David Blackman

Ofgem increases scrutiny of network RIIO2 business plans

Ofgem will be holding its first public meetings to scrutinise network companies’ business plans as part of the upcoming RIIO2 price control round.

Supplier failures are down to policy

The trickle of energy retailer failures is rapidly turning into a flood. The past week

Step change needed in RIIO2 to meet decarbonisation goals

Current proposals for changing the price controls of distrIbution network operators go "nowhere near" enough to help decarbonise the UK’s energy system, according to one of the sector’s leading academics.

Carbon capture action plan sets out £20m investment

The government has said that the UK’s first carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) plants should be commissioned by the mid-2020s.

Gove tells water firms to halve leakage by 2050

Michael Gove has set the water industry a new target to halve leakage by 2050,

Scottish government sticks with 2040 energy efficiency target

The Scottish government has defied its own parliament by pressing ahead with its plans that all homes north of the border must meet an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of band C by 2040.

NIC presses for increased EV and renewable energy support

Sir John Armitt has used the first anniversary of the government’s Industrial Strategy to press ministers over increased support for electric vehicles and renewable energy when it unveils its National Infrastructure Strategy next year.

Political Agenda: “Clark deserves much credit just for turning up”

But that all changed with the publication of the EU-UK withdrawal agreement on Wednesday evening.

Does the cancellation of Moorside leave a generation gap?

Perry defends exclusion of onshore wind from CfD auctions