Tag: UK

Hynamics and Hy24 sign MOU for UK’s Fawley Green Hydrogen Project

Hynamics and Hy24 sign MOU for UK’s Fawley Green Hydrogen Project

July 14, 2025 |

In the UK, Hynamics UK, a 100% subsidiary of EDF Group specialising in low-carbon and renewable hydrogen production, and Hy24 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter an exclusive partnership to pursue the development and funding of the Fawley Green Hydrogen Project. The Project has been shortlisted in the UK government’s Hydrogen Allocation […]

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UK aims to boost renewables to achieve net zero with bioenergy and hydrogen as pillars

UK aims to boost renewables to achieve net zero with bioenergy and hydrogen as pillars

July 14, 2025 |

In the UK, in its first Future Energy Scenarios (FES) report as the National Energy Services Operator (NESO), titled Future Energy Scenarios: Pathways to Net Zero 2025, it outlined its expectation to see electricity demand increase from 290 Terawatt-hour (TWh) today to as much as 785 TWh by 2050. This surge emphasizes the need to […]

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Greenergy looking to shut UK biodiesel plant

Greenergy looking to shut UK biodiesel plant

July 10, 2025 |

In the UK, Greenergy will begin consultation on a proposal to cease production at its biodiesel plant in Immingham, Lincolnshire. Despite significant cost reductions to improve the plant’s viability, the Immingham plant has continued to be negatively impacted by market factors, including slower increases in the UK’s biofuels blending mandates compared to European countries and […]

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80 Mile increases shareholding of Hydrogen Valley to 49%

80 Mile increases shareholding of Hydrogen Valley to 49%

July 9, 2025 |

In the UK, 80 Mile PLC has increased its interest in Hydrogen Valley to 49%. 80 Mile announced on December 19, 2024 that it has the option to acquire up to a 100% interest in Hydrogen Valley, and moved to a 24% interest, as announced on January 16, 2025. Further to this, the has now moved […]

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Aston University researchers produce algae-based biodiesel from coffee grounds

Aston University researchers produce algae-based biodiesel from coffee grounds

July 8, 2025 |

In the UK, Aston University researchers have produced high-quality biodiesel after ‘feeding’ and growing microalgae on leftover coffee grounds. In just the UK, approximately 98 million cups of coffee are drunk each day, contributing to a massive amount of spent coffee grounds which are processed as general waste, often ending up in landfill or incineration. […]

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UK and Australian researchers develop model to predict how fuels break down in mills

UK and Australian researchers develop model to predict how fuels break down in mills

July 7, 2025 |

In the UK, researchers from the University of Nottingham and CSIRO Australia have developed a pioneering combined milling and combustion performance model to improve the selection of low carbon fuels for power generation. This model allows power generators to predict how well fuels will break down in mills, and how this then impacts how well […]

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UK farming sector draws red line for US-UK trade negotiations

UK farming sector draws red line for US-UK trade negotiations

July 7, 2025 |

In the UK, the UK farming sector has made it clear to government that it can shoulder no more pain on behalf of other sectors of the economy, as trade talks with the USA continue. Following significant financial market disruption, US President Donald Trump announced that he would apply a baseline “universal” tariff of 10% […]

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Bluemethane installs first unit with ReGenEarth

Bluemethane installs first unit with ReGenEarth

July 2, 2025 |

In the UK, Finacas Verdes reports British startup Bluemethane installed its first production-scale methane capture unit in partnership with ReGenEarth at a biogas plant. The technology aims to recover the residual methane present in the digestate the post-processing sludge of anaerobic digesters, which would normally be released into the atmosphere and wasting energy and contributing […]

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Greencore launches new HVO fleet

Greencore launches new HVO fleet

July 2, 2025 |

In the UK, Greencore has taken a significant step toward a greener future by launching a new fleet of 15 vehicles powered by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable diesel alternative that reduces carbon emissions by up to 90%. The new fleet will operate across key distribution routes in the UK, supporting Greencore’s mission to […]

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Royal Mail cuts carbon emissions by 20% per parcel with HVO

Royal Mail cuts carbon emissions by 20% per parcel with HVO

July 1, 2025 |

In the UK, Royal Mail has cut its average carbon emissions per parcel delivered by 20% over the past year, according to its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) report. The report, published on June 26, shows carbon emissions per parcel fell to 165gCO2e from 206gCO2e in the prior year. This is considerably lower than […]

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