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Poor support for reaching net zero with UK hi-tech manufacturers

Envirotec Magazine

New findings on critical plant and equipment data usage within the UK’s hi-tech manufacturing industries appear to reveal slower-than-expected progress toward achieving sustainability and net zero carbon reduction goals.

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Getting to Net Zero: what happens when the wind stops blowing? New analysis presents possible answers

Envirotec Magazine

New analysis released on 14 October by energy market analytics firm Aurora Energy Research attempts to address some of the quandaries presented by the effort to deliver a net zero energy system. It tackles questions such as: How much zero-carbon capacity such as renewables will be needed? 3GW of CCS.

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Four UK nuclear power plants to stay open longer than planned

Envirotec Magazine

Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, said: “EDF’s decision to keep four nuclear plants online is a strong endorsement of our clean power mission. Careful stewardship and around £8bn of investment since 2009 has seen several life extensions for these stations and much higher output than was predicted.”

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Wind Capacity Swelled by Energy Security Concerns

Chris Hall

Wind, the world’s cleanest source of energy, is coming into its own, but its anticipated growth trajectory will not meet net zero ambitions. . In a recent report, investment data and analytics provider Morningstar said: “We forecast global wind capacity to grow 2.7-fold

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State and regional governments lead on renewable electricity generation – new report

Envirotec Magazine

Kyra Appleby, Global Director, Cities, States and Regions at CDP, said: “From Hawaii to Catalonia states and regions are setting ambitious net-zero emissions targets demonstrating their key role in reducing global emissions. vi] Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute (2019) Climate Action Tracker. California, U.S.

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Digitalisation is a key enabler for decarbonisation of UK manufacturing, says Make UK

Envirotec Magazine

Productivity has been boosted by the use of a pool of digital tools including data analytics, supply chain management to boost resilience and full automation of business processes including finance, human resources, manufacturing and procurement.

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Maintaining confidence: strategies for securing more sustainable operations

Envirotec Magazine

With the provision of technical expertise and support services, this consultative approach frees up businesses to focus on KPIs like plant uptime and sustainable growth as they embrace the opportunities of energy transition and a net zero future.