decarbonisation News
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Local area energy planning for low carbon heat networks
Local area energy planning for low carbon heat networks is the topic of a presentation by Switch2 Energy at the Future of Heat Conference in Birmingham on Wednesday 30 March. Ian Allan, Head of Market Strategy for Switch2 Energy, will discuss proven ways that local partners can work together to decarbonise heat networks, including rigorous engagement with residential communities. He will cite ...
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New thinkstep ANZ Report Offers Opportunities to Reduce Embodied Carbon in New Zealand Buildings
Thinkstep ANZ’s new report – “Under Construction: Hidden emissions and untapped potential of buildings for New Zealand’s 2050 zero carbon goal” – identifies opportunities to decarbonise New Zealand’s building and construction sector by 40% with a focus on embodied emissions from now until 2050. The strategies set out in this report could save ...
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HydrogenPro’s partner, DG Fuels, signs Offtake Agreement with Air France-KLM
Reference is made to the recent press releases from DG Fuels and Air France-KLM regarding an Offtake Agreement between DG Fuels and Air France-KLM. DG Fuels will supply Air France-KLM with 210 million gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The agreement will last for a minimum of 10 years, with first delivery expected in 2026. HydrogenPro will supply its green hydrogen technology with a capacity ...
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South Korea : South Korea Earmarks Promotion of CHP
The South Korean government is seeking to increase the share of combined heat and power in the country's energy mix in order to meet decarbonisation and energy efficiency targets. Seoul announced in its latest plan for electricity supply and demand that it would consider cogeneration as a form of distributed generation and facilitate it supplying 12.5 per cent of Korea's total power generation ...
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SMMT International Automotive Summit 2021 - Tuesday 29th June
Clarke Energy will be participating at the SMMT International Automotive Summit 2021- Hybrid Conference on Tuesday 29 June 2021 at 09:15 – 15:00 BST. Adam Wray-Summerson, Clarke Energy Project Development Manager will be joining the panel to discuss decarbonisation within the automotive sector. The SMMT International Automotive Summit is an integral fixture in the UK automotive ...
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Switch2 welcomes improved standards for UK heat networks
Switch2 Energy has welcomed publication of the new CIBSE CP1 (2020) Heat Networks Code of Practice, which will drive further improvements in the planning, design, development, commissioning and operation of UK district and community heating schemes. The second edition of the Code of Practice provides a number of major updates to the original 2015 version, which established minimum standards to ...
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Heat networks: Making the cost-effective transition to net zero
The challenge of cost effectively transitioning new and existing heat networks to net zero will be discussed by Ian Allan, Head of Market Strategy for Switch2 Energy, at the Housing Forum's Fit for the Future national conference on 20 October 2021. In a presentation titled 'How to meet your decarbonisation goals – a heat network-led approach', Ian Allan will discuss proven strategies to ...
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UK Energy Research Centre responds to DECC announcement on Energy Bill
Today’s announcement about the Energy Bill is welcomed in that it provides confirmation of the Government’s commitment to meet the emission reduction and renewables targets to 2020. The decision not to include a 2030 electricity decarbonisation target has attracted criticism from several sources. Forthcoming research from the UK Energy Research Centre, due for publication early next ...
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Webinar - The Changing Energy Mix - 4th November 2020
Join Clarke Energy, Base Power and INNIO Jenbacher for an informative webinar on “The changing energy mix: decarbonise your energy and save money now” on 4th November. This webinar, in conjunction with the Food and Drink Federation will help industry understand the UK’s future energy mix and the relevance of decarbonisation, utilising combined heat and power (CHP). Learn how ...
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Ultra-Fast battery storage systems for three Uk sites
Sembcorp’s UK business has powered up its first 60 MW of “ultra-fast” battery storage capacity. The company has commissioned three 20 MW sites in England that will support grid operations. They bring Sembcorp Energy UK’s operating portfolio in Great Britain to 973 MW, and represent one half of a planned 120 MW energy storage portfolio, the company said. The three sites are ...
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Clarke Energy Join COGEN Europe Executive Committee as Newest Elected Board Member
COGEN Europe, the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration, today announced that Alex Marshall, Group Marketing and Compliance Director for Clarke Energy, has joined its Executive Committee. Clarke Energy join the committee as a company committed to making climate neutrality a reality by 2050. Clarke Energy now operates in 5 European countries including the United Kingdom, France, ...
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Switch2 awarded Mayor of London funding to develop heat network decarbonisation plan for Royal Arsenal
The Mayor of London has awarded funding through a support agreement with Switch2 Energy to develop a decarbonisation scheme for the Royal Arsenal heat network in Woolwich. The funding comes from Mayor's Local Energy Accelerator programme, which is 50% funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). It is part of the Mayor’s ambition to make London a zero-carbon city by 2030, with ...
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District Heating Conference 2015
Clarke Energy is sponsoring The District Heating conference 2015 on 13th May in Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation. Heat makes up around half of Scotland’s energy need and is a great source of carbon emissions across households, industry and the public sector. The Scottish Government has identified district heating as a key tool for decarbonising heat. The District Heating Conference ...
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UKERC creates new online guide to critical materials
The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) today launches a new guide highlighting the availability of materials that are critical components in low carbon energy technologies. In recent years concern has grown regarding the availability of a host of materials critical to the development and manufacturing of the low carbon technologies required to decarbonise the global economy. The UKERC Materials ...
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A renewables-based EU Hydrogen Strategy can ensure success of green recovery
Ahead of the EU Energy System Integration Strategy and the EU Hydrogen Strategy, organisations highlight the crucial role of renewable electricity-based hydrogen to support a green and job-rich recovery, paving the way for a climate-neutral, inclusive, and truly future-oriented EU economy. Amidst the twin health and economic crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential that the ...
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Managing the 'perfect storm' of heat networks challenges
Residential developers can learn how to manage the 'perfect storm' of regulation, rocketing energy prices and decarbonisation targets at a free webinar series, hosted by Shoosmiths and Switch2 Energy. The webinars will help these developers, owners and operators of heat networks prepare for formal regulation of the sector and meet the triple challenge of delivering affordable, resilient, green ...
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How heat networks can clean up gas guzzling homes
The major challenge of cleaning up gas guzzling homes will be discussed by heat network specialist Switch2 Energy at two London Climate Action Week events this July.Sustainable heat networks are seen as a key solution to decarbonising UK housing, which accounts for 14% of total UK emissions. The government is considering proposals by the Committee on Climate Change to disconnect new homes from ...
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Switch2`s Kirsty Lambert elected to The Housing Forum board
Kirsty Lambert, Director of heat network specialist Switch2 Energy, has been elected to The Housing Forum board. As a decarbonisation expert, she will help lead the Housing Forum's sustainability mission and its drive to improve quality in design, construction and maintenance of UK homes. Kirsty is former Chair of the Heat Network Industry Council Customer Experience working group. At Switch2 ...
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REA statement on reports that the Heat and Buildings Strategy will be delayed again
REA express disappointment that the already delayed Heat and Building Strategy could be delayed further; The delay to publish the document, originally due last year, has seen the renewable heat sector’s routes to market limited and the sector stall when we need to be intensifying our efforts to decarbonise heat; REA’s ‘Strategy for Net Zero’ set the ambition ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Energy Technology Perspectives 2014, 12 May, Seoul
Maria van der Hoeven Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA) Didier Houssin Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology, IEA Will release the IEA's Energy Technology Perspectives 2014 On Monday, 12 May, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea (see planning notes for journalists below) Energy Technology Perspectives sits at the heart of the International Energy Agency's work on energy ...
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