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The rules governing the support of renewable projects should be changed to provide a dedicated pot for wave and tidal projects, the government has been told.
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The government’s plans for a new environment protection regime have suffered a setback after they were rejected by the House of Lords last night (16 May).
The government has pledged to publish an action plan outlining how it intends to overcome the operational and technical bugbears holding back delivery of its smart meter programme by the end of this year.
Electricity consumers will be out of pocket by £1.5 billion due to a change in the rules for the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded.
The government has been urged to reverse collapsing investment in low carbon energy by reviewing the regime for supporting the sector before the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions takes place in 2019.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has failed to provide value for money for the £23 billion that it is set to cost taxpayers, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concluded.
Green MP Caroline Lucas has called for an “urgent debate” in parliament to clarify whether the government is offering package of financial support for Hitachi-backed plans to build a new nuclear plant on the Isle of Anglesey.
Heat networks should be subject to statutory regulation, the competition watchdog has recommended.
The House of Commons environment, food and rural affairs select committee has announced the launch of a wide-ranging inquiry into the regulation of water companies.
Three of the companies in the supply chain for the stalled Swansea Bay tidal lagoon power plant have gone bust while the government has been dithering over whether to back the project, its promoter has revealed.
