UK aims to accelerate clean energy projects
Government includes projects spanning hydrogen, offshore wind, CCS and nuclear on list of priority infrastructure to be delivered as quickly as possible
The UK government has called for multiple clean energy projects spanning the country’s hydrogen, nuclear, offshore wind, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) sectors to be “accelerated as fast as possible” as part of a radical economic growth strategy set out by finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng. The planned energy facilities were included in a list of more than 100 priority infrastructure projects, of which the “vast majority” should start construction by the end of 2023, the government says. Their progress should be accelerated through planning and regulatory reforms, and through improved processes or other options to speed up development and construction, including consent processes, the go
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