Low-carbon generation

‘Get on, get back or get out’: ESO fleshes out connection queue reforms

Anglian to begin hydrogen from waste production

Ofgem says ESO should stop ‘planning to fail’

Calls to ease planning rules for all net-zero projects

Ofgem invites bids for £7bn of offshore wind connections

Weekend press: Energy debt bankruptcies set for record

2045 floating wind target ‘not sensible’

The government has rejected pressure from MPs to set longer term targets for deploying floating offshore wind farms, saying that to do so would not be sensible. It follows calls from the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee for the UK government to set a target for offshore wind deployment by 2045.

Pettigrew sets out vision of ‘connection hubs’

Lightsource BP launches AI home energy assistant

SSE abandons plan to sell stake in distribution network

CCC: UK must defend its lead on hydrogen and CCS

The UK government has been warned that it risks losing the workforce it needs to meet its net zero ambitions. The Committee on Climate Change has urged the government to take action to “defend its competitive advantage in Net Zero sectors like hydrogen and carbon capture”. Failing to do so will see workers leave the UK for countries in Europe or the USA, where there is a clear plan for the creation of net zero jobs.

Regulator must keep an eye on DSO laggards

Power costs uncertainty risks long-term harm to UK industry

The UK risks “generational” damage to its industrial base unless it can offer the “right mix” of stable energy policies, the director general of the Confederation of Paper Industries has warned.

Sizewell B back online following £80m upgrade

Sizewell B has begun generating again following the completion of an £80 million upgrade. The Suffolk nuclear plant has been offline since the middle of February. In that time, the plant has undergone refuelling and a series of maintenance works. This included replacing one of the two rotors that are responsible for turning the turbine that makes the power, replacement of one of the four reactor coolant pumps inside the plant’s dome and routine servicing of valves and motors.

Weekend press round-up: Coffey ‘fed up’ with water companies