Richard Palmer of grid rights consultancy Roadnight Taylor unpacks the Smart Export Guarantee – and its implications for those investing in new renewable power schemes. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) introduced the Feed-In Tariff (FiT) scheme in 2010 to encourage business and domestic investment in small-scale renewable energy generation. Since its Read more…
Shadow energy minister: 2030 net zero infeasible
Decarbonising the UK economy within the next decade is neither official Labour policy nor likely to happen, according to shadow energy minister, Alan Whitehead. The Labour party conference approved a motion to move “towards a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2030”. Speaking at Aurora’s battery storage conference, Whitehead unpacked the party’s intentions. “It Read more…
ESCOs, EPCs and EaaS: are the FAANGs set to bite utilities?
Steven Fawkes outlines how energy service companies are gravitating towards energy as a service (EaaS) models – and suggests internet giants are well placed to make inroads into the utilities’ turf Usually when we talk about Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) we mean companies that deliver energy efficiency upgrades through Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) that provide Read more…
Ofgem chases Robin Hood Energy for £9m in overdue payments
Ofgem has ordered Nottingham Council-owned Robin Hood Energy to pay £9.5m in overdue Renewables Obligation payments before the end of the month. The regulator is also chasing three other small suppliers for money. Toto Energy owes £4,555,880, Gnergy owes £637,876, Delta Gas and Power owes £91,937. Ofgem said it believes the four are “likely to Read more…
Delivering Net Zero: Unlocking the opportunity
Delivering Net Zero is the challenge and the opportunity of our times. Businesses and public sector organisations will be tasked with much of the heavy lifting. How do we get there? The Energyst is bringing together business and industry to discuss how to deliver Net Zero on 28/29 April 2020 at Silverstone. Delivering Net Zero: Heat Read more…