Vattenfall gets Whitehall’s green light for 1.8 GW Norfolk Boreas farm, waits on Vanguard
Another giant offshore wind farm in the North Sea, potentially surpassing with its twin the world’s biggest venture 100 kilometres to the north, has...
Hydrogen Vivaro-e van leaves production line
The first Vivaro-e Hydrogen from Opel, the sister brand of Vauxhall, has rolled off the production line in Germany.
Produced at the Opel Special Vehicles...
Citroën supplies Suez with first ë-Jumpy hydrogen van
Citroën has delivered its first ë-Jumpy Hydrogen van to long-term fleet client Suez Group for testing at its Carcassonne facility in France.
The hydrogen version...
At 360 MW, Teesside primed to host Europe’s biggest battery
The North-east industrial cluster of Teesside is set to be the location for a planned 360 MW battery storage system, billed as Europe's largest.
Sembcorp...
“Remember us, Europe?” – Ofgem to seek ££ Billions towards doubled interconnector capacity
Ofgem will next year seek billions of pounds of investment for further international power connectors, in a bid to boost energy security, hit Britain’s...
Suppliers’ finances stress-tested from January, as Ofgem reacts to 2021’s slaughter
Energy retailers surviving this year’s cull of 26 suppliers to date must from January prove their financial strength to Ofgem's scrutineers, under today’s toughening...
Net Zero MPs ‘profoundly concerned’ about Johnson’s lack of NZ action
Parliament’s all-party Net Zero interest group has accused the Johnson administration of ‘just hoping for the best’ in its supposed quest for carbon reductions...
Plug-in car and van grants slashed
Plug-in grants on electric cars and vans have been cut and their eligibility criteria changed with immediate effect.
Grants for electric cars now fall to...
Kwarteng to ‘refresh’ Energy Retail Market Strategy
Hard on the heels of Ofgem’s financial stress tests taking effect next month on UK retailers, the government has said it will review its...
Barnet to install 500 EV charge points by November 2022
Barnet Council is to spend £4.65m installing 500 electric vehicle charge points by November 2022 after securing government funding.
The £3.5m grant from the On-Street...
Onshore wind supported by 80% of Brits, as renewables resisters change minds or die
Britons’ resistance to renewable energy continues to weaken even among the old, the government’s long-term tracking study of public attitudes indicates.
A combined 87% of...
Thames twizzles hundred million turkeys on 2021’s biogas
Thames Water claims to have generated enough biogas from sewage this year to roast 112 million Christmas turkeys.
The UK’s largest water company created almost 140 million...
Government spurs biomass with £26 million
Energy ministry D-BEIS is pledging a further £26 million to secure innovation in new materials and manufacturing techniques for biomass feedstock.
Cultivation and harvesting of...
Cornwall un-sunny on price cap: “Expect 46% rise for next summer, & winter 2022...
Analysts at respected consultants Cornwall Insight are forecasting the default price cap for home energy tariffs covering summer 2022 will shoot up to approximately...
Ofgem warns Balancing Mechanism players
Rocketing costs of last-minute interventions needed to balance Britain’s power grid have prompted an Ofgem warning that it stands ready to tighten market rules...
Schroders buys three-quarters of green power asset managers Greencoat
International investment bankers Schroders have taken a 75% stake in renewables asset managers Greencoat Capital, at a cost initially agreed at £ 358 million.
Global...
Where’s Rishi? Energy leaders seeks Chancellor’s help to stave off rocketing bills
A group representing Britain’s energy suppliers and generators today predicted bills next year will rise by between 45% and 50%, and called today for...
Nukes: French see Olkiluoto 3 feeding Finns’ grid ‘in January’; Rolls-Royce SMRs ‘fully funded’
The 12-year-delayed nuclear forerunner of Hinkley Point C is expected to be pumping power into its nation’s grid late next month, according to an...
Onshore wind: Octopus commits up to £10 million to develop in Wales & Scotland
Octopus Renewable Investment Trust says it has already invested £2.5 million in the first of nine newly formed joint venture companies for projects. ORIT...
Ofgem cushions SoLRs’ costs with £1.8 billion, as generators seek £20 billion loan to...
Britain’s power and gas retailers have reportedly convinced D-BEIS in principle to draw up a loan scheme, granting them leeway to fight a potential...