Craig Jones, Executive Director, #EnergyTransition in the #UnitedKingdom, lays out what he'll be looking for during the Labour party's first 100 days in office. Read his latest post here.
100 days. First impressions count..... #energy #netzero #renewables #CCS #grid #nuclear #storage #gaspower #2030target #decarbonisation #UK
With the election looming large, we have some reminders of where the respective parties lie when it comes to energy, the policies they are proposing and the positions they plan to take beginning with the Conservatives and Labour, one of which will form the next government barring anything historic. Comparing and contrasting the energy and environmental chapters of each manifesto, we've looked to pick out the similarities - such as both backing offshore wind and nuclear - and the differences - Labour back a doubling of onshore wind, whereas the Conservatives are more lukewarm, while the Conservatives will bring in annual licensing rounds from the North Sea, whereas Labour state there will be no new licenses. We then look at the policies the parties are planning on bringing in to drive the energy transition forwards, as well as commitments to protect the environment. Tomorrow, we will explore what the SNP, Liberal Democrats, Green Party, Plaid Cymru and Reform have to say in their manifestos ahead of polling day on 4 July. #netzero #energytransition #generalelection #offshorewind #nuclear
US Decarbonization Efforts Depend On Presidential Election 2024 Wood Mackenzie Forecasts Delayed Energy Transition Under A Prospective Donald Trump Presidency https://lnkd.in/eAkTCb4i * Wood Mackenzie’s new analysis analyzes decarbonization efforts in the US under Donald Trump if he wins the 2024 Presidential Elections * Analysts believe his presidency will delay the country’s energy transition while boosting natural gas and nuclear power * Less policy support for low-carbon energy and infrastructure improvements will determine the pace of growth for zero-carbon power generation * State policies, independent of federal policy, can help continue the momentum for low-carbon investment #business #MarketResearch #NorthAmerica #USA #WoodMackenzie
The UK is one of our most important stakeholders for GE Vernova. That is why it was an honour to accept the invitation to attend the Global Investment Summit 2023 hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III in London this week, alongside other business leaders. We have deep roots in the UK: over 100 years of history, 2,500 colleagues, and our equipment helps generate one third of the country’s #electricity. And we’re proud to be at the cutting edge of new #technology deployment: -installing turbines for the world’s largest #OffshoreWind farm at Dogger Bank; -running the country’s only large-scale grid manufacturing facilities in Stafford, producing #HVDC equipment and transformers, which are essential for modernising the #grid; -engaging on bp’s Net Zero Teesside Carbon Capture and Storage (#CCS) power plant; and -selected by the Government to submit a bid to build the UK’s first small nuclear modular reactors (#SMR). The UK political consensus around the #EnergyTransition gives us confidence that the country will continue to demonstrate oversized leadership. The policy framework, developed over two decades by several governments, is rightly based on supporting a diverse range of technologies. #Decarbonisation of the power sector by 2035 will be very challenging, but achievable if there is a laser-like focus on delivery at pace. The message from business was clear: give us a stable and consistent policy environment and we will deliver. In his opening speech, the Prime Minister noted that ‘the UK is a modern, dynamic, thriving economy. And where better to prove those futuristic credentials, than a 500-year-old Palace?’. We all laughed. But that combination of history and futurism is entirely fitting when considering the #EnergyTransition. The #UK, along with many other industrialized countries, is now on a truly historic mission to decarbonise its power sector over the next 12 years. At #GEVernova, with our history of helping to build the UK’s #power system and now revolutionise it with new technologies, we are ready to play our part. #FutureOfEnergy #Decarbonization #NetZero #GIS23
US may not publish all-important rules on clean #hydrogen tax credit until next year: report Internal debates continue to rage over whether or not to put conditions on green #H2 producers to avoid extra fossil power on the grid #greenhydrogen #cleanhydrogen #nuclear #pinkhydrogen #additionality #hydrogennews #taxcredit #taxcredits #inflationreductionact https://lnkd.in/eazK-Q8i
Maví Zingoni, CEO of GE Vernova's Power businesses, was in London this week attending the Global Investment Summit 2023 #GIS23. #GEVernova's equipment generates one third of the UK's #electricity, and our innovative technologies in #OffshoreWind, #Grid, #NuclearPower, #CCS will help power the country in the coming decades. The UK Government's policy of #decarbonization of the power sector by 2035 to meet its #NetZero targets are achievable, but there is no time to lose! #FutureOfEnergy #EnergyTransition
The UK is one of our most important stakeholders for GE Vernova. That is why it was an honour to accept the invitation to attend the Global Investment Summit 2023 hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III in London this week, alongside other business leaders. We have deep roots in the UK: over 100 years of history, 2,500 colleagues, and our equipment helps generate one third of the country’s #electricity. And we’re proud to be at the cutting edge of new #technology deployment: -installing turbines for the world’s largest #OffshoreWind farm at Dogger Bank; -running the country’s only large-scale grid manufacturing facilities in Stafford, producing #HVDC equipment and transformers, which are essential for modernising the #grid; -engaging on bp’s Net Zero Teesside Carbon Capture and Storage (#CCS) power plant; and -selected by the Government to submit a bid to build the UK’s first small nuclear modular reactors (#SMR). The UK political consensus around the #EnergyTransition gives us confidence that the country will continue to demonstrate oversized leadership. The policy framework, developed over two decades by several governments, is rightly based on supporting a diverse range of technologies. #Decarbonisation of the power sector by 2035 will be very challenging, but achievable if there is a laser-like focus on delivery at pace. The message from business was clear: give us a stable and consistent policy environment and we will deliver. In his opening speech, the Prime Minister noted that ‘the UK is a modern, dynamic, thriving economy. And where better to prove those futuristic credentials, than a 500-year-old Palace?’