Government hails Great British Nuclear, pumps £156 million into SMR contests
Grant Shapps today advanced £156 million of taxpayers’ money to boost development of nuclear energy, focusing on mini-reactors of a type adapted by Rolls...
Net Zero transition “cheaper in long run” than gas dependency, OBR advises Chancellor
Pressing ahead to reach Net Zero by 2050 will most likely cost Britain less than remaining dependent on gas for power generation and energy...
2025 Targets for the UK New Housing Market
Britain’s housing industry has for several years been suffering from a fundamental problem: there isn’t enough supply to meet demand. This, along with low...
“Move fast, and build things”: NG-ESO unveils 2023 Future Energy Scenarios
Lack of political will, not cash nor technology, is Britain’s drag anchor holding back “the network transformation of our lifetimes”, the boss of power...
Government ”dragging feet” in fostering green energy skills, say workers
The Sunak government’s lack of leadership towards transforming Britain’s skills base in energy is putting the jobs transition at risk, stranding workers in unwanted...
‘Worryingly slow on Net Zero’ – CCC pushes Government through wringer. Industry agrees
Thirteen years of Conservative administrations’ inadequate inching towards Net Zero receive heavy criticism today from independent scientists on the government’s body set up to...
Shapps “will not add H2 introduction charge” to bills; hints other green levies may...
An interview given by energy secretary Grant Shapps yesterday has prompted new speculation that green levies mandated to spur renewables could return to bills...
Ukraine trio spur Scottish Power towards Net Zero
Scottish Power’s call for 1,000 new recruits to speed up the UK's journey to Net Zero has been answered by a trio of skilled...
Co-ops hail Starmer’s “turbo-charging” of volunteers’ & Town Halls’ renewables
Community Energy England, the Renewable Energy Association and a leading advocate of collective ownership of power assets have welcomed Labour’s £400 million pledge today of...
E.On Next fined £5 million for wasting half a million customers’ time
Home power retailer E.ON Next Energy is to pay £5 million in compensation for poor standards of customer service, in consequence of repeated probes...
Ministers move to task Ofgem for greater Net Zero support
Energy regulators must now explicitly consider now their rulings help the government reach Britain’s Net Zero goals, according to new guidance from ministers.
A government...
SSE fined £9.78 m for overcharging Grid during transmission constraint
Ofgem has imposed a £9.78 m fine on electricity generator SSE for overcharging National Grid ESO during periods of transmission constraint two years ago.
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Green body hails Sunak envoy’s levelling up agenda via geothermals
The Renewable Energy Association has welcomed a government-commissioned report which identifies geothermal heat as a means to "level up" struggling communities.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak...
Oilcos slam Starmer’s North Sea development ban
Labour’s proposals to ban new oil & gas extraction in the North Sea would undermine Britain’s energy security, threaten jobs, and send import bills...
Ofgem cuts price cap from July, saves households average £426 per year
The retail price cap for domestic electricity & gas will be cut to £2,074 per year starting in July, regulator Ofgem confirmed this morning.
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Government “must match actions to words” as world races to make green jobs, warn...
Ministers must deliver on their words with actions if as many as 725,000 net new green jobs are to be created in quest of...
Campaigners secure High Court hearing against Whitehaven coal mine
Friends of the Earth and a Cumbrian environmental group have been granted a court hearing to challenge the government’s planning permit for Britain’s first...
Cornwall predicts price cap of £2,053 from July, “no return this decade” to pre-Ukraine...
Energy economics analysts Cornwall Insight expect the household price cap operating from 2023’s third quarter will be the equivalent of £2,053 per year. Ofgem’s...
E.on, Octopus & Good Energy stump up £8 million fines for compensating customers too...
Energy regulator Ofgem has imposed penalties totalling £8 million on three suppliers for delaying or missing compensation payments to around 100,000 customers.
E.On Next, Good...
Octopus pledges £1.5 bn to Japan & Asia
Green power mega developer Octopus will invest £1.5 billion in Asia’s energy markets by 2027, helping speed the region’s transition to cleaner, smarter energy.
The...