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Scotland set for new £500 million pumped storage hydro plant - if UK steps up

APPROVAL has been granted to an energy firm for the construction of a new underground pumped storage hydro plant in Argyll.

The National (Scotland)

First Minister calls on UK Government to provide support for power storage

Drax has pledged to build a £500 million facility in Argyll and Bute if it receives support from the UK Government.

The Independent UK

Kirkcudbright's Dark Space Planetarium receives funding boost from Galloway Hydro owners

Drax Foundation has given the visitor attraction £25,000 to help improve access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics

Daily Record

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Grant Shapps urged to end support for burning forest wood and crops for energy

Scientists and activists raise doubts over sustainability claims and whether biomass should be part of national net zero strategies

The Independent UK

New Drax-based carbon capture and storage solution backed by government

Promethean Particles has been gratned funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Birmingham Post

UK to run only one coal-fired power plant this winter

Energy company Drax scraps plan to bring two others out of retirement to help guard against power cuts

The Guardian - UK

Drax adds its weight to calls for faster action on UK's Net Zero targets as coal return ruled out

Climate Change Committee's latest report is backed by group CEO keen to invest in UK and US

Birmingham Post

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Salmon tagged to monitor progress down Dumfries and Galloway river

The journey of the 40 tagged salmon will be tracked using 33 receivers installed along the river bank

Daily Record

European Central Bank raises interest rates to fight inflation; Nationwide to lift fixed mortgage rates – as it happened

UK mortgage holders face worst squeeze since 1990s crash, while Europe’s central bank hikes borrowing costs to battle inflation

The Guardian - UK

National Grid in talks with Drax to revive coal-fired units

Plans for North Yorkshire plant discussed as return of scheme to pay customers to reduce electricity during peak times confirmed

The Guardian - UK

Why did National Grid use coal to meet surge in electricity demand?

When rising temperatures put a strain on electricity supply on Monday, National Grid turned to coal to ease the pressure, rather than renewables

The Guardian - UK

Entrepreneur engineers new Sunderland business after putting retirement on hold

Steve Tobbell, 63, launched new firm Tobbell Engineering Solutions after getting enquiries soon after leaving Nissan

Birmingham Post

Hargreaves workers to strike at Drax over pay dispute

The firm started a significant contract at the Selby power station in 2021

Birmingham Post

New business group launched to rival CBI ahead of crunch vote

The British Chambers of Commerce has managed to get the likes of BP, Heathrow and Drax onboard as founding members

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Birmingham Post

Energy watchdog Ofgem launches investigation into Drax's biomass reporting

Ofgem is looking at whether the North Yorkshire power company has breached reporting requirements

The Guardian - UK

Ofgem to investigate Drax compliance with biomass reporting rules

Regulator expected to examine whether sustainability reports on sourcing of wood pellets meet renewables subsidy criteria

The Guardian - UK

Drax-owned wood pellet plant in US broke air pollution rules again

Amite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits

Birmingham Post

Drax unveils scale of US bioenergy with carbon capture and storage ambition with £7b portfolio

Two sites selected with nine more under consideration as it awaits resolution in UK

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The National (Scotland)

'Why is UK giving energy giant £1.5 million DAILY till 2027?' Rishi Sunak asked

RISHI Sunak claimed he could not comment after he was quizzed on why the UK Government will be subsidising a private energy firm to the tune of…

Birmingham Post

Significant CCS progress highlighted by Harbour Energy as Tolmount delivers

Quarter one tradign update underlines developments on both Humber banks

Insider UK

Six Scottish hydro projects 'could create up to 14,800 UK jobs'

New report urges UK Government to support the delivery of these projects

The Independent UK

UK set to miss 2035 target for green electricity, say MPs

Ministers have not provided ‘strategic leadership’ and there is no overarching plan, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said.

Birmingham Post

Partner behind proposed Humber low carbon pipelines to exit carbon capture and storage

National Grid Ventures concentrating on integrating renewables and has pledged to ensure smooth transition

The Guardian - UK

Businesses in north of England ask ministers for help to hit net zero

Leaders of Drax, Siemens and others call for green growth to be a priority and ‘regional disparities’ to be closed

The Guardian - UK

Net zero strategy shows UK will miss 2030 emissions cuts target

Government admits its policies will achieve only 92% of cuts and experts think that is a ‘generous reading’

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