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Change is usually accompanied by uncertainty. Driven by the need to decarbonise, the energy industry is in the midst of a radical transformation. Whilst the end goal is clear, the route there is still being plotted out.
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The government has been accused of "pushing the solar industry off a cliff edge" after yesterday’s (18 December) announcement that the scrapping of the mechanism used by households to sell excess renewable power to the grid is going ahead.
Tests set by Ofgem for approving a new subsea transmission cable to link the Orkneys with mainland Scotland threatens the viability of a project designed to tap into the islands’ rich wind and tidal power resources for the UK electricity grid.
Ecotricity has announced a partnership with Green Tourism to help the UK’s tourist industry become more sustainable.
Energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry announced £170 million worth of funding to help high emitting industries, like cement and steel, to cut their greenhouse gap levels at the UN COP24 climate change talks in Poland last week.
This year has seen a record-breaking amount of new UK offshore wind capacity installed, according to new figures from Renewable UK.
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Green energy supplier Ecotricity has been awarded a contract with the British Airways i360 viewing platform in Brighton.
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has announced plans to accelerate its new power station at Bradwell to fill the gap in the nuclear pipeline created by the recent demise of the Moorside project.
The chair of the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee has written to Richard Harrington, who has responsibility for the nuclear industry in his portfolio as minister for business and industry, for more details about the government’s post-Brexit plans for the nuclear industry.
The challenge for the energy sector is not if change is happening, but at what
Greater direct government intervention in backing nuclear projects would expose the sector to the risk of competing with other spending priorities for investment, a senior official has claimed.
Days would be needed to restore electricity supply in Scotland after blackouts, the risk of which are increasing due to the grid’s growing reliance on intermittent renewable generation, according to a new report.
Drax has announced amended terms for its deal with Iberdrola to buy 2.6GW of hydro, pumped storage and gas generation assets from its subsidiary Scottish Power for £702 million.
The West Yorkshire-based start-up says the platform is the first of its kind to meet National Grid firm frequency response standards.
Windfarms generated a record amount of electricity on Wednesday (28 November), according to National Grid.
