In this article we get into the mechanisms and challenges of financing the energy transition. This series is a joint editorial initiative of ETEnergyworld and CSTEP. In the first two articles of the series, we discussed sectoral strategies for climate action. They can be accessed here and here. In this article we get into the […]
Glasgow’s new hydrogen storage facility will supply zero-carbon fuel for sustainable energy storage, thanks to roughly £10 million in UK government financing. After COP26 The UK government has given £9.4 million for a hydrogen project on the UK’s largest onshore wind farm near Glasgow, after the COP26 climate change meeting in Glasgow this year. The […]
The long-awaited COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has come to a close, making important progress in a number of areas — but not enough. The world still remains off track to beat back the climate crisis. Recognizing the urgency of the challenge, ministers from all over the world agreed that countries should come back next […]
Glasgow: As pressure mounts for urgent climate action, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres issued a global roadmap to achieve a radical transformation of energy access and transition by 2030, while also contributing to net zero emissions by 2050…READ MORE… Source : ians
World’s first partnership for interconnected solar grid, known as the Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG) launched on Tuesday at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. The International Solar Alliance (ISA), India Presidency of the ISA, and the UK COP Presidency unveiled plans for the first international network of global […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil an ambitious plan on expanding clean and renewable energy at COP26 in Glasgow. India is among the top countries in the world in terms of installed renewable energy, wind and solar energy capacity and is on course to achieve the target of 450 GigaWatt of renewable energy by 2030. […]
Britain, which hosted the weekend G7 leaders’ summit, will also anchor the COP26 UN climate gathering in Glasgow in November. World efforts to tackle climate change are “way off track”, the head of Britain’s main business lobby group said Monday after a G7 pledge to step up action. Tony Danker, director-general of the Confederation of […]
First Bus to transform Glasgow bus depot into the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The depot will have space to charge 300 electric bus, but the Heliox 150 kW rapid chargers can charge any type of vehicle and will have extended use beyond the immediate bus fleet. The first phase of the project, […]
Plans have been submitted for a major “green hydrogen” scheme near Glasgow. The application by ScottishPower includes a 20MW electrolyser, a device which splits water into hydrogen and oxygen using electrical energy – in this case, via wind and solar power. The planned facility will be located near the UK’s largest onshore wind farm, Whitelee, […]
ScottishPower has revealed intentions to make Glasgow the UK’s first ‘net zero’ city, in collaboration with Glasgow City Council. And the utility is also preparing a battery storage rush in a bid to support its renewable energy ambitions. To achieve net zero emissions, the city will need to decarbonise heat and transport, as well as […]