Department of Energy Security and Net Zero

Contracts signed for UK’s first carbon capture projects in Teesside

January 27, 2025December 12, 2024 Stuart Mitchell

Thousands of new, skilled jobs will be supported in the North East of England as contracts for the first carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects in the UK are signed recently. The East Coast Cluster in Teesside – a project that will capture and store carbon emissions from industries in the region – is now set to start construction in mid-2025, marking the latest milestone in the government’s mission to reignite its industrial heartlands, tackle the climate crisis and turbocharge growth for decades to come. This investment decision comes…

Tokamak Energy partners with U.S. DOE and UK’s DESNZ to accelerate fusion development through $52m ST40 upgrade

January 26, 2025January 17, 2025 Stuart Mitchell

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the UK’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Tokamak Energy recently announced a plan to jointly sponsor a $52 million upgrade to the ST40 experimental fusion facility to advance fusion science and technology needed to deliver a future pilot plant. Fusion powers the sun and stars, and, if harnessed on Earth, can provide an abundant, safe, and carbon-emissions-free energy source. In December 2023, the DOE and DESNZ announced a fusion strategic partnership to advance both the U.S. Bold Decadal Vision for…