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Government introduces RAB funding bill for new nuclear

The government has introduced a new bill to parliament to implement the regulated asset base (RAB) funding model for new nuclear power stations. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the “tried and tested” model has already been successfully used to finance major infrastructure projects such as the Thames Tideway Tunnel and will save consumers more than £30 billion on each new large-scale nuclear plant.

3 years ago

Energy sector commits to net-zero power system in 2030s

3 years ago

Net Zero Strategy is a ‘significant step forward’

3 years ago

Centrica reveals plans to build 900MW of solar and storage

3 years ago

SSEN officially recognised for science-based carbon targets

3 years ago

Study identifies best support mechanisms for BECCS

3 years ago

Weekend press round-up: £1.7bn plan for Swansea renewable energy project

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national media, a Welsh company will lead on plans to build a £1.7 billion renewable energy project on Swansea’s water front. Elsewhere, there are reports of a clash between two multi-billion-pound net zero schemes in the North Sea.

3 years ago

John Morea: We can’t force technological change on public

3 years ago

Which? names first ‘Eco Providers’ for energy

3 years ago

Mortgage market has ‘critical’ role in decarbonising heat

3 years ago

Innovation for the masses?

3 years ago

UKPN: COP should be the inflection point

3 years ago

2035: A date with destiny?

3 years ago

How to fix megaprojects (and all capital projects that matter)

3 years ago

First net-zero industrial clusters chosen

3 years ago

Malaysian utility buys 49% stake in Blyth offshore wind farm

3 years ago

‘We didn’t have a plan before, now we do’

3 years ago

Will Gardiner: COP26 is last best chance to get climate change under control

3 years ago

Government outlines possible pathways to net zero

3 years ago

Green levies to shift from electricity to gas ‘this decade’

The government has pledged in its Net Zero Strategy to look at options, including carbon pricing, to shift green levy costs from electricity to gas, while announcing £620 million of additional funding to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). Utility Week examines the key proposals contained within this long-awaited roadmap to 2050.

3 years ago