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EDF Renewables has revealed plans to install up to five floating turbines for phase two of its Blyth Offshore Demonstrator windfarm off the coast of Northumberland. The turbines will be situated 14 kilometres from the shore in water depths of around 55 metres.
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Chris Train, Energy Networks Association’s Gas Goes Green Champion, writes for Utility Week about the launch of the Hydrogen Networks Plan.
The surprise twist in the Energy White Paper was its embrace of the idea of auto-switching. David Blackman looks at how this and other key planks of the paper landed with the sector, and why it came out of the blue.
In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, EDF is said to be drawing up plans for a stock market flotation of EV charging infrastructure specialist, Pod Point. Meanwhile, scientists have hit back at claims carbon capture represents a risky approach to decarbonisation and the government is expected to crack down on oil and gas companies’ plans to cut emissions.
Boris Johnson has been pressed to further extend the Green Homes Grant by the chair of the House of Commons environment audit committee, who has claimed that delays issuing the scheme’s vouchers are leading energy efficiency installers to cut jobs. The prime minister responded that the government will “do its best” to address any failings in the scheme and also elaborated on his vision for a green recovery.
As we begin the run-up to COP26, Joshua Atkins, head of public affairs at Energy Networks Association, looks at what 2021 might have in store for the energy industry.
The COP26 conference presents an opportunity for the UK water sector to showcase its decarbonisation ambitions to the rest of the world, according to the industry’s trade body. However, Samuel Larsen, Water UK's programme lead on Net Zero 2030 Roadmap, told Utility Week that the sector must be transparent on where and how it uses offsetting to reach its goal.
In our latest round up of utility sector appointments Thames Water welcomes a former Ofgem senior partner as non-executive director, while a new post has been created at the UK Export Finance to help energy companies in the north secure finance and insurance.
Anglian Water and Drax have become founding signatories to the Prince of Wales’ international climate change recovery plan for businesses.
In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, the reshuffle at BEIS is analysed, there is no sign of breakthrough in Centrica’s dispute over pay and conditions and more than 100 MPs from across different parties are supporting a parliamentary bid to stop water companies discharging untreated sewage into rivers.
