Tag: Carbon Trust

New joint industry programme launched to optimise the integration of offshore wind

Stuart Mitchell

A new joint industry programme launched by the Carbon Trust aims to maximise the contribution of offshore wind to a low cost, flexible, predictable and low carbon energy future. The Integrator programme has secured support from six major offshore wind farm developers: EnBW, Equinor, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables, Total and Vattenfall who will collaborate on a series of projects over the next year, as part of this first-of-a-kind, developer-led programme in this field.  The successful reduction in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) of offshore wind has contributed to increased deployment…

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Consumers cut carbon with emissions down 12% on 2019

Stuart Mitchell

New data analysis from Lloyds Banking Group reveals carbon emissions resulting from six key consumer spending categories are 12% lower at the end of October than they were the year before. However, the analysis, which was compiled in partnership with the Carbon Trust, also found that emissions rose 26% between the second and third quarter of the year as spending increased on commuting and travel as some people headed back to the office and started to visit family, friends and places. The analysis considered the impact on carbon emissions resulting…

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Carbon Trust comment on US consortium announcement of $10m R&D funding after first solicitation

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Trust is pleased to see over $10m of R&D funding being awarded to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind technology in the US. The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) has today announced the selection of twelve projects that will be progressed into the contract negotiation phase. Jan Matthiesen vice chair of NOWRDC’s board and director at the Carbon Trust said,  “NOWRDC is really picking up the pace, and it is encouraging to see such a high calibre of projects being announced through the consortium, which…

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2020 consumer research shows sustained support for carbon labelling on products

Stuart Mitchell

The 2020 YouGov survey, commissioned by the Carbon Trust, confirms a continued high level of consumer support for carbon labelling. Conducted for the second year in the majority of markets, and its third in the UK, the survey results showed the same level of support (67 per cent), across all geographies compared to the 2019 data. The brand benefit of sharing information with consumers on the carbon footprint of products was also consistent with previous results. Two-thirds (64 per cent) of consumers in all countries surveyed said they are more…

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Vessel emissions reduction competition announces winning technologies

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has announced four winners of a competition designed to accelerate the development of technologies that will enable a reduction in emissions and fuel consumption for Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) used to operate and maintain offshore wind farms. Submissions were received from a range of single applicants and partnerships, representing a wide range of technologies and alternative fuel sources. The winners are: Chartwell Marine and Seaspeed Marine Consulting, CWind, Robert Allan Limited, and Windcat Workboats and CMB Technologies. Each of them will receive advice…

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