Low-carbon generation

Armitt says UK nuclear is on hold until funding model is clear

It is “impossible to see” how new nuclear power stations will be developed in the UK until a framework for financing them is in place, National Infrastructure Sir John Armitt has warned.

Government urged to support 10GW of electrolysers by 2035

EDF proposes 350MW solar farm in Essex

So Energy enters PPA market

Covid-19 has created a revolution in the electricity sector: regulation must keep up

The pandemic has created a unique opportunity for Ofgem to provide a framework that embraces flexibility and incentivises networks to facilitate the transition to net zero, writes James Crouch of Burns & McDonnell

No exemptions for new green gas levy

All gas suppliers will have to pay a new government levy, which is designed to fund biomethane injection into the grid, irrespective of how small they are or whether they already offer a green fuel. The government released a consultation paper on its proposed Green Gas Levy on the same day the Energy Networks Association published new research into building a hydrogen-ready network. It called for the government to set a target date for the connection of the first hydrogen production plant to the gas grid to help get projects off the ground.

Giant 13MW turbine chosen to power first two phases of Dogger Bank

National Grid to develop proposals to link up British and Dutch windfarms

‘Overlapping’ levies should be replaced with ‘single, simple’ carbon charge

Using blockchain to accelerate decarbonisation

Whitehall grip on net zero is ‘irresponsible’

Kwarteng says energy efficiency funding will go beyond GHG

How digitalisation can extend the lives of windfarms and transform the industry

Scottish Power teams up with electrolyser firm to roll out hydrogen refuelling network

Calls for immediate support for new UK nuclear, as Hitachi bows out