Marine

BEIS eyes ‘pot within a pot’ for marine energy

Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed that he is “very sympathetic” to giving wave and tidal energy its own “baby pot” within the Contracts for Difference auction process. However, the energy minister acknowledged that there is an issue, particularly within the Treasury, about the higher upfront costs of supporting marine technology.

BEIS looks to bring electric vehicles into Capacity Market

Low-carbon auctions ‘no longer technology neutral’

Offshore wind to compete in separate CfD pot

Review to examine growth of Welsh renewables

The Welsh Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into how the UK Government can best support the development of the principality’s renewable energy resources.

Winners and losers from PM’s green plan

Utility Week’s policy correspondent David Blackman discusses the implications on the utilities sector of Boris Johnson’s plan for a “green industrial revolution”. He assesses the winners and losers from the speech, as well as the areas where question marks remain.

The role of CfD in an age of uncertainty

BEIS expresses interest in £1.5bn Mersey tidal project

Citizens’ assembly backs EVs and low-carbon heat, but unsure on nuclear and CCS

A ban on the sale of internal combustion engine cars and gas boilers should be brought forward to as soon as 2030, the pioneering citizens assembly set up to help chart the UK’s route to net-zero emissions has recommended. The first report from the 110-strong Climate Assembly UK also expressed strong support for on and offshore wind generation and solar but was considerably cooler on nuclear and fossil fuels with CCS

NIC calls for 65% renewables generation by 2030

Prospect union calls for 10GW of new nuclear by 2030

REA requests £2bn of extra subsidies for emerging renewable technologies

Renewables accounted for 47% of electricity generation in Q1

The latest stats on energy trends show a bumper quarter for renewables, with fossil fuel generation reaching a record low and wind generating 30 per cent of all UK electricity

Let’s build a distributive energy system that works for everyone

We can’t afford to keep supporting slow and expensive nuclear technology when there are better, quicker and cheaper alternatives that will ultimately benefit consumers, says Good Energy's Kit Dixon

Utilities 2020: The year ahead for energy and water