UK needs Dragons’ Den-style investment to lead world in net zero – think tank

[ad_1] T he UK could fall behind the US and EU in the race to net zero unless the Government creates a new national investment fund to support green industries,…

World’s biggest floating wind farm launches off coast of Norway

[ad_1] Oil giant Equinor is behind the project, but renewables still make up only a tiny fraction of its total energy production. The world’s biggest floating wind farm has officially…

Investors’ eyes on tax bill as Harbour Energy to report

[ad_1] T he biggest official fuel producer in the North Sea will present its results next week, with investors likely keen to know more about its plans for the future…

A freighter carrying nearly 3,000 cars catches fire in the North Sea and a crew member is killed

[ad_1] THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars was burning out of control Wednesday in the North Sea, killing one crew member…

‘Selfish’: UK to grant 100 new licenses for oil and gas exploration

[ad_1] Britain’s government says the move will improve energy security, while new carbon capture and storage projects will create tens of thousands of jobs. The British government is set to…

FTSE 100 Live: Halifax house prices down from 2022; former Diageo boss dies

[ad_1] Harbour Energy and M&S lead FTSE 250, gambling firm 888 up another 19% Speculation linking North Sea oil firm Harbour Energy to a US merger today fired up the…

Calls for tax ‘loopholes’ to be closed as Shell makes £1.4bn more than expected

[ad_1] S hell became the latest oil major to beat forecasts on Thursday as an unexpected £1.4 billion boost pushed it to a record first-quarter result. The Government faced further…

Loophole-free energy windfall tax could have funded council tax freeze – Labour

[ad_1] R ishi Sunak would have been able to freeze council tax if he had applied a loophole-free windfall tax on soaring oil and gas company profits, according to Labour.…

‘Largest of its kind’: UK and Netherlands approve plans for LionLink interconnector

[ad_1] ‘Largest of its kind’: UK and Netherlands approve plans for LionLink …  BusinessGreen [ad_2] Source link

New power line between UK and Netherlands ‘could power 1.8m homes’

[ad_1] A new power line between the UK and the Netherlands will deliver enough electricity to “power more homes than Manchester and Birmingham combined”, the Government has announced. The Government…