U.K. Public Told to Work at Home as Covid Closes Pubs Early
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The Electrification Of UK Offshore Oil & Gas
The British government has set a goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Electrification of oil and gas platforms on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) should play an important Continue Reading
UK Energy Firms Could Switch Off EV Chargers As Demand Peaks
New rules proposed in the UK could see electricity distributors switching off electric vehicle (EV) chargers at home connected to the smart meter system to prevent grid overloads in case Continue Reading
Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions double every eight days
Britain’s health minister said on Friday that the novel coronavirus was accelerating across the country, with hospital admissions doubling every eight days, but refused to say if another national lockdown Continue Reading
Britain’s Health Secretary says virus is accelerating, warns of possible new nationwide lockdown
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Friday that the coronavirus was once again “accelerating” in Britain and did not rule out the possibility of another nationwide lockdown if cases continue to Continue Reading
EU chief says UK cannot change EU-UK withdrawal agreement
The president of the European Union’s executive arm said Wednesday that the United Kingdom cannot unilaterally change the bilateral Brexit agreement without destroying global trust in the country. Insisting that Continue Reading
Brits Ready to Hand Government More Power on Climate Change
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U.K. Government Eyes ‘World Leading’ Hydrogen Market
The U.K. government is starting to draw up a plan to create a “world-leading” hydrogen market that can help meet its goal to zero out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Continue Reading
Britain blocks plans for new coal mine in northeast England
The British government has refused to allow an open cast coal mine to be built in northeastern England, the minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick said. Northumberland Continue Reading
Coronavirus: Rise in UK cases a great concern, Van Tam says
People need to “start taking this very seriously again” – Prof Jonathan Van Tam Media captionPeople need to “start taking this very seriously again” – Prof Jonathan Van Tam The Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce says demand for luxury cars is recovering
The chief executive of Rolls-Royce said demand for his company’s luxury cars is rebounding, helped by sales in Asia, and he is optimistic about the outlook for next year after Continue Reading
Britain Got its Cleanest Electricity Ever During Lockdown
As wind, solar and biomass plants produced more power than ever in the second quarter, carbon emissions fell by a third from a year earlier, according to Drax Electric Insight’s Continue Reading
Benchmark UK offshore wind load factors seen rising to 57% in 2030: BEIS
Benchmark UK offshore wind load factors are seen rising to 57% in 2030 and 63% in 2040 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The UK has a Continue Reading
‘Let’s roll’: London’s Heathrow urges testing at UK airports
London’s Heathrow Airport, the U.K.’s busiest, unveiled a new coronavirus testing facility Wednesday that it says could halve the length of time people have to stay at home after arriving Continue Reading
World’s Largest Offshore Rig Owner Files Bankruptcy
UK-based offshore drilling contractor Valaris has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, offering creditors to swap some $6.5 billion of its $7.8-billion debt pile for equity. The company Continue Reading
UK economy recovering, for now, as public borrowing mounts
Britain’s economic recovery from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic has gathered pace, data showed on Friday, but government borrowing rose past the 2 trillion pound ($2.64 trillion) mark and Continue Reading
UK firms see sharp August upturn but job cuts mount, PMI shows
The recovery among British businesses from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic quickened again in August, but snowballing job cuts sent an ominous signal for the months ahead, a survey Continue Reading
Biggest Offshore Wind Farm to Sell Power to Danske Commodities
A giant wind farm being developed off the coast of the U.K. will sell some of its power to energy trader Danske Commodities A/S. Under the 15-year deal, the subsidiary of Equinor ASA will Continue Reading
UK household finances worsen in August over job worries
The financial health of British households deteriorated in August at a faster pace than last month, in an unpromising sign for the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey Continue Reading
UK records deepest recession among top economies
Britain has suffered the deepest recession among the world’s top economies this year, shrinking by a fifth in the second quarter alone when much of the economy was mothballed as Continue Reading
Nearly 6% of people in England may have had COVID-19, researchers say
Nearly 6% of people in England were likely infected with COVID-19 during the peak of the pandemic, researchers studying the prevalence of infections said on Thursday, millions more people than Continue Reading
Britain plunges into deep recession, with steep job losses and Europe’s highest virus death toll
The official numbers were published Wednesday, and they are officially ugly. The British economy has plunged into a record-shattering recession, shrinking by a fifth in the second quarter and posting Continue Reading
UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead
The number of people in work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and signs are growing that the coronavirus will take a heavier toll on the labor Continue Reading
U.K. GDP: Britain Suffers Worst Slump in Europe in Second Quarter
The U.K. economy suffered more than any major European nation during the coronavirus lockdowns, piling pressure on the government to ensure the withdrawal of its support programs doesn’t derail the Continue Reading
U.K. Economy Shrinks by More Than Any Other Rich Country
“It’s been a rough few months,” said Richard Swart, global sales and quality director at Berger Global, a Durham, England-based unit of Germany’s Rheinmetall AG that manufactures rings used to Continue Reading
Is The UK’s Ambitious Plan For 30 Million EVs Feasible?
