International investors cooling on UK energy assets?
Global appetite for UK energy assets appears to be cooling, as investors hunt more favourable regimes for low carbon growth, according to a poll...
Electric vehicle boom no sweat, says National Grid
National Grid has said the power system could cope with an overnight boom in electric vehicles (EVs) and that the extra generation capacity required...
SSE calls for market reform and offshore grid to hit net zero
The UK will not meet its offshore wind targets without urgent action from Whitehall and Holyrood administrations, SSE Renewables has warned.
Director of capital projects...
Firms plan green hydrogen from seawater via offshore rigs
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy is prepping a project to produce the world’s first seawater-sourced green hydrogen from an offshore production platform in...
Lockdown lows make ‘renewables the new baseload’
So far, Europe’s biggest grids are delivering glitch-free supply, even as renewables contribute record shares of depressed demand, according to analysts Cornwall Insight.
Coronavirus shutdowns...
12MW solar farm powers up as Gresham House mulls colocating storage
Solar and storage developer Anesco has begun generating from its latest utility-scale project, a 12MW farm on the Bucks-Oxfordshire border.
The project, managed on behalf...
Smartest Energy launches self-serve flexible PPA platform
Marubeni-owned Smartest Energy claims its new self-serve trading portal helps unlock better value from flexible power purchase agreements (flexible PPAs).
Smartest Energy claims by digitising...
ITM Power to open ‘world’s biggest electrolyser factory’ in Sheffield
Posting half year results, the AIM-listed firm confirmed it has inked a lease for a reported 134,000 square feet at the city’s Bessemer Park,...
Ørsted posts fat profit, shrugs off coronavirus, eyes more PPAs
Danish energy company Ørsted increased operating profit 33 per cent in the first quarter, with wind driving earnings.
The firm flagged risk of short-term delay...
National Grid confirms Sizewell B deal, says no need to panic
National Grid ESO has confirmed it will pay EDF to reduce output from the Sizewell B nuclear power station over summer to help keep...
National Grid: UK generation coal free for 18 days
Britain’s power output has been coal-free for a record 18 days, according to National Grid ESO.
With wind and solar hitting new records this month,...
Vattenfall finally secures finance for South Kyle onshore wind farm
Swedish state-owned generator Vattenfall has committed to build its biggest UK onshore wind farm in the Scottish Borders.
South Kyle, five kilometres east of Dalmellington...
The positives of negative power pricing
Rajiv Gogna, partner at consultancy LCP, outlines the opportunity negative pricing creates for those able to react intelligently. Plus how it built a 'NIV...
Hydrogen-powered bus maker eyes £500m package for 3,000 vehicles
Wrightbus, builders of Britain’s first hydrogen-powered double deckers, has unveiled plans to ramp up production - if it can land a £500m support package.
The...
Climate Change Committee: Focus coronavirus recovery on clean heat
CCC says economic stimulus and policy efforts should focus on clean heat and boosting electricity network to accommodate electrification of heat and transport.
Delivering Britain’s...
Wind blows renewable power generation records away
An exceptionally windy start to the year blew away UK renewable power generation records, according to consultancy EnAppSys.
The firm calculates that renewables generated 35.4TWh...
Getting to net zero: the missing element
Net zero emissions can be achieved, says EnergyPro's Steve Fawkes, but requires one crucial attribute.
Net zero as a target is very clear – net...
SSE strikes deal to give O2’s suppliers discounted clean power
O2 has struck a deal with SSE Business Energy whereby its suppliers will get a discount on renewable power - and pay the same...
Beis touts £4k grant for heat pumps plus green gas subsidies
Government is planning to offer grants of £4,000 in a bid to boost heat pump uptake.
The grant, for both businesses and households for schemes...
Western Link failure sees National Grid ‘pay £31m to turn off wind farms’
The failure of the high voltage undersea cable between west Scotland and north Wales last month resulted in National Grid ESO paying almost £31m...