Low-carbon generation

Making a market for PPAs

Build Back Better: A missed opportunity for institutional change?

Unite ballots workers over proposed Drax redundancies

Workers at the Drax power station in North Yorkshire have been voting this week in a ballot for strike action over 230 proposed redundancies, the Unite Union has revealed. Unite has accused Drax of backtracking on a verbal pledge made last year that there would be no compulsory redundancies among the 600-strong workforce, a claim Drax denies.

SSEN: Making our commitment to net zero

Biomethane connected to gas network for first time

Construction begins on Neart na Gaoithe windfarm

One of the world’s largest offshore construction vessels has arrived at the site of the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore windfarm to begin construction 15km off the Fife coast. Jointly owned by EDF Renewables and Irish network operator ESB, the windfarm will supply enough electricity for around 375,000 homes and will offset more than 400,000 tonnes of Co2 emissions each year.

Latest coal-free run ends after 55 days

NIC calls for 65% renewables generation by 2030

ESO agrees contract to turn down output from Torness nuclear plant

Achieving net zero – too cheap to meter or too expensive to deliver?

Weekend press round-up: EDF to be paid millions for halving Sizewell output

Plan Zero: How Ovo is fighting climate change

September marks a year since Ovo Energy unveiled its Plan Zero pledge to halve its customers’ carbon footprints by 2030. Utility Week catches up with Kate Weinberg, Ovo’s director of sustainability, to discuss how technology and the green recovery is helping meet the target and why Covid-19 should not distract us from the threat of climate change.

Gridserve acquires subsidy-free solar farm from Anesco

Prospect union calls for 10GW of new nuclear by 2030

Energy projects awarded shares of £1.3bn recovery package