Low-carbon generation

Green Investment Group funnels £1.6bn into clean energy projects

SPEN receives £5m backing from Ofgem for flexibility project

Ofgem has given the green light for an investment of almost £6 million in SP Energy Networks' (SPEN) flexibility project called "Project Fusion".

Fraudsters jailed for £17m solar panel scam

UK Power Networks adds electric vans to vehicle fleet

Doubts raised over use of hydrogen to balance power grid

Several industry figures have raised doubts over the potential for hydrogen to be used as a form of large-scale seasonal energy storage to help balance the power grid.

Government has limited ‘scope’ to directly invest in nuclear

Labour’s proposed infrastructure pot to avoid adding carbon

Good Energy wins Blenheim Palace contract

Hinkley Point C on track to meet major milestone in 2019

Nuclear Industry Association appoints new chair

Tim Stone will take over as chair of the Nuclear Industry Association from Lord John Hutton who will step down at the conclusion of his term at the NIA’s annual general meeting on 5 December.

UK joins worldwide coalition for ‘net zero’ emissions target

Theresa May has signed up the UK to the coalition of nations working to support the Paris Agreement’s goal to eradicate net carbon emissions by 2050.

Swansea Bay tidal lagoon firm enters into debt agreement

A “Tidal Lagoon Taskforce” has convened in Wales to enable local and national authorities, as well as community and business leaders, to consider the full suite of options for financing and delivering Swansea Bay tidal lagoon independent to Westminster.

Renewables’ share of electricity generation record high in Q2

The contribution of renewables to electricity generation hit a new record peak in the second quarter of this year as solar power picked up the slack resulting from the summer "wind drought", new official statistics show.

Electricity generation costs could rise by 15% without nuclear

Wylfa nuclear site will be ‘considerably cheaper’ than Hinkley

Leon Flexman, corporate affairs director at Hitachi-backed Horizon Nuclear Power said that cost reductions in the Wylfa project are having a knock-on impact on the strike price, the guaranteed floor for the sum it will be paid for generating electricity.