(IN BRIEF) DNV has upgraded its Spadeadam Research and Development Facility in Cumbria to support the safe scaling of energy transition technologies, including hydrogen and carbon capture. The investment enhances the site with interactive capabilities such as 4k streaming, advanced … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Industrial, News, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged carbon capture and storage, CCS, Cumbria, DNV, Energy Innovation, Hari Vamadevan, hydrogen, Just Transition, net zero, oil and gas, renewable energy, risk management, safety testing, Skylark project, Spadeadam Research and Development Facility, UK energy transition
(IN BRIEF) SGS has renewed its alliance with Diginex to advance sustainable finance through technology-driven ESG solutions. First established in 2022, the partnership has already strengthened ESG data assurance, and the expanded collaboration will deliver scalable services combining SGS’s global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged assurance services, Blockchain, certification, Damien Rousseau, Diginex, ESG, ESG data assurance, ESG reporting, EU taxonomy, financial institutions, Mark Blick, net zero, partnership, SFDR, SGS, supply chain transparency, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, verification
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has signed a £100 million loan agreement with Sovereign Network Group (SNG), one of the UK’s largest housing associations, to fund the retrofit of thousands of social homes across England. The deal, backed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable homes, energy efficiency, green finance, Jess Tomlinson, Lloyds Banking Group, National Wealth Fund, net zero, Peabody, Peter Benz, Public Private Partnership, retrofit, SNG, social housing, Sovereign Network Group, Stuart Nivison, sustainable housing, UK housing associations
(IN BRIEF) Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected by Vattenfall as one of only two finalists in Sweden’s nuclear technology procurement process. Following its shortlisting in 2024, Rolls-Royce SMR successfully completed detailed evaluation and will now work with Vattenfall on the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, CEZ Czech Republic, Chris Cholerton, clean energy, energy transition, Great British Energy Nuclear, leadership, low-carbon electricity, modular nuclear technology, net zero, nuclear power, partnership, Ringhals site, Rolls-Royce SMR, small modular reactor, SMR, sustainability, Sweden energy demand, UK-Sweden collaboration, Vattenfall
(IN BRIEF) RWE and Siemens Gamesa have begun the large-scale installation of recyclable rotor blades at the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, marking a UK first and a milestone in offshore wind sustainability. A total of 150 blades will be deployed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Cadeler, circular economy, Darren Davidson, Dogger Bank, Hull blade factory, net zero, Offshore wind, partnership, recyclable blades, renewable energy, RWE, SG 14-222 turbines, Siemens Gamesa, Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, sustainability, Thomas Michel, UK energy transition, Wind Peak vessel
(IN BRIEF) Borealis has supplied Bornewables™ polypropylene to STABILO, enabling the integration of renewable-based materials into the iconic Point 88 and Pen 68 pens. The collaboration, facilitated by Gehr, allows STABILO to cut carbon emissions without compromising on performance or … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Borealis, Bornewables, carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, climate neutrality, Gehr, Helmut Gehr, Horst Brinkmann, ISCC PLUS, John Webster, net zero, partnership, Pen 68, Point 88, polypropylene, renewable feedstocks, STABILO, stationery industry, sustainability, sustainable materials, waste and residue
(IN BRIEF) ValMAS, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and co-funded by NERC and the INSITE Programme, is a £5.6 million, four-year research collaboration involving UK and Norwegian institutions. Concentrating on the North Sea, the project will evaluate the environmental, social, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Anne-Michelle Slater, Astley Hastings, Cardiff University, clean energy, climate modeling, contaminant mobilization, decision-support tools, ecological value, economic trade-offs, fishermen’s organisations, INSITE Programme, Kate Gormley, lifecycle impacts, marine artificial structures, Marine Energy Wales, natural capital, Natural England, Nature Recovery, NERC, net zero, Nicola Beaumont, NIVA, North Sea, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Rebecca von Hellfeld, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, Shellfish Association, SUERC, University of Aberdeen, ValMAS
(IN BRIEF) In their new working paper, AFRY, the University of Oxford, and Nasdaq set out a tenet-based framework for “neutralisation claims” under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Recognising that the carbon removal sector must grow exponentially by mid-century … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, Article 6, carbon removal, COP29, cross-border transactions, Dr Injy Johnstone, Dr Mostyn Brown, emissions accounting, EU QU.ALITY, global waste service, NASDAQ, net zero, neutralisation claims, New York Climate Week, Paris Agreement, partnership, stakeholder engagement, sustainability, Tomas Thyblad, University of Oxford
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies is ramping up its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity to over 500,000 tonnes per year from 2028—enabling us to supply more than 10% of our European jet-fuel volumes, outpacing the 6% mandate for 2030. Key investments include … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Air France-KLM, Airbus partnership, Antwerp refinery, coprocessing, decarbonisation, Grandpuits biorefinery, jet fuel blending mandate, La Mède, Leuna refinery, net zero, Normandy refinery, Patrick Pouyanné, SAF production, Safran collaboration, SARIA, Solaize research centre, sustainable aviation fuel, TotalEnergies, Volotea
(IN BRIEF) APM Terminals and SANY Marine have signed a Master Framework Agreement to replace around 500 diesel terminal tractors with battery-electric models by 2030, reinforcing APM Terminals’ commitment to decarbonisation. The deal standardises equipment across its global network, embeds … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2030 deadline, APM Terminals, battery-electric terminal tractors, CapEx model, decarbonisation strategy, diesel replacement, Fleet Electrification, full-cycle partnership, Grant Morrison, Jeff Fu, Master Framework Agreement, net zero, Olaf Gelhausen, partnership, SANY Marine, standardisation, sustainability, Zero Emission Port Alliance, Zhuhai
