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Weekend press round-up: PM urged to fulfil household insulation pledge

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, Boris Johnson is under pressure to ignore his chief advisor’s scepticism about a mass home insulation drive. Meanwhile, there are reports that Ofgem is to back track on changes to the gas transmission charging regime in the face of pressure from heavy industrial users.

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IEA head says hydrogen is ‘ready for the big time’

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CCC hits back at claims of soft proposals

Committee on Climate Change (CCC) chair Lord Deben has branded as “unacceptable” comments that the body is focussed on politically palatable solutions. Meanwhile, Centrica tells Utility Week that the government should set a more ambitious target for banning the sale of internal combustion engine cars and vans than that recommended by the CCC.

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Renewables accounted for 47% of electricity generation in Q1

The latest stats on energy trends show a bumper quarter for renewables, with fossil fuel generation reaching a record low and wind generating 30 per cent of all UK electricity

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CCC sets new date for ban on petrol and diesel car sales

Phasing out the sale of internal combustion engine cars and vans should be accelerated to 2032, the government’s influential climate change watchdog has urged. In its latest progress report on the UK’s efforts to cut emissions, the Committee on Climate Change also urges a rapid acceleration of hydrogen production and a move to annual Contracts for Difference auctions.

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‘If UK doesn’t back green hubs, investors will look elsewhere’

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has urged the government to commit to low-carbon clusters across the country or risk investment going abroad. He also put forward a spirited defence of hydrogen and CCS as “proven” technologies.

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Leading role for hydrogen means greater reliance on natural gas

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Drax to hold second trial of bioenergy with CCS

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Scottish Power: RIIO2 will test scale of UK’s green ambitions

Ofgem’s draft determinations on RIIO2 next month must “send the right signals on the central role electricity networks have in delivering net zero”, according to Scottish Power. Ensuring the price control framework stimulates economic opportunities to drive forward decarbonisation is one of “10 practical steps for a green recovery” put forward by the company.

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Octopus Renewables hires offshore wind specialist from Macquarie

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Innogy chooses newly unveiled 14MW turbine for Sofia offshore windfarm

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‘As homes become offices, energy efficiency is more vital than ever’

A national home upgrade programme will be the centrepiece of a five-point plan by Energy UK for putting the sector at the heart of the economy’s post-lockdown recovery. The trade body’s economics director Sam Hollister put the case forward that the widespread adoption of homeworking during the lockdown had increased the urgency of improving the energy efficiency of the UK’s housing stock

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ESC backs new nuclear but says costs must fall

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SSE considering selling stakes in network businesses

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SSE gives go-ahead to 443MW Viking windfarm in Shetland

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Solar sector calls for CfD auctions every six months

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The role of offshore wind in a green recovery

To mark Global Wind Day, Orsted’s head of region for the UK, Duncan Clark, writes for Utility Week about how the post-pandemic economic recovery offers an opportunity for the offshore wind sector to refocus and potentially accelerate progress towards a more sustainable, low-carbon future.

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National Grid extends contract to limit output from Sizewell B

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MPs pass Local Electricity Act

MPs have backed giving community groups the power to set up mini-energy supply companies.

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EDF launches probe after silo bursts at Hinkley Point C

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