Generation

Government open to Chinese involvement in reviving Moorside nuclear project

Clark urged to intervene over network charging reforms

Claire Perry defends shale gas fracking

Energy minister Claire Perry has insisted the UK will be reliant on gas for the foreseeable future, and defended the often-villainised process of fracking to produce that gas.

Octopus Energy partners with energy comparison service

Octopus Energy Business Solutions has announced it is offering 100 per cent green tariffs to business customers through a partnership with Bolton-based Love Energy Savings.

Pure Planet announces member fees £151 below price cap

Bath-based Pure Planet has announced it is reducing membership fees to £151 below the default tariff cap.

UK carbon emissions down 37% since 1990

Call for decentralised optimisation as FIT regime due to end

Fresh mechanisms will be required to ensure that new decentralised generation is visible on the grid once the feed-in tariff (FIT) regime ends this March, an event heard last week.

Swansea Bay tidal lagoon backers revive plans

Plans for Swansea Bay’s groundbreaking tidal power project have been revived with its backers claiming it can be built without public financial support.

C-Capture raises £3.5m from Drax, BP and IP Group

C-Capture has secured £3.5 million of equity funding from Drax, BP Ventures and IP Group

Greencoat UK Wind acquires 35% stake in SSE windfarms

Greencoat UK Wind has announced it has secured agreements to acquire almost 50 per cent stakes in the Stronelairg and Dunmaglass windfarms from SSE.

UK low carbon economy grew by 7% in 2017

The Office of National Statistics’ (ONS) has found the UK low carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy grew by 6.8 per cent to £44.5 billion in 2017.

Letter from the Editor: Renationalisation… a sense of ownership

Pensions need to be de-risked

The year ahead for pensions across the utility sector looks set to be an uncertain

Network charging reforms needed

Writing on utilityweek.co.uk recently (“One step forward, three steps back?”), Jonathan Marshall, head of analysis

Putting a value on network services