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Government ‘has heat network numbers wrong’
Decc says there are 2,000 heat networks in the UK. But actually, says Chris Jennings, strategic development manager at consultancy Sustain, there are 100,000...
Local power for local people: Trial suggests changes to local grid charging regime could...
A trial to match local generation with local businesses suggests that peer-to-peer renewable power services could lead to lower energy system costs. Now Open...
Businesses rush to secure heat subsidies ahead of RHI tariff cuts as domestic biomass...
Applications for domestic biomass support under the renewable heat incentive fell by almost two thirds the first three months of the year, new figures...
Local authorities must scope heat networks better to get funding
Green infrastructure funds like the look of heat networks, says Amber Infrastructure's Jenny Curtis. But poor data, planning and leadership can undermine otherwise viable...
Solar thermal eclipsed by PV: Can Epsom salts revive industry and solve storage?
“My work tends to be driven by what might be the right solution in the future, even if it is not cost effective at...
Blessed are the cheesemakers: Dairy firm powers AD plant and CHP engine with cheese...
A 5MW anaerobic digestion plant being commissioned in Cumbria this month is the first in Europe to feed biomethane into the gas grid that...
The heat is on: but which technologies will meet heat targets at lowest cost?
With 2020 closing in, the energy secretary has admitted decarbonisation of heat is lagging. Money is tight, the energy market is in flux, oil...
Heatpumps, CHP and biomass top firms’ heat investment priorities
Heatpumps, CHP and biomass dominate the list of heating technologies being explored or installed by readers of The Energyst.
Surveyed for a new report on...
A balanced diet: Eat more chips and keep UK’s lights on
A firm in North Yorkshire is helping to balance the national power system using old cooking oil.
Via National Grid's Short Term Operating Reserve (Stor)...
Renewable heat subsidies ‘wasting money’ by ruling out waste heat
As the government mulls changes to renewable heat subsidies and Brussels plots a renewed push on heating efficiency, public and private sector organisations have...
European Commission steps up focus on energy efficient heating and cooling
The European Commission has outlined proposals to improve energy security across the bloc. A renewed focus on heating and cooling – which accounts for...
75p/kW hour subsidies for district heating?
Heat networks would require subsidies of around 75p/kW hour to attract investors, according to Wales & West Utilities.
The gas network operator told MPs that...
Energy Technologies Institute: Let private firms lead smartgrid trials
Private companies should be put in charge of energy innovation projects rather than energy network operators, according to the head of the Energy Technologies...
Local authority energy companies to drive down business energy costs?
Local authority energy companies could be the next wave of competition to business energy suppliers.
Nottingham City Council officially launched its energy supply company yesterday....
Local authorities say finance and public procurement biggest hurdles to heat networks
Local authorities say financing heat networks is the biggest barrier to and have warned that a lack of appetite from both property developers and...
Dash for gas II: Government seizes shale planning powers
Government will fast track shale planning applications. The move follows rejections by local authorities of Caudrilla's applications in Lancashire. It ultimately gives government the...
Is Triad past its peak?
National Grid’s 'Triad' peak charging methodology has helped reduce demand peaks since the early nineties. Will it still be effective as the market changes,...
Decentralisation the key for heat networks?
Municipalities and communities are driving heat network uptake in Europe. Can the UK follow the same path and how can costs be reduced? Water,...
Government pushes water-sourced heat pumps, launches water heat map
The government is attempting to ramp up its renewable heat strategy and is pushing England’s waterways to businesses as a way to decarbonise heating...
Major energy users warn over water retail competition
Major energy users have urged policymakers to ensure the competitive retail water market opens on time and works properly from day one. Failure to...