerate climate action through litigation decried the ruling, vowing to continue their efforts.

Energy and carbon management View looking up of tall glass building and green trees

20/11/2024

Global alliance targets billions in funding to decarbonise buildings at scale

A global alliance of green building organisations has launched a sustainable finance call to action aimed at bringing the vast majority of buildings up to modern sustainability standards.

Green hydrogen Aerial view of Exolum facilities in Immingham

20/11/2024

‘World first’ green hydrogen transport and storage demo to use existing terminal infrastructure

Exolum says it has started the world’s first demonstration of commercial-scale transport and storage of green hydrogen in existing terminal infrastructure using liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) at its terminal in Immingham, the UK’s largest freight port.

Heat pumps Heat pumps installed inside building

20/11/2024

Historic London flats bust heat pump myths as plans for UK’s biggest district heating network unveiled

A pioneering project in central London is challenging common misconceptions about heat pumps, demonstrating their viability in older buildings and dense urban areas. Meanwhile, plans have been unveiled to develop what would be the UK’s biggest heat network, supplying decarbonised heat to some 1,000 buildings across Westminster.

Comment

Road transport Head and shoulders photo of Claire Haigh, Managing Director, Zemo Partnership, standing in front of colourful abstract painted wall

20/11/2024 / Claire Haigh

How to deliver a decarbonised transport network

Transport has represented one of the most intractable challenges as we try to piece together the decarbonisation jigsaw. Responsible for around a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, 95% of the world’s transport energy still comes from fossil fuels. Now, we’re at a critical juncture, as many of the developed western economies, including the UK, have set (some legally enforceable) targets for the end of sale of road vehicles powered by fossil fuels. The targets are linked to the ultimate goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 which means end-of-sale dates for most categories of road vehicles by 2040, or earlier, writes Claire Haigh, Managing Director of Zemo Partnership, the membership organisation for road decarbonisation.

Heat pumps Head and shoulders photo of Alistair Murray, CEO, Rendesco

20/11/2024 / Alistair Murray

Electrification – the pathway to affordable, low-carbon heating for homes

Local heat and electricity storage, and local heat sources, plus suitable controls and energy tariffs, can help to optimise the use of individual or networked heat pumps to decarbonise UK heating. Alistair Murray, CEO of UK low-carbon heating company Rendesco, explains how.

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Skills, education and training Head and shoulders photo of Austin Lim, with green foliage behind

13/11/2024 / Austin Lim

Shining a spotlight on Energy People: Austin Lim AMEI Interim CEng

Malaysia-based Austin Lim AMEI is an Environmental Sustainability Design (ESD) Engineer at WOHA Architects. He explains the value of Interim Registration at the Energy Institute on his path towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.

Off-grid power Head and shoulders photo of Research Professor Jari Kiviaho with lab equipment in background

13/11/2024 / Jari Kiviaho

Fuel cells – a greener and reliable alternative for off-grid sites

Remote sites reliant on conventional fuel solutions are ripe for a technological revolution, particularly as operations expand into even the most isolated regions. The time is right to embrace more sustainable power solutions, writes Research Professor Jari Kiviaho from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

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Road transport Head and shoulders photo of Claire Haigh, Managing Director, Zemo Partnership, standing in front of colourful abstract painted wall

20/11/2024 / Claire Haigh

How to deliver a decarbonised transport network

Transport has represented one of the most intractable challenges as we try to piece together the decarbonisation jigsaw. Responsible for around a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, 95% of the world’s transport energy still comes from fossil fuels. Now, we’re at a critical juncture, as many of the developed western economies, including the UK, have set (some legally enforceable) targets for the end of sale of road vehicles powered by fossil fuels. The targets are linked to the ultimate goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 which means end-of-sale dates for most categories of road vehicles by 2040, or earlier, writes Claire Haigh, Managing Director of Zemo Partnership, the membership organisation for road decarbonisation.

Heat pumps Head and shoulders photo of Alistair Murray, CEO, Rendesco

20/11/2024 / Alistair Murray

Electrification – the pathway to affordable, low-carbon heating for homes

Local heat and electricity storage, and local heat sources, plus suitable controls and energy tariffs, can help to optimise the use of individual or networked heat pumps to decarbonise UK heating. Alistair Murray, CEO of UK low-carbon heating company Rendesco, explains how.

Skills, education and training Head and shoulders photo of Austin Lim, with green foliage behind

13/11/2024 / Austin Lim

Shining a spotlight on Energy People: Austin Lim AMEI Interim CEng

Malaysia-based Austin Lim AMEI is an Environmental Sustainability Design (ESD) Engineer at WOHA Architects. He explains the value of Interim Registration at the Energy Institute on his path towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.

Off-grid power Head and shoulders photo of Research Professor Jari Kiviaho with lab equipment in background

13/11/2024 / Jari Kiviaho

Fuel cells – a greener and reliable alternative for off-grid sites

Remote sites reliant on conventional fuel solutions are ripe for a technological revolution, particularly as operations expand into even the most isolated regions. The time is right to embrace more sustainable power solutions, writes Research Professor Jari Kiviaho from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

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