electricity

BEIS boosts relief for heavy industries facing soaring electricity costs

Policy

BEIS boosts relief for heavy industries facing soaring electricity costs

Government provides more detail on proposals unveiled in yesterday's Energy Security Strategy on how it will support businesses facing record electricity bills

clock 08 April 2022 • 2 min read
Taking charge: What are the rules for selling electricity to EV drivers?

Automotive

Taking charge: What are the rules for selling electricity to EV drivers?

Ofgem official Kevin Baillie explains how new guidance published by the regulator on selling electricity to EV drivers will help make the transition to net zero a reality

clock 09 March 2022 • 3 min read
'Kick polluting fossil fuels off the energy grid': UK businesses call for 2035 net zero power target

Policy

'Kick polluting fossil fuels off the energy grid': UK businesses call for 2035 net zero power target

BT, Thames Water, Co-op, WSP and Nestlé UK among 13 firms demanding government target fully decarbonised grid, as gas supply issues send power prices soaring

clock 24 September 2021 • 5 min read
Industrial decarbonisation: Aldersgate Group calls for 'clear plan of action' to slash emissions from heavy industries

Policy

Industrial decarbonisation: Aldersgate Group calls for 'clear plan of action' to slash emissions from heavy industries

Government should publish detailed policy framework to help drive low carbon investment in heavy industry following recent industrial decarbonisation and hydrogen strategies, sustainable business group warns

clock 09 September 2021 • 6 min read

Energy

Future Energy Scenarios 2021: Power generation in Britain could be emissions net negative by 2034

Detailed and joined-up policies, behaviour change, 'whole system' infrastructure investment, and holistic energy market reform are all critical to achieving net zero emissions, report warns

clock 14 July 2021 • 3 min read

Wind

Blustery bank holiday weather sets new UK wind power generation record

Wind power generated nearly half of electricity in Britain on Monday afternoon

clock 05 May 2021 • 2 min read

Energy

Capacity Market: Are the UK's £350m of gas power subsidies compatible with net zero goals?

1.4GW of new gas power won £350m of funding in the government's latest Capacity Market auction, held last week, sparking concern among campaigners

clock 16 March 2021 • 6 min read

Energy

IEA: Surge in clean energy capacity to drive five per cent drop in power sector emissions in 2020

International Energy Agency's latest electricity markets update confrms major drop in emissions in 2020, but warns that coal and gas-fired generation will bounce back next year

clock 14 December 2020 • 4 min read

Technology

National Grid aims to wire up carbon savings via overhead electricity and hydrogen innovation

Ofgem announces fresh funding awards for cutting-edge hydrogen gas network and advanced transmission technology projects

clock 30 November 2020 • 4 min read

Energy

'Unstoppable momentum': Business-backed report concludes Paris-aligned power sector can be delivered

'S curve' deployment suggest goals of Paris Agreement can be achieved, but only if policy framework 'encourages, sustains, and extends' the deployment of clean technologies, according to researchers from UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources

clock 12 October 2020 • 3 min read