Solarplicity ordered to pay Feed-in Tariff generatorsÂ
Small energy supplier Solarplicity has been told by Ofgem it must pay money owed to Feed-in Tariff generators by 16 May.
The company was banned...
Government plans T-3 capacity auction, renewables in play
Government plans to run a capacity market (CM) auction for delivery in 2022/23 early next year. It intends to allow renewables to bid for...
Mary Robinson: Commit to climate fight, then get angry with government and business
Former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, has urged people to take three key steps to tackle climate change.
First is to “make climate change personal...
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...
What direction will energy policy take next year? Free webinar to find out
There’s been a lot of change in energy policy and regulations this year. Just look at this list of schemes that have started, stopped...
Don’t push small firms into smart meters over AMR: Stark
As the government consults on extending the smart meter rollout to 2024, suppliers should be allowed to offer small businesses a choice in metering,...
Aviation industry pins hopes on hybrids, offsets and biofuel to decarbonise
The UK aviation industry believes it can achieve net zero by 2050, backing biofuels, carbon taxes, offsets and hybrid planes to deliver the bulk...
If we are serious about net zero, don’t fudge future homes standard
The Future Homes Standard and Part L consultation offers government the chance to show it is serious about decarbonising buildings and heat. Its response...
CCS, hydrogen and twice as much power required for net zero
The UK needs to quickly invest in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and clean power generation to stand a chance of hitting net zero...
Beis plots new baseline, higher buyout for extended CCA scheme
Government intends to reset the baseline and impose higher buyout costs for an extended Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme that reopens to new entrants...
EDF extends operating life of UK nuclear plants
EDF Energy will keep its existing UK nuclear fleet operating longer than anticipated, providing a 5GW capacity cushion at around the time the UK's...
Money for nothing? Capacity market clears at £5-£10/kW
The early capacity market has cleared well below market expectations, at £5-£10/kW. The exact amount paid to generators to ensure security of power supply...
Government sets geothermal power subsidy at £140 per megawatt hour
Geothermal power developers will be able to bid for government support in the next round of contracts for difference (CfDs), which are designed to...
Government outlines biomass subsidy cap, Drax to convert fourth unit
Government has confirmed plans to cap the level of subsidies that power stations converted to biomass and co-firing generators can receive under the Renewables...
Hydrogen for heat ‘will create anchor carbon capture and storage projects’
A consortium led by gas networks aims to work out whether using more hydrogen within existing infrastructure could cut UK carbon emissions.
Cadent and Northern...
EDF boss: New nuclear at Sizewell ‘could be 20% cheaper than Hinkley C’
EDF Energy believes it could make a new nuclear power station at Sizewell around 20% cheaper than Hinkley C, according to Simone Rossi.
Speaking at...
Electrifying heat: Too expensive, or too little ambition?
Electrification of heat was seen as a key policy objective in the early part of this decade, but appears to have receded in recent...
HyDeploy hydrogen trial cleared by HSE
The Health & Safety Executive has given consent to companies planning to inject a blend of hydrogen into Keele University’s private gas network.
The companies...
Iberdrola and Drax agree Capacity Market risk share to get deal over line
Iberdrola and Drax have amended terms of their proposed £700m deal to include a risk share mechanism in case Capacity Market (CM) revenues are reduced...
Ofgem’s targeted charging review: What’s the business cost impact?
Consultant Andy Pace outlines the cost implications of Ofgem's incoming changes to residual electricity network charges
Ofgem published a consultation on its Targeted Charging Review...