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Ørsted’s new biodiversity framework helps businesses protect natural habitats Accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss are impacting business operations. Many businesses are now moving to mitigate their contributions to global emissions and limit their impact on nature's ecosystems. Yet while carbon has clear, widely adopted metrics, biodiversity has remained stubbornly difficult to measure. Different habitats respond differently to development, data is often patchy, and monitoring can be costly or technically challenging. Ørsted has responded by developing a transferable framework that can quantify biodiversity loss – offering robust data that can inform planning decisions, monitor the impact of developments, and support positive outcomes for the natural world. BusinessGreen's latest guide: Measuring biodiversity: A framework for positive impact, explores Ørsted's approach and how it is already being implemented in ambitious energy projects. From exploring the challenges of measuring biodiversity loss to the role of technology, data, and collaboration in protecting natural habitats, explore the guide in depth now to learn how the new framework can help your business. Explore the guide now hbspt.forms.create({ portalId: "26640399", formId: "0204b97c-6cb2-4521-b032-dade0c4639d5", region: "eu1" });

TLT has advised Low Carbon on a £1.1 billion investment that will accelerate the UK’s clean energy revolution and place Low Carbon at the forefront of the energy transition.

How the energy giants tried to transform their businesses — but ended up dramatically scaling back those plans and writing off billions of dollars

At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline Last week, the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour government announced it would ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, strengthen a windfall tax and accelerate phasing out of fossil-fuel subsidies. These are not symbolic gestures. They are an acknowledgment that the global energy system is shifting and that mature economies must shift with it. Tzeporah Berman is a Canadian environmental activist, campaigner and writer Continue reading...

Modelling by independent body Neso forecasts sharp fall in expenditure from 10% of GDP as shift to renewables continues

Shell veteran to head up Great British Energy's plans to ramp up investment in a new fleet of UK nuclear projects

Trade body's annual report suggests the UK carbon capture sector is 'primed for growth', but policy uncertainty is continuing to hamper efforts to get projects to a final investment decision

Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 drove 854 miles in just over 24 hours with only three recharging stops

National Grid has signed contracts with Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric Industries for Sea Link, a proposed 140 km subsea electricity connection set to deliver cleaner, more reliable power between Kent and Suffolk.

This page outlines details of the certification scheme for the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) provided by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

We're seeking views on the proposed regulations, including the licence conditions designed to protect consumers and the electricity system.

The UK's new energy champion has been putting its money where its mouth is on the potential to turn floating offshore wind into a driver for industrialisation

Britain has shaped the global offshore wind sector since 2000 but what happens now?

The UK’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) will offer grid connection offers up to 2035 to 283GW of projects following a reform of the process. The system operator published the initial results from its reformed grid connection process yesterday (8 December). Before the new methodology for connections, the queue of projects awaiting an offer had reached around […]

Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 drove 854 miles in just over 24 hours, with only three recharging stops

TL;DR — Public charging is expensive and messy because the business model is wrong. Instead of selling electricity, charging operators should just provide infrastructure — and utilities should bill drivers directly at their home rate. A single API can make this happen and unlock the kind of seamless experience Tesla ...

Green light intended to limit amount consumers pay for windfarms to turn off during periods of high generation Three major UK electricity “superhighways” could move ahead sooner than expected to help limit the amount that households pay for windfarms to turn off during periods of high power generation. Current grid bottlenecks mean there is not enough capacity to transport the abundance of electricity generated in periods of strong winds to areas where energy demand is highest. Continue reading...

Tidal turbine operator says investment underscores role of tidal energy in delivering net zero targets and providing reliable, renewable power

Cables and interconnectors linking the UK grid to offshore wind farms and mainland Europe are to benefit from enhanced security following recent incursions, government confirms

With a decision on whether to permit a proposed Mingyang factory pending, the UK would need to do more to attract a similar investment from the country's current leading supplier of offshore wind turbines

Connection priority given to those ready to build in bid to meet clean power 2030 target

Last month was the first time since June that both pre-application submissions and full planning consent submissions for grid-scale UK BESS surpassed 1GWh - just before NESO announced the results of its grid connection queue reshuffle.

New high-efficiency heating solution delivers luxury aesthetics from Sweden’s CTC at a cost-sensitive price point Go Geothermal Ltd, the leading provider of ground and air source heat pump technology in […]

We should break the link between green power and gas prices

CorPower Ocean has been selected to lead the €30 million POWER-Farm EU project addressing the competitiveness and bankability of wave farms, unlocking potential for large scale deployment.

Developers will be able to test dozens of wind farm layouts in hours rather than days using AI, claims start-up

Engie and CIP said to be lining up bids for onshore assets of Danish offshore giant

The recent introduction of 15-minute settlement periods across European power markets could result in significantly higher profits for battery storage asset operators.

Gareth Devine, Head of Development Engineering at EA Technology Surface partial discharge (PD) makes up over 70% of the PD cases in the UK, costing the owners of critical high […]