Low Carbon

The 50MW project is expected to support Northern Ireland’s ambitious 2030 renewable energy targets

Both companies seek to develop a ‘hydrogen value chain’ in Europe

Around a third of all new renewable capacity added in 2019 was from wind power and data from IRENA suggests wind power, together with solar, will dominate future capacity growth

Mr Griffith will work towards supporting ‘as many UK businesses as possible’ to commit to net zero targets by 2050 or earlier

IPPR North says the move to decarbonise existing housing stock would also generate 111,000 jobs across the UK’s supply chain by 2035

Each compact nuclear power station is predicted to have a total capacity of 440MW, enough to power a city of 450,000 homes for 60 years

The move is expected to support the firm’s ambition to make the UK ‘Silicon Valley of Energy’

The Treaty aims to foster international co-operation to end expansion into new reserves of coal, oil and natural gas to limit carbon emissions and advance an equitable transition to clean energy

The acquisition is in line with Biffa’s strategy to grow its industrial and commercial operations and its ambition to create the UK’s most efficient, low carbon collection operation

The funding includes up to £5.6m to promote North Angus and Montrose as a clean growth zone where new technologies can be used to improve energy efficiency