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Richard Harrington, junior business and industry minister, was grilled by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee yesterday (10 July) on whether the government’s new draft nuclear waste disposal guidance should permit such facilities in national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
One of the UK’s leading energy academics has cast doubt on whether carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be relied upon to facilitate the mass conversion of the heating system to hydrogen.
Overarching objectives for the Scottish government’s bid to create a publicly owned energy company have been suggested in a study by the University of Strathclyde.
In its latest quarterly update on the UK’s steps to exit Euratom, the EU-linked nuclear safeguarding regime, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) says 13 safeguards officers are being trained by the Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR) with another due to join the organisation shortly.
The developer behind plans to build a £1.3 billion tidal lagoon plant in Swansea Bay has accused the government of distorting figures used to justify its decision not to back the scheme.
The regulator assessed a total of 116 amendments - four suggested by itself and the rest by industry stakeholders.
Foresight Solar Fund has raised more than £48 million through a share placing to help fund the acquisition of 18 operational solar assets in the UK.
The government should agree support for only one more new nuclear power station before 2025, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has advised.
By backing the conversion of natural gas to hydrogen the government could be in “danger” of supporting technologies that make “minimal or no contributions” to the UK’s climate change objectives, a new cross-party inquiry has warned.
Energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry has written to National Grid to give her final decision on the procurement targets for the next round of capacity market auctions.
Electric charging points look set to be a mandatory feature on many new housing developments under the government’s blueprint for encouraging the mass switch from combustion engine vehicles.
A £500 million energy fund has been launched in London to help hospitals, universities and
The uncertainty surrounding Brexit is already having an impact on energy suppliers, nine months ahead of the UK’s planned departure date from the European Union, Lawrence Slade has warned.
Greg Clark has set a target to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the central government estate by the end of the decade.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has appointed independent regulation expert Tracey Barlow to head
Switching over the gas network to hydrogen and other green gases could start immediately, Labour’s
If one thing was clear from Utility Week’s latest Annual Energy Summit, it’s that the industry faces a long list of challenges. Certainly, there were plenty of things to discuss, and speakers had plenty to say.
The need for alternative and increased sources of flexibility in the power system is now widely accepted – but the UK’s journey to a flexible energy system has only just begun.
The regulator has approved a data privacy plan submitted by Western Power Distribution setting out its proposed arrangements for collecting, processing and storing the information based on half-hourly consumption data from domestic smart meter customers.