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Weekend press round-up: Corbyn promises £250bn green upgrade to UK homes

Jeremy Corbyn promises a £250 billion green upgrade to the UK’s housing; Boris Johnson abandons government support for fracking; and sewage spills put swimmers at risk – all in this weekend’s press round-up.

Labour net-zero blueprint calls for 9,000 new wind turbines by 2030

More than half of the UK’s electricity needs should be supplied from wind power by 2030, according to a radical new decarbonisation plan drawn up for the Labour Party. The 30 by 2030 report stops short of committing to net-zero by 2030 but does set a target of 90 per cent of non-transport electricity demand being met from renewable and low-carbon sources.

Political decisions ‘hampering competition’ in renewables

The UK has been warned against “putting all of its eggs in the offshore wind basket”. The lead author of the International Energy Agency's Renewables 2019 report talks to Utility Week about the UK's "unique" approach and the obstacles to speeding up deployment of green energy.

Battery storage exports ‘increased 600%’ between 2017-18

Data provided by the energy market data hub (EMDH) shows the "exponential" increase of battery storage exports. The data was released as part of a collaboration between the REA and ElectraLink.

Renewable power overtakes fossil fuels in Q3 2019

A report by Carbon Brief found that electricity generated by renewable sources overtook fossil fuels in Q3 2019, the first time since the Industrial Revolution. Increased wind capacity was largely to thank for the increase.

Brixton residents to offer flexibility services to UKPN

Brexit ‘could prompt reversal of solar panel VAT hike’

Renewables investors ‘allowed to speculate at expense of the public’

“You barely have an energy market in this country at all, such is the level of intervention,” a libertarian thinktank has claimed.

Renewable generation record in Q2 2019

BEIS has released statistics on energy generation during the second quarter of 2019 showing more than 30 per cent came from renewables.

Foreign investors in UK renewables ‘spooked by Brexit’

The vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on climate change has said European investors are turning to South America, because they are concerned about the impact of Brexit. However, one of the founders of Octopus Energy said the long-term attraction of UK renewables remained attractive.

Developer calls for tax relief for renewables and batteries

Subsidy-free solar ‘coming of age’

Policy needs to steer the UK towards net zero

Planning consents, decarbonised heat and subsidies for EVs and wind power all need to be rethought if the government is serious about achieving net zero emissions by 2050

Good Energy sees fall in domestic customers as it targets SMEs

Utility Week speaks to Good Energy founder Juliet Davenport about the company's success in targeting the business supply market and the "sticking point" of price in the domestic sector.

Proposals for residual network charging refined