Generation

Will BEIS and Boris be good for business?

Among the many entertaining stories to emerge during Boris Johnson’s colourful leadership campaign was how our new PM once played God in his school play. Listening to his victorious speech on the steps of Downing Street, Suzanne Heneghan says it was pretty easy to see why

Revealed: Details of the white paper that never was

The long-awaited energy white paper remains on the shelf - with a series of consultations published last week seemingly in its stead. Utility Week explores what is thought to be included in the white paper and asks whether it will ever see the light of day.

Activists blockade Drax office and occupy SSE site

UK leads Europe’s offshore wind installations for first half of 2019

The UK had the most offshore wind installation activity in Europe during H1 2019, adding 931MW, according to new figures.

Corbyn promises to invest £3.5bn in Mersey tidal power scheme

Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to invest £3.5 billion in the Mersey Tidal Power Project if Labour comes to power.

Leadsom under pressure over onshore wind

The new business secretary Andrea Leadsom has been put under immediate pressure to reverse the government’s “ideological opposition” to onshore wind.

Railside solar farms ‘shot in the arm’ for community energy

Flexitricity teams up with farmers for DSR trial

Boris may not need the nuclear option to reach net zero

Utility Week project roundup w/c 22 July

Utility Week takes a look at the various projects happening in the sector.

Greencoat sees further wind investment opportunities

Greencoat UK Wind has revealed it sees “further opportunities for investments” following the government’s recent pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Machine learning improves ESO solar forecasts

BEIS reveals FiT deployment data following scheme closure

Feed-in Tariff (FiT) installations increased during the first quarter of 2019 as households looked to take advantage of the scheme before it was scrapped.

Project powers network plans for net zero

Energy Networks Association’s Open Networks Project, which has been engaging with industry to power towards a smarter, low-carbon energy system, has reached some key milestones, says ENA's head of innovation, Randolph Brazier

Climate change protesters to target Drax