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– could make regional road trips cheaper.

https://thedriven.io/2021/08/23/dynamic-ev-charging-even-in-a-car-wash-could-make-regional-road-trips-cheaper/

ECA, the leading electrotechnical trade association, urges the early and ongoing roll-out of building insulation along with proven electrical and other engineering technologies as the best route to achieving the Government’s net zero targets.

https://specificationonline.co.uk/articles/2021-08-23/eca/eca-questions-new-hydrogen-strategy

India's top gas company GAIL will foray into hydrogen generation and take the acquisition route to scale up its renewable energy portfolio as it pivots business beyond natural gas to align with energy transition being witnessed across the globe.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/gail-to-foray-into-hydrogen-generation-scale-up-its-renewable-portfolio-121082200191_1.html

Well quite, Balfour have taken on the mud, building the tunnels to cool Hinkley, they should block up before any climate tsunami event engulfs the reactor and renders the UK uninhabitable.

EDF gets green light to resume Hinkley Point C dredging...........

https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/edf-gets-green-light-to-resume-hinkley-point-c-dredging-20-08-2021/

https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/campaigners-claim-southwark-has-not-taken-its-fossil-fuels-vow-seriously/

Since the Paris agreement, Official data published by the UK government-backed Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative shows that in the tax year 2019-20, ExxonMobil received £117m in total from HMRC, Shell got £110m, and BP received £39m.

A UK tax policy allows oil and gas companies to claim back public money in order to help with decommissioning rigs and infrastructure as the UK progresses towards its net zero carbon emissions targets.

https://oilandgaspress.com/news-analysis/oil-companies-paying-negative-tax-in-uk-on-some-north-sea-operations/

"Ricardo will develop a scalable, modular solution, enabling it to be installed, with minimal adaption, to multiple single and double decker platforms."

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19525184.new-hydrogen-bus-winner-region/

Construction on Switzerland's largest alpine solar plant has begun – potentially helping to close the gap left by phasing out nuclear energy as the country tries to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-21/Switzerland-s-new-alpine-solar-plant-could-fill-gap-left-by-nuclear-12TbXJ6u1BS/index.html

Citi stays at 'buy' on ITM Power after Linde inks deal with Infineon.
https://www.sharecast.com/news/broker-recommendations-/citi-stays-at-buy-on-itm-power-after-linde-inks-deal-with-infineon--8067875.html

Self-Regulated checks and balances at sea, you can count on it.

https://www.manifoldtimes.com/news/maite-klarup-joins-e1-marine-as-its-commercial-director/

Construction firm and ECA Member Skanska is set to offer its staff electric company cars from 1 December. The switch could save an estimated 12,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

https://www.ecatoday.co.uk/news/1078/Skanska-goes-electric

"At the CN Decarbonising Construction conference last month, Mace’s head of sustainability outlined how the firm has worked with University College London to delve into the use of low-carbon concrete and ultra-low-emissions steel. He said the methods can help to cut embodied carbon by about 75 per cent and though they are initially expensive, he hoped the price will drop in time. The firm is also trialling hydrogen fuel cells to replace diesel generators."

Client HS2 meanwhile outlined how it hopes to use its vast purchasing power to encourage a shift in technology, including on hydrogen fuel. Ahead of the event its head of sustainability Neil Wait said: “HS2 is the biggest infrastructure project in the country, we want to show leadership in this, we want to be accelerating decarbonisation of construction. We’re happy to work with anybody if we can help meet that aim, it’s going to help the whole industry."

https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-ceo-rules-out-taking-risks-on-green-tech-20-08-2021/

Oil companies have used false claims over the cost of producing fossil fuel hydrogen to win over the Treasury and access billions in taxpayer subsidies, according to the outgoing hydrogen lobby boss.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/20/oil-firms-made-false-claims-on-blue-hydrogen-costs-says-ex-lobby-boss

Almost 200 universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Soas and Yale, have divested from fossil fuels. On home soil, Wits would only be the third university thus far in low- and middle-income countries to divest. Wits must step up and lead.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-08-18-climate-crisis-decarbonising-window-will-close-for-universities-like-wits-if-they-dont-lead-the-way/

https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/government-plans-whole-town-hydrogen-trials-by-2030-72189

Standard Chartered bank, funding coal-fired power plants.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/opinion/climate-catastrophe-issue-existence-philippines

Thank you Bilbo..... Have at look at this chat with James Thornton ceo of Client Earth. Excellent stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXChJmTetZg&t=2824s

https://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/7213613/Proton-Motor-Power-confirms-addition-GKN-order.html