50GW target for offshore wind this decade ‘will be missed’, Cornwall warns
The government will likely miss its goal for 50GW of offshore wind capacity operating by 2030, new calculations from respected consultants Cornwall Insight predict. ...
Green energy chiefs hail new Energy Act reforms
Britain’s biggest group lobbying for low carbon power has welcomed the passing into law of the nation’s biggest shake up for a generation in...
Mark McAllister confirmed as new Ofgem chair
Britain's top nuclear scrutineer Mark McAllister was today confirmed as the incoming chair of energy regulator Ofgem, following endorsement by Parliament’s energy select committee.
Currently...
Britain & Germany ink accord on renewables & de-carbing buildings
Energy leaders of Europe’s two biggest economies have pledged to share knowledge on expanding renewable power and pushing harder to strip carbon from factories...
Charles booed by eco-protesters, as King’s Speech confirms bill to pump more fossil fuels
King Charles was reportedly booed by environmentalists as he and Camilla, the queen-consort left Parliament this morning after he delivered the King’s Speech.
Confirmed in...
Government’s wavering snags flex markets & thus Net Zero, REA concludes
Compared to our European neighbours, the UK has some of the most ambitious energy targets this decade, but faces almost unrivalled problems in reaching...
D-ESNZ pushes 2024’s CfD caps higher in quest of renewables boost
The government today confirmed increases of 50 per cent and higher in Contract for Difference ceiling prices offered to next year’s projects bidding to...
Buy British to boost nuclear generation, and revive Wylfa, MPs urge
Britain’s nuclear expansion must be sourced from home-based suppliers, and must include reviving north Wales’ defunct Wylfa station, an industry-backed panel of MPs advocates...
Longer-term bills help needed for businesses, say brokers
New research from nPower Business Solutions finds that nearly three quarters of brokers reckon the government’s Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) isn’t doing enough...
Breaking news:Â Emissions scheme to reduce sale of carbon allowances
Energy-intensive industries will be incentivised to reach their lowest-ever level of carbon emissions, under detailed plans published by the UK government & devolved administrations...
Government finds £1.5 billion more for heat pumps, breaks down £6 billion of efficiency...
Ministers today added £1.5 billion to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), promoting electric pumps as gas' low carbon replacements for warmth.
In helping homes replace...
Vision thing: Government launches aspirations for competitive CCUS
Ministers are sharpening their long-term vision of creating a competitive UK market for carbon capture and storage (CCUS).
In a policy programme dubbed CCUS Vision,...
Sharma joins Tory rebellion against North Sea oil vote
Former energy secretary Alok Sharma MP, chair of the UN CoP conference in Glasgow in 2021, is among Conservative rebels unable to support tonight’s...
Government ‘eases off’ on fines for installers missing heat pump goals; reports
Heat pump manufacturers look to have persuaded D-ESNZ to abandon what looked to become heavy cash penalties if they fail from this spring to...
Elexon poised to direct suppliers’ cash towards new nukes
A change in rules for financing new nuclear capacity leaves trading platform Elexon preparing to play a key role in supporting expansion of the...
Decarbonising social homes: NW & W Midlands lead, South East & West woeful
New government statistics show that delivery of projects to strip out carbon from public housing under the government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) remains...
Coutinho:Â New unabated gas ‘needed beyond 2030’; REMA needs local pricing
Energy secretary Clare Coutinho today pledged to build new CCGT power stations as replacements for ageing gas generators. The new plant, Coutinho accepts, is...
D-ESNZ approves NGrid’s Yorkshire GREEN upgrade
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho has granted a development consent order (DCO) for the Yorkshire GREEN Energy Enablement project, clearing the way for National Grid...
Consumer champion presses minister to help 500k heat networked homes
As Ofgem's latest price cap sends average household energy bills to their lowest level in two years, a consumer body is sounding the alarm...
Mapping for wind & solar: England “can produce 13x more clean energy than now”,...
Easing barriers to new onshore wind and solar power could see England alone producing 13 times more low carbon electricity than at present on...