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Labour backs annual CfD auctions

Labour has proposed at least £30 billion of investment in low-carbon sectors in the next 18 months. The party criticised regulatory barriers holding back investment in offshore wind and insisted Contracts for Difference auctions should be held every year to speed up and smooth out the delivery of projects.

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COP could unlock special relationship with Biden’s US

Utility Week’s policy correspondent David Blackman asks whether Joe Biden’s presidency makes the COP26 climate conference even more of a priority for Boris Johnson.

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Welsh Water embarks on sewage to vehicle fuel project

Welsh Water has secured £60,000 to fund a scheme that converts sludge to hydrogen fuel for its vehicle fleet and has added solar arrays at three of its sites. The new initiatives are part of the company's efforts to cut carbon emissions across its estate.

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Vattenfall partners with Viridor to anchor heat networks to energy-from-waste fleet

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National Grid concludes first competitive tender for black start services

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Sector to be kept in dark about ETS replacement until new year

Energy companies may not know until next year how the UK’s new post-Brexit carbon pricing regime will work, the energy minister has admitted.

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Centrica completes local energy market trial in Cornwall

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Utility Week Live Online opens to visitors

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Funding the UK’s offshore wind ambitions

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Weekend press round-up: What’s in Johnson’s 10-point green plan?

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, there is speculation about the contents of this week’s update on the prime minister’s vision for a “green industrial revolution”. There is also analysis of what a Joe Biden presidency will mean for net zero, whether the UK is really investing enough in tackling climate change and National Grid’s recent supply margin warnings.

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RO buy-out shortfall hit £105m

There was a combined shortfall of more than £105 million in the renewables obligation (RO) buy-out funds due to suppliers not meeting the relevant deadlines, Ofgem has revealed. The regulator said 33 suppliers failed to meet their total obligations by the deadlines - 31 August for buy-out payments and 1 September for RO certificates.

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A series of unfortunate events

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Kwarteng says argument for offshore grid ‘has been won’

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#AskUsAnything: Countdown to COP26

Date: 13/11/2020 11:00 am

CfD rule change may have ‘significant unintended consequences’

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UK needs clear strategy to take lead on hydrogen

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Forecasting electricity demand in the time of Covid

The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) was forced to rapidly re-evaluate its approach to forecasting electricity demand during the lockdown. Forecasting analyst, Andreas Zimmermann, writes for Utility Week about how LCCC responded and the trends he is predicting going into 2021.

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Harnessing digital power to deliver on net-zero carbon commitments

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UK ‘needs 20GW more offshore wind by 2025’

The government must guarantee a contracted additional 20GW of offshore wind over the next four years, according to a broad-based coalition of charities. The Climate Coalition has set out a ten-point plan ahead of Boris Johnson’s update on his green industrial revolution plan, which is expected next week

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National Grid issues second warning of tight supply margin

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