United Kingdom – Developing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at Drax could save the UK energy system and consumers billions of pounds over the next decade, according to a new report. The independent analysis by Baringa, commissioned by Drax Group, evaluates the impact of deploying BECCS at scale as part of achieving the […]
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United Kingdom – Equinor and SSE Thermal plan to jointly develop two first-of-a-kind, low-carbon power stations in the UK’s Humber region. The project will comprise one of the UK’s first power stations with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, and the world’s first 100% hydrogen-fueled power station. Transition to net zero The plans, underpinned by […]
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Ireland – Statkraft has completed the construction of its second large-scale battery project in Ireland, the Kelwin-2 26MW project. The Norwegian utility entered a contract with EirGrid and has started providing reserves to the national electricity grid in the event of a sudden drop-off in supply. Battery purpose The main purpose of the battery is […]
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Belgium – The pilot plant that captures carbon monoxide from blast furnace gas arrived at the Ghent site of ArcelorMittal. The next two years researchers will test the sustainable technology in real life with industrial gas. ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux and Tata Steel have joint emissions of more than 20 million tons of CO2 per year. […]
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Canada – Advantage Oil & Gas and Allardyce Bower Consulting have developed breakthrough carbon capture and storage technology. The technology is capable of commercial profitability at a carbon price below CDN$50/tonne. The first deployment of the technology will occur at Advantage’s Glacier Gas Plant near Grande Prairie, Alberta and is expected to enter service by […]
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The Netherlands – Shell has developed a new technology to capture CO2 from flue gases and is building a demonstration plant for this purpose on the site of the BMC Moerdijk power plant. In the course of 2024, this will capture around 150 tonnes of CO2 per day. Solid Sorbent Technology, as the name suggests, […]
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United Kingdom – UK Government has handed out £30 million in funding for the research into battery technology, the electric vehicle supply chain and hydrogen vehicles. Twenty two studies will receive a share of £9.4 million, including proposals to build a plant in Cornwall that will extract lithium for use in electric vehicle batteries, a […]
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Italy – TÜV SÜD and Italvolt will work together on the construction of Italvolt’s new Gigafactory for battery production in Scarmagno, Italy. Italvolt plans to build Europe’s largest battery Gigafactory with an ultimate production target of 70 GWh. The first phase of the new factory is scheduled for completion in 2024. TÜV SÜD will support […]
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United Kingdom – Aker Solutions and Doosan Babcock will jointly deliver low-carbon solutions and renewable energy projects in the UK. The partners will focus on pursuing and winning contracts for new hydrogen production plants, and facilities for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). Opportunities for other projects within the process and energy industries will also […]
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United Kingdom – RWE will study the reduction of carbon emissions at its South Wales assets, following South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) grant.
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