Low-carbon generation

Solar PV developer secures £310m to deliver 1GW pipeline

Ofgem moots ‘controlled access’ to connections queue

National Grid backs ‘tighter thresholds’ for transmission connections

SSE to convert former coal plant into 150MW battery

Delivering net zero: The difficult questions we need to ask

French nuclear woes to keep power prices high beyond 2030

Move to formalise cut price wind farm tariffs

Welsh site moves step closer to homing UK’s first SMRs

Wind power record tipped as first of many

RWE’s Tom Glover warns against market revolution

Weekend press: Water company dividends jump to £1.4bn

SSE folds solar and battery team into renewables arm

SSE is folding its 100-strong solar and battery team, which up until now has been incubated in the group’s Enterprise division, into SSE Renewables. The company said the move will help the solar and battery business to grow in scale, whilst also enabling SSE Renewables to benefit from the team's expertise.

First long-term asset fund for renewables gets green light

Solar farm connects to transmission network in UK first

Axing CfDs would increase offshore wind costs by one third

Removing the contracts for difference (CfD) mechanism for offshore wind projects would significantly increase the cost of decarbonising the grid, according to the UK Energy Research Centre (ERC). The falling cost of generating electricity from renewables, termed "price cannibalisation", has prompted question marks over whether technologies such as offshore wind need continued government support such as CfDs. However, new research by the ERC warns that removing the CfD mechanism for offshore wind projects could put the UK's entire energy transition at risk.