David Blackman

Corbyn adviser: ‘We have to break the grip of the energy cartel’

Alan Simpson is the former Parliamentary ally and now sustainable economics adviser to Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. He talks to Utility Week about his anger at the abolition of feed in tariffs and why the UK needs to "replicate the Victorian system in an age of clean energy".

Lease extensions agreed for seven offshore wind farms

Government action ‘incompatible’ with net-zero pledge

Massara: Blackout was ‘wake up’ call for the industry

Former Npower chief executive Paul Massara has said that this month's power cut should prompt a period of reflection from the industry on resilience and better planning for who gets cut off in a blackout.

Ed Davey confirmed as Lib Dem’s shadow energy minister

Sir Ed Davey has returned to the energy beat as part of recently elected Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson’s first shadow cabinet reshuffle.

‘National conversation’ needed over cost of resilience

The public may have to consider paying for more back up power in order to prevent a repeat of the 9 August blackout, energy experts have warned following the publication of the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) report into the incident.

Yellowhammer highlights potential risks to water and energy supplies

Hundreds of thousands of people could see their water supplies affected and Northern Ireland energy customers face the risk of price hikes if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, according to leaked government documents.

Is RAB the key to de-risking nuclear?

New government faces same old pressures

Do Boris Johnson’s wholesale cabinet changes signal an end to the policy logjam? David Blackman reports.

Water companies unlikely to mourn Gove