Ban new gas boilers in UK from 2025 or risk missing net zero target, says CBI

22nd July 2020 | Residential Energy

The installation of new gas boilers must be banned from 2025 or the UK’s net-zero climate target will be “doomed”, according to a high-level commission convened by the CBI. The ban would apply to conventional gas boilers, but hybrid or hydrogen-ready boilers would be allowed under the business organisation’s recommendations, which were developed in collaboration…Read more

Offshore wind critical to UK Covid-19 recovery

22nd July 2020 | Commercial Energy

The UK expects the offshore wind sector to play a critical role in the country’s economic recovery post Covid-19, according to BEIS director of clean power strategy and deployment Declan Burke. Burke, who was speaking at RenewableUK’s Virtual Festival dedicated to Global Offshore Wind, said there had been good and open dialogue with industry in…Read more

Green energy ratchets up power during coronavirus pandemic

22nd July 2020 | Commercial Energy

Renewable power has taken up a record share of global electricity production since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters review of data, suggesting a transition away from polluting fossil fuels could be accelerated in the coming years. Advocates of traditional energy have long argued that clean energy sources, like solar and…Read more

How quickly can hydrogen help the UK get to Net Zero?

22nd July 2020 | Commercial Energy

Tipped by some to be the answer to cleaner emissions, hydrogen’s potential role in the UK’s energy future is complicated by questions about the cost and efficiency of production methods, storage options and use cases. Hydrogen is a gas with limited industrial applications, mainly associated with the manufacture of ammonia and fertilisers. However, the role…Read more

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