. We all laughed. But that combination of history and futurism is entirely fitting when considering the #EnergyTransition. The #UK, along with many other industrialized countries, is now on a truly historic mission to decarbonise its power sector over the next 12 years. At #GEVernova, with our history of helping to build the UK’s #power system and now revolutionise it with new technologies, we are ready to play our part. #FutureOfEnergy #Decarbonization #NetZero #GIS23
That says it, “At #GEVernova, with our history of helping to build the UK’s #power system and now revolutionise it with new technologies, we are ready to play our part.” One of those technologies is the BWRX-300, a small modular reactor that we look forward to deploying and contributing to the UK’s ambition for 24 GW of carbon free nuclear energy by 2050 with Great British Nuclear #smr #nuclearenergy #cleanenergy
The UK is one of our most important stakeholders for GE Vernova. That is why it was an honour to accept the invitation to attend the Global Investment Summit 2023 hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III in London this week, alongside other business leaders. We have deep roots in the UK: over 100 years of history, 2,500 colleagues, and our equipment helps generate one third of the country’s #electricity. And we’re proud to be at the cutting edge of new #technology deployment: -installing turbines for the world’s largest #OffshoreWind farm at Dogger Bank; -running the country’s only large-scale grid manufacturing facilities in Stafford, producing #HVDC equipment and transformers, which are essential for modernising the #grid; -engaging on bp’s Net Zero Teesside Carbon Capture and Storage (#CCS) power plant; and -selected by the Government to submit a bid to build the UK’s first small nuclear modular reactors (#SMR). The UK political consensus around the #EnergyTransition gives us confidence that the country will continue to demonstrate oversized leadership. The policy framework, developed over two decades by several governments, is rightly based on supporting a diverse range of technologies. #Decarbonisation of the power sector by 2035 will be very challenging, but achievable if there is a laser-like focus on delivery at pace. The message from business was clear: give us a stable and consistent policy environment and we will deliver. In his opening speech, the Prime Minister noted that ‘the UK is a modern, dynamic, thriving economy. And where better to prove those futuristic credentials, than a 500-year-old Palace?’. We all laughed. But that combination of history and futurism is entirely fitting when considering the #EnergyTransition. The #UK, along with many other industrialized countries, is now on a truly historic mission to decarbonise its power sector over the next 12 years. At #GEVernova, with our history of helping to build the UK’s #power system and now revolutionise it with new technologies, we are ready to play our part. #FutureOfEnergy #Decarbonization #NetZero #GIS23
Director at Kreab Brussels | Sustainability Practice | EU Affairs, Public Affairs & Energy Expert
Following this week's publication of the European Commission's 2040 climate target, I had the pleasure of sharing my views with NucNet Nuclear News Agency on how this communication confirms a significant shift in the EC's approach to the decarbonisation of the EU economy as it offers a more realistic vision of the bloc’s future energy landscape. Notably, it recognises the important role of all low-carbon energy solutions for the EU’s energy transition, which is confirmed - among others - by the official launch of the #SMR #nuclear alliance. In addition, the EC’s communication rightly recognises the importance of developing an investment agenda and more resilient industrial policies, which should help these low-carbon technologies deliver on their climate targets while ensuring that the EU economy remains competitive, especially when compared to other major global actors. More details in the article below.
#Europe: Commission launches industrial alliance on #SMR's, calls for more emission cuts By 2040 Brussels recognises ‘potential role’ for small reactors in #decarbonisation efforts #energypolicy #nuclearenergy #greendeal #EU #reactors https://lnkd.in/dRBVUFUr
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Energy transition, society transformation or just a set of rules A revolution is always painful. There is no free lunch. Is nuclear power the solution (the proponents still owe the answer of where to put the radioactive waste in the next few million years. None of them wants it next to their house; Not to mention the cost of the waste removal). The problem is that the energy transition in Germany was not planned and executed as a major transformation, but as a freestanding endeavour. All bureaucracy and risk averse measures of the country stayed in place. If it would have been combined with a dramatic reduction in administrative hurdles, a tax reform impacting the middle class and middle size companies together with a major digitalization effort, the revolution could have worked. But Olaf Scholz is not a revolutionist, but a represent of the status quo. The energy renewal should have turnend in a society overhaul and transformation - yes, with pains and gains. But this would affect a country which is inherently averse to change and risk. Also German industry has been sleepy and slow to transform (just remover move to electric vehicles vs. Continuously building diesel engines). #energy #transition #transformation #nuclearpower #nuclearwaste #bureaucracy #digitization
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