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BEIS director of clean growth replaced

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)’s director of clean growth is leaving to take a new role working with Tony Blair. Utility Week understands a replacement has been identified.

4 years ago

Suppliers’ green tariff claims should be independently audited

Claims by energy suppliers regarding the environmental impact of their green tariffs should be audited, either independently or by Ofgem, Good Energy has recommended. The retailer’s proposals to tackle greenwashing have been backed by Ofgem’s former head of future consumers.

4 years ago

Local electricity pricing ‘would cut £2.1bn a year from system costs’

Wholesale electricity prices should be set locally instead of nationally, an influential right-of-centre thinktank has urged. The Policy Exchange has also called for reforms of both the Contracts for Difference and Capacity Market regimes.

4 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Government sets up secret ‘green nudge unit’

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, a new government team has been established to work out how to persuade people into green behaviours. There is also speculation about the future of Alok Sharma and scepticism about the extent to which hydrogen presents the answer to decarbonising heat. Meanwhile, the workers who died in last week’s tragedy at a Wessex Water plant have been named.

4 years ago

Gridserve opens first ‘Electric Forecourt’ in Essex

Gridserve has opened the first of 100 “Electric Forecourts” the company plans to build over next five years at Braintree in Essex. The station has the capacity to charge 36 electric vehicles at the same time at rates of up to 350kW.

4 years ago

‘Decarbonisation will be achieved at the edge of the grid’

Hundreds of thousands of jobs could be created - many in poorer areas that need them most - by taking a decentralised approach to energy investment, Stephen Fitzpatrick has said. The Ovo Group founder wants the government to shift its decarbonisation focus away from large-scale infrastructure and instead encourage private capital towards energy efficiency and decarbonised distributed infrastructure.

4 years ago

Eni buys 20% stake in Dogger Bank offshore windfarm

4 years ago

Don’t expect white paper to grab the headlines

With publication of the Energy White Paper still expected this month, Josh Buckland – who wrote an early draft of it – gives his view on what to expect.

4 years ago

UK bolsters 2030 climate target

4 years ago

Government should aim to decarbonise power grid by 2035

4 years ago

Crown Estate calls for evidence on how to achieve 1GW floating wind target

4 years ago

BEIS looks to bring electric vehicles into Capacity Market

4 years ago

Call for 80% green energy mandate for suppliers

4 years ago

Why point 11 is the most important in PM’s 10-point plan

Boris Johnson's Green Industrial Revolution is good news, but there's an important aspect that needs to go on the list, says PA Consulting's Ted Hopcroft

4 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Johnson urged to match Biden’s clean energy goals

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, five energy companies are lobbying the prime minister to commit to a date for a net-zero power system. The impact of Covid on household bills is discussed as is the true carbon impact of the proliferation of data centres.

4 years ago

O’Neill to speak out on COP26 sacking

4 years ago

Wind sector provides funding to stop turbines blocking air defence radar

4 years ago

Low-carbon auctions ‘no longer technology neutral’

4 years ago

NIS proposes net-zero duty for regulators

4 years ago

Floating wind in shallower waters allowed to bid for CfDs

4 years ago

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