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The forum will explore ways to ensure that EVs are integrated into the energy system in a way which “enables continued innovation and growth” and is “centred round customer needs”.
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The energy system’s switch over to low-carbon sources of generation has contributed to dramatic falls in emissions of heavily polluting sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), according to the Environment Agency’s first report on England’s air quality.
Low wind resource in May and June hit Greencoat’s portfolio generation in the first half of the year, putting it 6 per cent below budget at 951GW.
Octopus Investments has recorded the highest level of generational output of its portfolio of photovoltaic
Renewables provided nearly 30 per cent of the electricity generated in the UK in 2017, official figures have revealed, as output jumped by a fifth due to high winds and new capacity.
Figures released by Scottish Power show all its business areas are “performing in line with expectations” in the first half of 2018, according to its chief executive.
EDF Energy has insisted that the construction of its Hinkley Point C nuclear project remains "on track" after fresh delays to the French plant that is using the same pioneering nuclear reactor.
Great Yarmouth-based 3Sun Group has been awarded a contract worth more than £2.5 million to help
The programme aims to demonstrate how solar power, batteries, smart heating technologies and electric vehicles can work together to support the islands’ energy system.
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged that support of renewable energy will be a key plank of Labour’s industrial strategy.
The survey, commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) from YouGov, shows that 52 per cent of MPs surveyed believe the level of strong opposition to onshore wind is more than 20 per cent.
Octopus Investments has completed a £174 million refinancing of a biomass and landfill gas portfolio in what is thought to be the first major UK biomass deal in 2018.
Drax profits have fallen after the company suffered two unplanned outages at its power station in Yorkshire - one caused by a fire at the biomass rail unloading facility at the end of 2017.
Claire Perry, minister for clean growth and climate change, announced that the next allocation round for less established technologies will open by May 2019.
SSE’s onshore wind growth added £3.9 billion to the UK and Irish economies over the past decade, the company has estimated.
Responding to a question at a seminar organised by Elexon, the chair of Energy UK said there was "not much" evidence of governmental response to the strains on the grid resulting from the increased decentralisation of generation.
The unusually warm weather has resulted in around 30 per cent less wind generation in June and July compared to the same time last year.
The government has axed subsidies for new small-scale low-carbon electricity generation, sparking dismay from renewable energy bodies.
Anglian Water is embarking on the second phase of its push towards more on-site solar renewable energy generation at its water treatment sites.
The company blamed the weather for a low output from renewable sources in a trading update, ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) later today (19 July). Shareholders will be asked to back the proposed merger of the company’s retail arm with Npower at a general meeting after the AGM.