Low-carbon generation

The Crown Estate signs leasing agreements for six offshore wind farms

‘Major incident’ as 70 Hinkley workers involved in bus crash

Networks accused of ‘gold plating’ grid connections

Wind generation exceeds 21GW for first time

Scots government launches review of offshore wind target

Weekend press round-up: Energy bill support for firms to be cut

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national media, there are multiple reports that the government will announce reduced support for business energy bills today, as trade bodies warn of the strain their members are under. Meanwhile, an influential Conservative committee has called for communities living near new onshore wind and solar farms to be given 100% discounts on their energy bills and there are warnings that England faces further droughts this summer.

‘National war effort’ needed on energy efficiency

New record set for zero-carbon generation

Net zero delays could cost UK £39bn

Scottish government sets 20GW onshore wind 2030 goal

The Scottish Government has set a new goal to increase installed onshore wind capacity to 20 GW by 2030.  An increase on this scale would mean a more than doubling in Scotland’s deployed onshore wind capacity, which stands at 8.7GW out of a UK total of 14.6GW.

Government moves to close CfD loophole

Ofgem revises position on shared offshore transmission links

New lease of life for onshore wind

Fixing energy markets from the ground up

Backing for renewable energy rebounds to record high

Backing for renewable energy has rebounded to record levels, according to the latest government survey on the issue. This shows shows 88% support the use of renewable energy to provide electricity and heat, including 56% who express strong support. The 88% figure breaks the previous record high of 87%, set in autumn 2021.