Is the clean energy supply chain ready for grid expansion?
With the government’s renewed focus on upgrading national infrastructure, including the fast-track funding of large-scale projects, clean energy providers must ensure their supply chains...
Renewables off pace for global tripling but still within reach
Countries are not on track to meet the target of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030, but the goal is still within reach. That...
88% of top global banks failing to protect themselves from climate-related disruptions, new ranking...
Most of the largest commercial banks in the world are lagging behind in implementing effective measures to climate-proof their operations and those of the...
Consumer interests sacrificed for energy control room’s ‘stubborn traditions’
The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has today issued a scathing critique of the emerging National Energy System Operator (NESO), which exposes the deep...
Government secures record pipeline of clean energy projects
Millions of homes and businesses across Britain will be powered by a new supply of clean, cheap, homegrown energy as a record number of...
Ofgem announce new approach to Strategic Innovation Fund to drive progress to net zero...
Ofgem has announced the introduction of a new process which gives innovators more opportunities to apply or re-apply to the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)...
Proposed Anglo-Scottish electricity superhighway is first to clear final fast-track funding hurdle
Ofgem’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework is fast-tracking 26 major connection projects which will boost grid capacity and could deliver estimated savings of...
The overlooked solution in the UK’s climate strategy
Although public awareness of renewable energy is high, with 94% and 79% of people feeling positively or neutrally towards solar and onshore wind respectively;...
New government’s promising policy pledges poised to encourage regulatory stability and renewables investment
Bruce Woodman, managing director of PEP Renewables reviews the new government’s recent energy strategy announcements from overturning block on new onshore wind turbines to...
Labour plans to speed up infrastructure – but how feasible are they?
George Simpson, Utilities and Infrastructure Sector Head at leading property consultancy Fisher German, gives his thoughts on Labour's ambitious proposals
One of the first major...
New Great British Energy partnership launched to turbocharge energy independence
The Prime Minister and Energy Secretary today announced a new unprecedented partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate, which has the potential...
Government and Tata Steel must meet demands of steelworkers’ unions, say climate groups
Today, Monday 22 July, climate and workers’ rights groups including Greenpeace UK, Extinction Rebellion, Green New Deal Rising, and Community Trade Union, came together...
UK off track for Net Zero, say country’s climate advisors
The Climate Change Committee’s assessment is that only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the country’s 2030 target are currently covered...
Take aways from the King’s Speech
In today’s King’s Speech, the proposed Energy Independence Bill was outlined as a key aspect of the new Government’s legislative agenda, set to boost...
Energy investors “bullish on backing Labour’s low-carbon transition”, lawyers find
Power suppliers and clean energy backers are among the most optimistic market players in believing private capital will respond well to new premier Kier...
General election should be a ‘wake up call’ for next Government to cut energy...
Business energy users are calling on the next UK government to reduce red tape and support business investment in net zero and sustainability measures,...
The green economy equation that the new Government cannot afford to get wrong
Whoever wins the next election will be forming a government facing huge challenges. Two key issues, often pitted against one another, are economic growth...
Uncertainty over status of land risks hampering grid connections
Efforts to speed up the UK’s grid connection times risk progressing more slowly than necessary because of delays caused by uncertainty over the status...
International Women In Engineering Day 2024 – Zoë Gottlieb of Veolia gives her perspective
Name, age, job title, where do you live?
My name is Zoë, I am 28 years old working as an Engineering Project Manager and living...
UK Supreme Court has “changed the game” on climate decisions
The UK’s Supreme Court ruled that authorities must consider downstream greenhouse gas emissions when weighing planning approval, in a case fighting the construction of...