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Gas safety regulations should be updated to spur the development of low carbon heating by allowing the pipe network to transport hydrogen, MPs have been told.
6 years ago
"We now need to lay the groundwork to enable government to make decisions about the long-term future of heat"
The UK cannot meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets unless it decarbonises its heat
The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has called on utilities and regulators to back the recommendations it has made to government about the investment needed for infrastructure.
The next election will be effectively fought between the Conservatives and Labour – and the
Speaking in a Labour party conference fringe meeting on the transition to hydrogen, the shadow energy minister said the scale and scope of the UK’s embedded gas infrastructure ruled out a wholesale switchover to electric heating.
There was once a time when you could be reasonably certain about where the energy
Switching over the gas network to hydrogen and other green gases could start immediately, Labour’s
“Local authorities have the power to act as positive disruptors and have a key role to play in the energy transition, which some may find surprising.” That was the message Matthew Rhodes, chairman of Energy Capital, had for an audience at Utility Week Live this week.
The cumulative additional cost of decarbonising the UK’s heating system by 2050 could be as
Leading industry voice, the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), has announced its new president as Elaine Lancaster of Groupe Atlantic UK & ROI Division.
7 years ago
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has failed to provide value for money for the £23 billion that it is set to cost taxpayers, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concluded.
Heat networks should be subject to statutory regulation, the competition watchdog has recommended.
Ecotricity and Next Kraftwerke have teamed up to create a greener smart grid in a bid to regulate the UK’s energy demand, storage and generation in “real-time.”
More than £227 million was invested in 400 independent renewable energy projects last year, reveals Smartest Energy’s 6th annual report.
Alan Whitehead has branded the government-commissioned Helm review as an "unbelievably rushed job" that could "considerably" push up household bills if one of its key recommendations is implemented.
The government has announced it will review its targets to meet its zero emissions goal, but to what extent should they be strengthened? And how will the goal be met? David Blackman reports.
