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Scotland is investing £2m in a new R&D centre for decommissioning the oil and gas industry.
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Scotland gives £1.9m to oil and gas decommissioning research centre

May 1, 2018

The Scottish Government has given £1.9m to The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) to fund a new National Decommissioning Centre of Excellence (NDCE). The NDCE will be hosted by Aberdeen University and will be […]

A government funded study will tackle how to incentivise drivers of electric vehicles to use V2G charging points.
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Government-funded study focuses on incentives for using V2G charging points

March 5, 2018

The UK government has provided funding for a study focused on figuring out how to incentivise drivers of electric vehicles to support the power grid by using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging points. The study, titled Vehicle to […]

UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, meets with India's Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, Coal and Mines, Piyush Goyal to discuss UK investment in India through the Energy for Growth Partnership.
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UK Commits Additional £20 Million to the Energy for Growth Partnership with India

April 8, 2017

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark met in early April with India’s Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, Coal and Mines, Piyush Goyal, to affirm their governments’ joint commitment to […]

The UK government has awarded £24 million in funding for low-carbon central heating projects across England.
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Government Awards £24 Million to Projects Across England that Will Provide ‘Central Heating to Cities’

April 7, 2017

Climate Change and Industry Minister Nick Hurd announced on April 11, 2017, that the UK government had granted £24 million to 13 local authorities across England to support the development of low-carbon energy projects that […]

The UK government announced an auction for £290 million in renewable energy contracts in November 2016.
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Government Announces Auction for £290 Million in Renewable Electricity Contracts

November 9, 2016

In November 2016 the Government announced its latest Contracts for Difference auction of £290 million in renewable electricity contracts. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced in a press release that the contracts awarded […]

Image of highway at night to accompany release of National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016-2021.
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Government Releases National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016-2021

March 26, 2016

On March 23, 2016, the government published the National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016-2021 which details in an 115-page report its intentions for supporting large-scale housing and regeneration, and investment in new local schools, hospitals, and […]

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