Daily Debrief · Weekend edition

Trail-blazing Manchester Prize finalists explain how harnessing AI could help turbocharge the low-carbon economy

British gas owner and US partner X-energy to jointly develop 12 smaller reactors

Cornwall Insight estimates impact of cost of building Sizewell C on companies in Britain

August’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 38.3% share in the UK, up from 29.4% year on year. BEVs grew volume 15% YoY, and PHEVs grew 69%. Overall auto volume was 82,908 units, down some 2% YoY. The UK’s leading BEV brand was Tesla, with a 15% share of the ...

Joint government and industry investment aims to create wave of green jobs in coastal towns around the UK

Partners claim demand side response project could unlock new revenue streams and the possibility of zero electricity bills for UK homeowners

Projects are under way to connect regions and countries creating a new era of energy ties between economies

Electrification of transport, heating and industry will create a more efficient system, experts say

There may be a bit of karma in play at the moment in that when Donald Trump was running against President Biden, he bashed electric vehicles and lied about the cost of EV chargers in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. The somewhat comical aspect of his deception and ...

As hybridisation and changing grid and market conditions redefine the scope of asset performance management, renewables project services provider E3's Anouk Hut looks at the growing importance of physics-based modelling and integrated digital infrastructure.

Blue Earth investment arm and venture capital firm Haatch launch BE100 Fund to support early-stage green ventures

Lloyd’s Register has approved SHI’s next-generation SnapWind Float offshore wind design.

Researchers at MIT are hot on the trail of a way to make a more recyclable battery for use in electric vehicles.

Low-emission production still meets only a small fraction of hydrogen demand

Engineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs Carbon capture and storage is a simple idea. As the carbon dioxide comes out of a steel mill, cement works or chemical factory, capture it and feed it into a pipeline before it gets into the atmosphere. The pipeline leads to an old oilfield or deep mine and is pumped underground to be sealed for all time and so save the world from global heating. Britain is committed to spending £30bn on this technology, which is a get-out-of-jail-free card for heavy industry and a magic way of getting to net zero without having to actually cut emissions. Continue reading...