Low-carbon generation

Government awards £7m to explore low-carbon hydrogen

Replacing Dermot Nolan

The process is underway to find a new CEO of Ofgem who will "transform" the organisation, with interviews starting today. Denise Chevin looks at who could fit the bill, the challenges they’ll face and the legacy left by the present incumbent.

B is now for blackout – but how will this backstop be solved?

Utility Week magazine editor Suzanne Heneghan considers what next for the energy system following Britain's biggest blackout in a decade

Lease extensions agreed for seven offshore wind farms

Final cost of Race Bank project revealed

Diamond Transmission Partners was chosen by Ofgem as the preferred bidder in the fifth round of competitive tenders under the offshore transmission owners (OFTO) regime.

‘World’s most powerful’ floating turbine receives funding boost

A project to build the world’s most powerful floating turbine has received £3.4 million from the Scottish government.

Special report: Renewed hope for new nuclear

Ofgem publishes total renewables obligation for 2018/19

Massara: Blackout was ‘wake up’ call for the industry

Former Npower chief executive Paul Massara has said that this month's power cut should prompt a period of reflection from the industry on resilience and better planning for who gets cut off in a blackout.

‘National conversation’ needed over cost of resilience

The public may have to consider paying for more back up power in order to prevent a repeat of the 9 August blackout, energy experts have warned following the publication of the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) report into the incident.

Wood to sell UK nuclear business to US firm for £250m

Wood Group, which is responsible for decommissioning the Sellafield nuclear power plant in Cumbria, has agreed a £250m deal with a subsidiary of US firm Jacobs.

ONS reassures EDF reactor is safe despite cracked core

Cracks in graphite cores are a well-known phenomena according to the ONR. Reactor 4 will be allowed to operate for the next four month operational period.

Catholic Church signs renewable energy deal with British Gas

Centrica-owned British Gas business will supply 5,000 churches, schools and community centres with renewable power., making the Catholic Church one of the largest single consumers of green gas certificates.

Energy leaders call on government support for international AI energy centre

Voices from across the sector have called on BEIS to support an "international AI energy centre" to help the transition to a low-carbon, decentralised economy. A similar announcement has recently been made by health secretary Matt Hancock.

Helm says power cut underlines need to take National Grid ESO public