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE has made significant strides toward its climate goals, cutting its operational carbon footprint by 25% in 2024—far exceeding its annual reduction target. Through a wide array of global offset projects, the company neutralized 80% of its footprint … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2024 carbon footprint, biodiversity, Brazil, carbon offset, climate change, Corporate GHG Compensation Strategy, deforestation, Envira Amazonia, environmental strategy, forest management, Germany, GHG reduction, Italy, MAPFRE, Mexico, net zero, PERU, PORTUGAL, Puerto Rico, Regenerative Agriculture, Serra do Caramulo, Spain, sustainability, Turkey, United States, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Rio Tinto is the only mining company participating in London Tech Week 2025, where it will lead discussions on sustainable innovation, critical minerals, and ClimateTech. As part of its innovation strategy, Rio Tinto is actively engaging startups, universities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged accelerator program, AI, Australian National University, ClimateTech, critical minerals, Dan Walker, decarbonisation, electrification, energy transition, Founders Factory, Imperial College London, innovation ecosystem, Jakob Stausholm, London Tech Week 2025, Marie-Pierre Paquin, mining innovation, net zero, Pekka Santasalo, renewables, Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials, startup partnerships, sustainability, UC Berkeley, University of British Columbia, University of the Witwatersrand, university spinouts, Ventures Fund
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness, NECA, and OFI to create a green energy hub in the North East. The initiative focuses on unlocking private sector investment to support the region’s green energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged clean energy, electric vehicles, green industry, Infrastructure Development, Kim McGuinness, Lloyds Banking Group, net zero, North East, North East Combined Authority, North East Investment Zone, Office for Investment, Offshore wind, partnership, private investment, sustainability, sustainable growth, Tyne Economic Corridor, UKREiiF
(IN BRIEF) ABB has launched its Battery Energy Storage Systems-as-a-Service to provide businesses with a flexible, zero-CapEx solution for energy storage. This service, designed for various industries, enables companies to adopt advanced energy solutions without large capital investments, ensuring immediate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, battery energy storage, BESS-as-a-Service, clean energy, commercial buildings, data centers, decarbonization, energy efficiency, energy security, energy storage, energy trading, net zero, operational expenditure, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Leeds Building Society has partnered with Experian to improve the accuracy of its financed emissions reporting for residential lending, aligning with the UK Government’s Net Zero goals. By replacing estimated EPC data, which overestimated emissions by over 36%, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged carbon footprint, emissions reporting, Energy Performance Certificates, Experian, financed emissions, Leeds Building Society, Meter Insights, net zero, Paris Agreement, partnership, residential lending, SBTi, Science-Based Targets initiative, Scope 3 emissions, sustainability, UK Government
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has supported Microsoft in finalizing a major 12-year carbon removal offtake agreement with CO280 for ~3.7 million tonnes of biogenic CO₂ removal via a BECCS facility on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The project, one of the largest … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, AFRY advisory services, BECCS, bioenergy carbon capture and storage, biogenic CO2, carbon capture, carbon credits, carbon offtake agreement, carbon removal, carbon storage, Climate Innovation, climate solutions, CO280, engineered carbon removal, environmental due diligence, green jobs, Microsoft, net zero, partnership, pulp and paper mills, sustainability, sustainable biomass, timberland economy, U.S. Gulf Coast
(IN BRIEF) To commemorate Earth Day 2025, Nordex is highlighting its four-decade journey in sustainable wind power development. From pioneering early efforts to reduce CO2e emissions in the 1980s to installing over 57 GW of wind capacity in more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged avoided emissions, Belgium CO2 emissions, carbon footprint, climate change, CO2e emissions, Delta4000, Delta4000 turbine, Earth Day 2025, energy transition, environmental impact, global clean energy, green electricity, IPCC, net zero, Nordex, Our Power Our Planet, renewable energy, Stern Report, sustainability, sustainable development, wind power
(IN BRIEF) Snam has introduced a revamped Sustainable Financing Framework built around two strategic pillars—Green Financing and Sustainability-Linked Financing. The Green pillar focuses on EU Taxonomy-aligned investments like pipeline retrofits, while the Sustainability-Linked pillar ties funding costs to ESG performance … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged carbon neutrality, decarbonization strategy, energy transition, ESG targets, EU Green Bond Standard, EU taxonomy, green financing, ICMA, infrastructure, ISS, methane emissions, Moody’s, net zero, Nicole Della Vedova, Scope 1 emissions, Scope 2, Scope 3, Snam, strategic finance, sustainability, Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Sustainable Finance Framework, sustainable investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted a €260 million loan to Stockholm Exergi to construct Sweden’s first large-scale BECCS facility at Värtaverket, expected to be operational by 2028. The project, Beccs Stockholm, will capture up to 800,000 tonnes … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 000 tonnes CO₂, 800, Anders Egelrud, BECCS, Beccs Stockholm, carbon capture and storage, CCS, climate goals, EIB, Equinor, European Investment Bank, Microsoft, negative emissions, net zero, Nordic industry, Northern Lights project, partnership, Shell, Stockholm Exergi, Stockholm road traffic emissions, Thomas Östros, TotalEnergies, urban air quality, Värtaverket
(IN BRIEF) REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais is gaining international acclaim for its improved ESG performance, as evidenced by upgraded ratings from major sustainability assessors such as S&P Global, Carbon Disclosure Project, Morgan Stanley, ISS ESG, and Sustainalytics. Recognized as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Portugal, Technology
Tagged Carbon Disclosure Project, Climate Leaders, energy transition, ESG performance, Financial Times, Green Bonds, ISS ESG, Morgan Stanley, Morningstar Sustainalytics, net zero, Redes Energéticas Nacionais, REN, S&P Global, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Strategic Plan 2027, sustainability ratings, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainalytics, women in management
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