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Renewable curtailment may reach 30GW by 2030

Renewable curtailment may reach 30GW by 2030

By 2030 up to 30GW of wind and solar generation may need to be curtailed on some days if enough is built to meet to the government’s new net-zero target, analysis by LCP has suggested. The consultancy said this will create a “big opportunity” for long-duration storage technologies that are able to take advantage of the “free lunch”.

5 years ago

Capacity Market ‘should accept wind and solar bundles’

A consultant has argued that assembling portfolios of solar and windfarms, located in different parts of the country, gives those holding such Capacity Market contracts a better chance of providing power when it is needed.

5 years ago

Utility of the Future: Can water reach net zero by 2030?

5 years ago

What the rest of the world can teach us about decarbonisation

5 years ago

Urgent action needed as low-carbon generation stutters

Growth in low-carbon electricity generation stalled in 2019 despite almost a fourfold year-on-year increase in coal-free days. The figures have sparked calls for the government to go beyond its commitment to offshore wind and support other forms of renewables.

5 years ago

League table shows varied response to export tariff obligation

5 years ago

Renewables overtake gas for first time

5 years ago

Gridserve completes ‘game-changing’ solar farm in York

5 years ago

ESO looks to renewables to provide synthetic inertia

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BP increases stake in solar developer Lightsource

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Scottish Power to combine wind, solar and storage in hybrid projects

5 years ago

What would a Conservative government mean for utilities?

In the latest of Utility Week’s profiles of the contenders to form the next government, David Blackman examines the Conservatives’ plans for the next five years. He talks to experts including Tim Yeo and Aurora Energy’s Richard Howard about the details behind the key Tory targets and what they would mean for the sector.

5 years ago

SNP calls for free national energy switching service

5 years ago

Renewables poised for first foray into Capacity Market

5 years ago

ESO launches reactive power tender for Mersey

5 years ago

Corbyn’s Green New Deal heralds return to Old Labour values

Utility Week policy correspondent David Blackman picks through the details of Labour’s manifesto and talks to experts about the potential consequences for the sector. They discuss the extent and costs of the party’s nationalisation plans, whether its targets for massively expanding renewable generation are feasible and who would co-ordinate its ambitious net-zero goals.

5 years ago

Weekend press round-up: National Grid and SSE ‘go offshore’

This weekend's press round-up explores moves by SSE and National Grid to protect investors in the face of renationalisation threats; Scottish Power's plans for a major expansion of onshore windfarms and Dale Vince, founder of green energy supplier Ecotricity, donating to the Labour Party.

5 years ago

Plaid Cymru wants £15bn for green growth in Wales

Plaid Cymru has called on the UK government to allocate an additional one per cent of GDP to invest in green infrastructure over the next decade and to establish an energy agency for Wales. The Brexit Party has also set out its stall on green issues.

5 years ago

WPD to track low-carbon technologies using AI

5 years ago

Renewable investors regain interest in UK

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