Seven percent – that’s the portion of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids as a percentage of total sales as of the first quarter of this year. There were some 110,000 Continue Reading
U.K. Grid Planning for 30 Million Electric Cars by 2040
The number of electric cars on Britain’s roads will jump to 30 million in the next 20 years, helped by government policies to phase out the sale of polluting cars. Continue Reading
Shell: UK Could Achieve Goal To Ban Gasoline Cars Sales As Early As 2030
Shell believes that the UK government could bring forward its timeline to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles as early as in 2030, with the “the right Continue Reading
UK job losses set to rise sharply as numbers on payroll sink
Unemployment across the U.K. has held steady during the coronavirus lockdown as a result of a government salary support scheme, but there are clear signals emerging that job losses will Continue Reading
UK economy risks shrinking 14% this year, budget forecasters warn
Britain’s economy could shrink by more than 14% this year and government borrowing risks approaching 400 billion pounds ($500 billion) if there is lasting damage from the coronavirus, government budget Continue Reading
COVID-19 Set To Hasten UK Ban On Sales Of Gasoline And Diesel Cars
The pandemic is hitting hard economies worldwide, but it is also an opportunity to jumpstart an economic recovery to achieve the net-zero emission ambition of the United Kingdom, according to Continue Reading
Is The UK Doing Enough To Stimulate EV Sales?
Sales of plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars in the UK inched up to 7 percent of total sales in the first quarter of the year, Reuters’ John Kemp wrote Continue Reading
UK firms slash jobs to cope with outbreak’s long term impact
Companies linked to hospitality, travel and retail in Britain have announced thousands of more job cuts as the longer-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic take hold, choosing to slim down Continue Reading
Airbus plans to cut jobs right across its UK operation: union
Plans by Airbus to cut 1,700 UK jobs will affect its operations across Britain including its two biggest factories, the Unite union said on Tuesday, as it re-iterated a call Continue Reading
Norway’s Equinor to develop ‘at-scale’ blue hydrogen plant in UK
Norway’s Equinor said July 1 it is leading a project in the UK to develop one of the world’s first “at-scale” facilities to produce hydrogen from natural gas in combination Continue Reading
Coronavirus: UK economy hit worse than first thought
There was a sharp fall in consumer spending at the end of March, the ONS said The UK economy shrank more than first thought between January and March, contracting 2.2% Continue Reading
UK records around 64,500 excess deaths during pandemic, ONS official says
About 64,500 more people than usual have died in the United Kingdom during this year’s coronavirus pandemic, an expert from the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. “Across the Continue Reading
U.K. Announces ‘Jet Zero’ Plan to Drive Down Aviation Emissions
The U.K. aims to drive down greenhouse gas emissions from aviation to make carbon-free transatlantic flights possible within a generation, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday. Shapps said he has Continue Reading
UK economy shrank by a quarter in depths of lockdown
Britain’s economy shrank by a quarter in the March-April period as entire sectors were shuttered by the coronavirus lockdown, reaching what looks likely to be the bottom of a “catastrophic” Continue Reading
Britain Surpasses Major Energy Landmark
Britain just passed a significant landmark — at midnight on Wednesday, it had gone two full months without using electricity from coal-fired power stations for the first time since the Continue Reading
UK considers giving drivers up to £6,000 in new car scrappage scheme: Telegraph
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving drivers up to 6,000 pounds ($7,609.20) to swap their diesel and petrol cars for electric vehicles, under plans to relaunch the economy, Continue Reading
Boris Johnson offers refuge, British citizenship path for nearly 3 million Hong Kong people – The Washington Post
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Wednesday to overhaul immigration rules to grant almost 3 million Hong Kong residents a pathway to British citizenship, a response to Beijing’s move to impose a Continue Reading
Britain’s Record Sunshine Offers a Glimpse Into a Dry Future
May was the U.K’s driest month in 124 years, and this spring was its sunniest on record. That came as welcome relief to millions of people locked down at home to slow the Continue Reading
UK power grid balancing costs up 49% in April as gas fees boom
Balancing costs for April on the UK electricity grid were up 49% year on year as constraint payments to gas plants more than doubled to GBP56 million ($70 million), according Continue Reading
Sunniest Spring Helps U.K. Hit a New Solar Record
The U.K.’s sunniest spring on record has boosted solar power’s share of the electricity mix to new heights. Clear skies throughout May, with low power demand during the coronvirus lockdown, helped the Continue Reading
UK widens visa rights offer to almost 3m Hong Kong residents
The UK has set itself on a collision course with China after broadening its offer on extended visa rights from 350,000 to almost 3m Hong Kong residents. After Beijing announced plans Continue Reading
U.K. Car Output in April Falls to Lowest Since World War II Era
Automakers in the U.K. produced the fewest number of vehicles in any month since the World War II era in April after the coronavirus pandemic led to lockdowns that shuttered Continue Reading
British Airways Pledges 48 Aircraft to Raise $750 Million Loan
British Airways raised $750 million in secured loans through a credit facility arranged by Citibank and backed by 48 aircraft as collateral. The unit of IAG SA pledged 40 Airbus SE narrow-body jets and eight Boeing Co. wide-bodies as part Continue Reading
UK excess deaths reach almost 60,000
The UK has suffered almost 60,000 more deaths than usual since the coronavirus pandemic struck the country in mid-March, according to official figures released on Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics Continue Reading
U.K. Grid Struggles as Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels
Renewables supplied more than 40% of electricity during first quarter of 2020, overtaking fossil fuels as storms battered the U.K. Output from wind farms was up by 40% compared with the Continue Reading