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Cheap wind a boon for green hydrogen

Cheap wind a boon for green hydrogen

Cheap wind power will “open up the opportunity” to produce affordable green hydrogen using electrolysis, according to the boss of ITM Power. Chief executive Graham Cooley was responding the results of last week’s Contracts for Difference auction which saw multiple projects - mainly offshore and remote island windfarms - secure agreements a record low strike price of £39.65/MWh.

6 years ago

Lord Deben: Politicians have finally grasped the reality of climate change

The chair of the Committee on Climate Change discusses how the climate emergency eventually sunk in for the country's leadership and how, if they fail, he will see them in court.

6 years ago

Renationalisation would set net-zero goal back, report claims

Frontier Economics, analysing Labour’s Bringing Energy Home plan at the request of the Energy Networks Association (ENA), has said the wholesale changes proposed would divert resources and investment, act as a disruption to innovation and increase costs to customers.

6 years ago

Labour pledges to issue 2.5m zero-interest EV loans

John McDonnell has said Labour will introduce 2.5 million interest-free loans of up to £33,000 for the purchase of electric cars if it becomes the next government, with a requirement that those benefiting participate in a mass trial of Vehicle-2-Grid technology.

6 years ago

Reeves says BEIS is ‘rowing back’ on CCUS pledges

The chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has accused the government of “barely engaging with the arguments” around carbon capture usage and storage and failing to give any sense of how it will achieve its net-zero targets.

6 years ago

Energy UK calls for ‘net-zero test’ for all government policies

6 years ago

In search of limitless cheap electricity

6 years ago

Fuel poverty target ‘will be missed without further investment’

National Energy Action has urged the Treasury to commit £2.8 billion to tackling fuel poverty, if it is to have any chance of hitting its targets to 2025

6 years ago

Water prepped for six weeks after no-deal Brexit

6 years ago

Developer calls for tax relief for renewables and batteries

6 years ago

The UK will need to have its climate change house in order ahead of COP26

The UK's success in landing the COP26 conference is a feather in its cap but also leaves the government with nowhere to hide when it comes to committing to action towards net-zero, says David Blackman.

6 years ago

Climate motion is most supported ahead of Labour conference

A motion backing Labour's ‘Green New Deal’ has attract more support than any other from local parties ahead of next week's party conference. The twin track programme of state investment and regulation has received more support than a call to oppose Brexit.

6 years ago

Pow replaces Coffey as water minister

Rebecca Pow – the ‘Greenest MP of the Year’ – has replaced Therese Coffey parliamentary under-secretary of state at Defra, with responsibility for water and flooding, as well as the progress of the Environment Bill.

6 years ago

Lib Dem government ‘would hit net-zero by 2045’

The Liberal Democrats have backed plans to ban all new coal mining and end the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2030, as well as pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 “at the latest.

6 years ago

Eon/ Npower deal given green light

Eon's acquisition of the majority of shares in Innogy will eventually see big six supplier Npower absorbed into the group. The European Commission gave the deal the green light on Tuesday.

6 years ago

Smart meter rollout at ‘breakeven’ point

Alongside its decision to extend the smart meter rollout deadline to 2024, BEIS has published its 2019 cost benefit analysis of the scheme. The government has said the rollout is now at a "breakeven" point.

6 years ago

In-home displays better at cutting energy usage than phone apps

6 years ago

EU decision on Eon/ Npower deal expected this week

The European Commission is set to announce its decision on Eon's acquisition of the majority of shares of Innogy this week. As part of the deal, Eon would take over Npower in the UK, taking the big six to a big five.

6 years ago

Smart meter deadline to be extended to 2024

6 years ago

Public sector missing out on £5.6bn in energy efficiency

6 years ago

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