Home Policy and Legislation

Policy and Legislation

2030 framework – 40% GHG reduction and 27% renewable energy

The 2030 policy framework for climate and energy was proposed by the European Commission in January and aims to make the European Union’s economy...

Boost for UK CCS

DECC has announced the award of a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project on a...

Energy demand growth slowing

Global energy demand continues to grow but that growth is slowing and mainly driven by emerging economies - led by China and India -...

The budget 2014 helps energy intensives

In an effort to help manufacturing and to militate against energy price rises the Chancellor added measures into the latest budget. A freeze of...

UK enters ‘defining decade’ for nuclear

A major new independent report, Power from Nuclear presents the latest evidence on what new nuclear has to offer the UK, highlighting strategic priorities for politicians...

What did the budget 2014 mean for the UK energy sector?

John Peters, managing director, Engage Consulting takes a closer look at how the budget 2014 impacts the UK energy sector. In the budget the Chancellor...

Getting to grips with our energy future

So here we are coming up to just a year before the election and the coalition is still struggling with how to get us...

Ofgem investigates the state of competition in the energy market

Ofgem has called for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate the market to consider once and for all whether there are further...

TaxPayers’ Alliance cites NHS jobs waste

The TaxPayers’ Alliance has suggested that there are at least 1,129 unnecessary jobs in the NHS costing taxpayers almost £46m. Out of this there...

Designer liquids turning industry green

A process for removing toxic mercury from natural gas – using a new class of fluids called ionic liquids - is just one of...

National Grid to contract for new balancing services

Electricity system operator National Grid is to tender for two new services to help balance supply and demand in the coming winters. The move...

Electricity demand reduction pilot programme

The UK government is making £20m available to support projects that deliver lasting reductions in electricity demand, for example through the installation of a...

Renewable CfDs get state aid authorisation

The European Commission has concluded that a UK scheme called "Contracts for Difference" that promotes the generation of electricity from renewable sources is in...

Energy market investigation: CMA publishes issues statement

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the GB energy market. The issues statement sets...

Short term thinking is damaging

A new CBI poll shows over half of business leaders think energy security is worse than five years ago. Short-term thinking is distorting the...

Reform of EU ETS is needed say manufacturers

Britain’s manufactures are calling for significant reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) warning that, left unchecked, in its current form it...

New partnership to track UK’s journey towards improved energy efficiency

The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is partnering with EEVS Insight and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) to help expand the quarterly Energy Efficiency...

The Energy Awards shortlist announced

In its 4th year the Energy Awards has had a record breaking year. This year’s shortlist features more creative and innovative energy projects than ever before. Congratulations...

Take the easiest route to compliance

The new ESOS mandatory energy auditing scheme has arrived, with the first reports due at the end of 2015. ESOS has the laudable aim...

Free Seminar on £10m Electricity Demand Reduction Pilot

DECC and EEVS Insight will be speaking at a free breakfast event on the government’s new £10m scheme to incentivise large scale energy efficiency...