Tom Grimwood

National Grid consults on plans for system operator over coming year

National Grid has launched a consultation on its plans for the electricity system operator in

Rush to secure subsidies leads to record onshore wind growth

Onshore wind installations reached a record high in 2017 as developers rushed to complete projects

Capacity market: interconnectors beat new gas

Every capacity market auction so far has seen new combined-cycle gas turbines undercut by rival technologies. In the T-4 auction, it was interconnectors that stepped in, reveals Tom Grimwood.

‘Ministers should rethink suppliers’ role in energy efficiency’

Ofgem says ministers should “reconsider” the responsibility of energy suppliers for rolling out energy efficiency measures as part of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO).

Ofgem moves ahead with plans for next day switching

Ofgem has decided to press ahead with plans to bring in changes to switching arrangements

Interconnectors beat new gas in record-breaking capacity auction

EU lawmakers pass reforms to boost carbon price

The European Parliament has passed a package of reforms to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) designed to boost the price of allowances and accelerate the pace of decarbonisation.

Gravitational energy storage to be tested in mineshafts

Gravitricity has been awarded £650,000 of government funding to test an innovative energy storage system.

Royal opening for £1bn ‘energy superhighway’ in London

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have officially opened a £1 billion “energy superhighway”

Britain built half of Europe’s new offshore wind in 2017

The UK was home to more than half of new offshore wind capacity in Europe