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We continue our series leading up to an expected emergency budget by asking Sue Ferns senior deputy general secretary at the union Prospect, her views on where pace could be picked up to accelerate a green recovery.
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An underground mapping project created at Northumbrian's Innovation Festival has moved one step closer to national rollout after receiving ministerial backing from the Geospatial Committee.
Ofgem has capped balancing services use of system (BSUoS) costs at £15 per MWh until the end of August and introduced a licence modification allowing any additional costs due to Covid to be deferred to the next financial year. National Grid ESO's initial calculations had suggested a £400 million increase in balancing costs between May and August but this has now been revised to between £170 million and £300 million
Ofgem’s draft determinations on RIIO2 next month must “send the right signals on the central role electricity networks have in delivering net zero”, according to Scottish Power. Ensuring the price control framework stimulates economic opportunities to drive forward decarbonisation is one of “10 practical steps for a green recovery” put forward by the company.
To meet net-zero emissions targets, the UK government has taken the step to implement a ban on the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035. As an alternative, the government is pinning its hopes on the rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) to meet the transportation needs of consumers across the country. Geoff McGrath, managing director at CKDelta, discusses the role of anonymised data in supporting a smooth transition to a green transportation sector.
Energy UK has backed limiting any post-lockdown car scrappage scheme to electric vehicles (EVs). The plea is made as part of a series of proposals put forward by the trade body on for the role that the energy sector can play in a Covid-19 economic recovery package.
In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, Centrica is rumoured to be preparing the launch of a digital-only sub-brand to lure back customers lost to the challenger suppliers. Meanwhile, energy retailers have been given the green light to start collecting money owed by customers and EDF is understood to be exploring plans to help develop a new nuclear reactor in Cumbria.
A leading energy union has appealed to Ofgem to reopen its current price control review because the trajectory of demand is “not yet clear” as the UK emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Prospect has suggested the regulator could allow network companies financial leeway to make advanced payments to contractors in order to maintain staffing levels above those required for temporarily suppressed workflows.
Senior asset professionals will share their thoughts on how the industry can tackle key challenges and mitigate the disruption caused by Covid-19, at the Network Asset Performance Conference in September. Find out who is speaking and what is on the agenda for this digital event.
The government has rejected an accusation that increased use of interconnectors would bind the UK into EU attempts to create a “comprehensive” European energy market post-Brexit, as MPs passed new rules to amend the Capacity Market.
