Wind

Local councils must ‘roll up their sleeves’ and designate zones for renewables

Sector’s wish list for Budget 2020

As the Johnson government prepares to unveil its first Budget, one of the energy industry’s key wishes has already been granted – with a new position for onshore wind and solar set out. But, there is plenty more the Treasury could do to unleash the sector’s potential to play a key role in the net-zero journey.

BEIS proposes new pot structure for CfD auctions

Industry welcomes return of price support for onshore wind and solar

Government to lift subsidy block for onshore wind and solar

The government is on the verge of re-opening the Contract for Difference (CfD) auctions process to onshore wind and solar projects. The department for business, energy and industrial strategy is due to officially announce that it will lift the exclusion on so called Pot 1 technologies, the more established onshore wind and solar projects, from competing for CfD contracts, after briefing environmental groups.

Greencoat expects further churn of ROC projects in 2020

Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) plans to take on more subsidy-free offshore wind projects in 2020 after making its first acquisition of this kind last year. However, investment manager Stephen Lilley told Utility Week that the company also expects more Renewables Obligation Certificate-backed assets to be made available, as utilities try to recycle capital.

Current policies ‘not enough’ to attract net-zero investment

Regional Growth & Utilities: Generating change

Green tariff pledge ‘natural step’ for Scottish Power

Go-ahead for first subsidy-free offshore windfarm forecast for 2020

Government must accept ‘economic sense’ of subsidising onshore wind

A leading investor in renewable energy has told Utility Week the government must accept the economic argument that excluding onshore wind from subsidies “makes no sense”. Richard Crawford and Jaz Bains, of The Renewable Infrastructure Group, also warned that the Conservatives' pledge to reach 40GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 was “very challenging” and that a framework for incentivising investment was urgently needed.

BEIS awards £28m to accelerate low-carbon hydrogen production

Weekend press round-up: EDF to submit Sizewell C planning application within weeks

In the round-up of this weekend's press coverage: EDF is weeks away from submitting a planning application for its Sizewell C nuclear project in Suffolk; Ofwat is facing its biggest battle since privatisation after four companies revealed plans to appeal their final settlements; and Scottish Power launches a new tariff that guarantees customers electricity from its own renewable projects.

ESO on creating a zero-carbon power grid

Community renewables could reach 5.3GW by 2030