United Kingdom – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:24:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Pink and grey with just a hint of green: Biden’s “cleaner” Hydrogen plan https://energytransition.org/2021/11/pink-and-grey-with-just-a-hint-of-green-bidens-cleaner-hydrogen-plan/ https://energytransition.org/2021/11/pink-and-grey-with-just-a-hint-of-green-bidens-cleaner-hydrogen-plan/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:00:22 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25091 Over the summer, the US Senate passed a much smaller than promised infrastructure package. Despite most climate protection and clean energy aspects being stripped out, one of the big winners in the $1 trillion infrastructure plan is hydrogen (H2). In a provision originally introduced as a separate bill by fossil-rich West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, some $8 billion will go to fund dozens of...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/11/pink-and-grey-with-just-a-hint-of-green-bidens-cleaner-hydrogen-plan/feed/ 0 UK’s Hydrogen blues: fossil gas is key to the Britain’s not-so-clean scheme https://energytransition.org/2021/10/uks-hydrogen-blues-fossil-gas-is-key-to-the-britains-not-so-clean-scheme/ https://energytransition.org/2021/10/uks-hydrogen-blues-fossil-gas-is-key-to-the-britains-not-so-clean-scheme/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:00:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25071 The UK government finally launched its long-awaited hydrogen strategy in mid-August 2021. However, their new “twin-track” hydrogen (H2) plan will only fund small volumes of green H2 produced from wind and other renewables with the bulk coming from “blue” H2 generated from fossil gas and dependent on unproven carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies to reduce emissions.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/10/uks-hydrogen-blues-fossil-gas-is-key-to-the-britains-not-so-clean-scheme/feed/ 0 Explosive finale: energising EU-UK nuclear relations post-Brexit https://energytransition.org/2021/02/explosive-finale-energising-eu-uk-nuclear-relations-post-brexit/ https://energytransition.org/2021/02/explosive-finale-energising-eu-uk-nuclear-relations-post-brexit/#respond Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:00:44 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23877 When the UK finalized a trade and security agreement with the European Commission on 24 December last year, it left with a set of arrangements governing future energy cooperation. Here, Dr David Lowry looks at the background and reveals one extraordinary condition that could terminate the nuclear component of the deal. (CC BY 2.0, John Fielding) Background An expert briefing by the House of...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/02/explosive-finale-energising-eu-uk-nuclear-relations-post-brexit/feed/ 0 Woody addiction: Biomass is the UK’s dirty little secret to getting clean https://energytransition.org/2020/08/woody-addiction-biomass-is-the-uks-dirty-little-secret-to-getting-clean/ https://energytransition.org/2020/08/woody-addiction-biomass-is-the-uks-dirty-little-secret-to-getting-clean/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:00:32 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22879 Lauded internationally for reducing its coal dependency and cleaning up its economy, the United Kingdom’s energy transition has a dirty little secret: biomass. Misclassified as renewable and carbon free, tallying the biodiversity and environmental impacts of burning biomass depends on nuance: how tight the regulations are, how fast a forest can grow back, and how well you can tweak your numbers.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/08/woody-addiction-biomass-is-the-uks-dirty-little-secret-to-getting-clean/feed/ 0 Corona-crisis Hits Nuclear Sector https://energytransition.org/2020/04/corona-crisis-hits-nuclear-sector/ https://energytransition.org/2020/04/corona-crisis-hits-nuclear-sector/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:00:26 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22031 Covid-19 spread shows up vulnerability at heart of nuclear programmes, with resilience of UK critical national infrastructures undermined. The coronavirus’ effects act as threat multiplier, as David Lowry explains. Nuclear security is influenced by the Corona virus. ( Public Domain) First indications that the dreaded coronavirus had penetrated the very heart of the UK nuclear sector came in on 15...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/04/corona-crisis-hits-nuclear-sector/feed/ 4 How AI and robots will help safeguard our offshore energy infrastructure in the future https://energytransition.org/2019/08/how-ai-and-robots-will-help-safeguard-our-offshore-energy-infrastructure-in-the-future/ https://energytransition.org/2019/08/how-ai-and-robots-will-help-safeguard-our-offshore-energy-infrastructure-in-the-future/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:00:36 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20527 The modern world depends on the smooth provision of vital services such as energy, transportation, telecommunications, food, water and healthcare. But the systems underpinning these sectors are increasingly complex and interdependent, interacting at a global scale – which makes them susceptible to potentially catastrophic failures when they come under stress. David Flynn and Valentin Robu report...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/08/how-ai-and-robots-will-help-safeguard-our-offshore-energy-infrastructure-in-the-future/feed/ 1 Germany eager to become global leader in developing hydrogen technologies https://energytransition.org/2019/08/germany-eager-to-become-global-leader-in-developing-hydrogen-technologies/ https://energytransition.org/2019/08/germany-eager-to-become-global-leader-in-developing-hydrogen-technologies/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:00:20 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20405 Germany intends to invest €100 million annually into the research of hydrogen technologies. This could be the business of the future, as well as the country’s next top export. However, the future of green gas is still extremely shaky. Daniel Eck reports. Power-to-gas is an environmentally friendly process to produce hydrogen ( Public Domain) A world powered by hydrogen sounds beautiful.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/08/germany-eager-to-become-global-leader-in-developing-hydrogen-technologies/feed/ 1 London unveils world’s first 24-Hour Ultra Low Emission Zone https://energytransition.org/2019/04/london-unveils-worlds-first-24-hour-ultra-low-emission-zone/ https://energytransition.org/2019/04/london-unveils-worlds-first-24-hour-ultra-low-emission-zone/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:00:36 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19561 London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled the world’s first 24-hour Ultra Low Emission Zone boasting the world’s toughest vehicle emissions standards in an effort to help reduce toxic air pollution and protect public health. Joshua S Hill takes a look. (Public Domain) London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has been in the cards for a while now, ever since Mayor Sadiq Khan announced his plan back in...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/04/london-unveils-worlds-first-24-hour-ultra-low-emission-zone/feed/ 0 A Green Brexit is only possible with Europe https://energytransition.org/2019/04/a-green-brexit-is-only-possible-with-europe/ https://energytransition.org/2019/04/a-green-brexit-is-only-possible-with-europe/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:00:08 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19447 Brexite is a major threat to Europe’s climate targets. The energy supply would also change – to the detriment of the British population. Nina Locher asks whether energy poverty and economic injustice could be prevented by stable British-European cooperation. Is a Green Brexit possible? (Photo: Tee Cee; CC BY 2.0) When I cycle to university in London in these months, strong winds and rain alternate...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/04/a-green-brexit-is-only-possible-with-europe/feed/ 0 Europe’s finest: what to learn from the old world’s unsung champions of climate protection https://energytransition.org/2019/03/europes-finest-of-climate-protection/ https://energytransition.org/2019/03/europes-finest-of-climate-protection/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:00:37 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19327 Germany is often cited as Europe’s renewable energy wunderkind, and indeed many of its laurels are well deserved. But it is no means alone on the cutting edge of climate protection, and indeed of late the Teutons have fallen behind in places. Other European countries excel in specific areas, offering best practices for the rest of the continent and beyond. In the final analysis, though...

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