Indian-origin UK minister behind bringing world to limit global warming – EQ Mag Pro
New Delhi : The man behind bringing nearly all 200 nations into a common cause — to adapt to the effects of climate change and limit the rise in average global temperature to 1.5 C as required by the 2015 Paris Agreement — is an Indian-origin UK minister. Born to Hindu parents in Agra and […]
India signs up to UK’s Breakthrough Agenda on affordable, clean tech – EQ Mag Pro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 40 leaders to back and sign up to the UK’s Glasgow Breakthroughs, an international plan to deliver clean and affordable technology everywhere by 2030, launched at the COP26 climate summit on Tuesday. India joins the US, European Union, China, among others representing more than 70 percent of the world’s […]
Multi-billion pound deal will see Fortescue Future Industries become UK’s largest supplier of green hydrogen – EQ Mag Pro
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) will become the largest supplier of green hydrogen (GH2) to the UK after signing a multi-billion pound deal with construction giant J C Bamford Excavators (JCB) and Ryze Hydrogen (Ryze). Under a memorandum of understanding signed on October 31, prior to the climate conference, COP26, JCB and Ryze will purchase 10% […]
CNG Fuels plans hydrogen refueling trials for UK trucks from mid-2022 – EQ Mag Pro
Targets 60 low-carbon fuel stations by 2026 Sees hydrogen potential for medium-sized trucks Launches HyFuels business for hydrogen refueling CNG Fuels plans to run hydrogen refueling trials for trucks across its UK network from mid-2022, the company said in a statement Oct. 28. Register Now The company supplies biomethane across its seven refueling stations in […]
Turning UK into ‘Qatar of hydrogen’? It’s just another one of Boris Johnson’s eye-catching slogans – EQ Mag Pro
To become ‘global Britain’, the nation will probably have to lean heavily on American battery technology and Saudi and African hydrogen and clean power. “Britain will become the Qatar of hydrogen,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared as the government laid out its 368-page strategy for reaching net zero emissions by 2050. It sounds magnificent, […]
Aberdeen hydrogen hub ‘could create 700 jobs by 2030’ – EQ Mag Pro
Aberdeen has a fleet of hydrogen-powered double-decker buses Seven hundred jobs could be created by 2030 if Aberdeen becomes a leading hydrogen hub, according to a study. The projection came as Aberdeen City Council confirmed BP as its preferred bidder for a commercial partnership which will accelerate the plans. The first stage will be the […]
Opportunities for UK businesses in the net-zero transition
Supplying the goods and services to enable the global net-zero transition could be worth £1 trillion to UK businesses by 2030. here is wide-ranging consensus on the imperative to decarbonize the global economy in order to mitigate the significant physical, economic, and societal risks from climate change.1 Clarity is also emerging about the pace and […]
India, UK agree joint plan on smart power, renewable energy
New steps to tackle climate change and boost investment were announced on Thursday at the 11th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who met virtually for the annual summit, signed off a USD 1.2-billion package of public and private investment in green projects and renewable energy […]
Quinbrook to build $370m solar and energy storage project in UK – EQ Mag Pro
As the market for green energy develops, the firm has diversified its investments into renewables and energy storage. A solar farm in southern England. The intermittency of renewable-energy sources has focused attention on storage. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is to build the UK’s largest solar project in combination with a major battery installation as the investment […]
