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‘Green Deal’ could create 250,000 jobs by 2030, says UK Energy Secretary
UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne used his speech at the Liberal Democrat party conference yesterday to spell out the benefits of the Government’s proposed ‘Green Deal’.
Scotland to lead EU partnership on wind power development
Scotland is to lead an EU partnership aimed at advancing development of on- and offshore wind across the region, announced Energy Minister Jim Mather earlier this week.
UK and Europe need to link up to secure a low-carbon energy supply
The UK Coalition Government should prioritise the development of a North Sea ‘supergrid’ to link up renewable energy sources with the rest of Europe, according to the Green Alliance.
ScottishPower sponsors UK industry-academia carbon capture and storage effort
ScottishPower is investing £5 million in a UK industry-academia alliance focused on carbon capture and storage over the next five years.
US to invest $575 million in carbon capture and storage research
Earlier this week, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a $575 million investment in carbon capture and storage research.
US and China join forces on clean energy research
Two US universities will lead research consortia focusing on clean energy technologies with funding from the US Department of Energy and China.
RWE, BASF and Linde hail capture ‘breakthrough’
German partners RWE, BASF and Linde are hailing a new separation technology for CO2 capture from power station flue gases, which initial studies show reduces energy input by 20%.
US FutureGen 2.0 carbon storage project thrown into doubt
The US Department of Energy’s FutureGen 2.0 clean coal and CO2 storage project in Illinois has been thrown into doubt as the town Mattoon that had planned to house the storage site no longer wants it.
US launches underground CO2 storage effort worth $21.3 million
Earlier this week, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu launched 15 projects worth $21.3 million to develop CO2 storage in geological formations.
E.ON presses ahead with Kingsnorth carbon capture project
German energy company E.ON is pressing ahead with its Kingsnorth project, after making it through to the last two in the UK Govenment’s competition build one of the world’s first industrial-scale demonstration carbon capture and storage plants earlier this year.