Sophie Stainthorpe

The need to build from the ground level up, with the knowledge central policies alone will not deliver local development on net zero and decarbonisation, was one of the key takeaways from the formal launch of Net Zero East (NZE) on April 14.

The latest figures from Cornwall Insight's Renewables Pipeline Tracker reveal the pipeline of renewable energy and storage projects across England, Scotland and Wales currently stands at 86GW.

Industry and academia have united to launch a new initiative to advance the role of geothermal energy in the energy transition with the newly-formed Geothermal Energy Advancement Association officially launching tomorrow.

Offshore wind and the positive contribution East Anglia can make to the UK Government’s Net Zero ambitions were the main topics of discussion when Iberdrola Renewables’ offshore managing director, Jonathan Cole, met with three of the region’s coastal MPs recently.

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is calling for increased investment and a radical shift in research and development into wind turbine blade recycling, citing the huge economic opportunities for the UK supply chain from a circular economy approach in offshore wind that could extend the sector’s UK job creation targets by 30 per cent, creating an extra 20,000 jobs.

The first order of Norfolk’s “gamechanger” toilets for offshore wind turbines is complete and ready for the 500-mile journey to Scotland for installation.

Hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen... hardly a day passes without a story about hydrogen in the press and on social media. The appetite for information on H2 is seemingly insatiable, which is why the 30th webinar in the All-Energy/Dcarbonise series will be ‘Hydrogen: From Hype to Reality’.

Ian Currie has been appointed Sizewell C supply chain manager at Suffolk Chamber of Commerce.

The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) has big plans for 2021, including building on its virtual event success, developing its Skills for Energy programme and continuing to lobby hard for our region.

Sizewell C has signed up to the Nuclear Sector Deal target to encourage more women into the sector.