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Lessons from Whaley Bridge

Lessons from Whaley Bridge

Events at the Todbrook reservoir are a reminder that more needs to be done to cope with the nation’s ageing utilities infrastructure.

6 years ago

‘No clarity’ on EV charging points rollout

The chair of the House of Commons science and technology committee, Norman Lamb, has said other countries are “well ahead” of the UK in rolling out electric vehicle charging points.

6 years ago

Jo Johnson quits as BEIS minister and MP

6 years ago

Calls to double bioenergy use by 2032

6 years ago

Spending review ‘an insult’ to climate change agenda

Utility Week speaks to Labour’s energy spokesman Alan Whitehead about what he called “empty words” in the spending review about climate change. Whitehead said the £30 million set aside for new decarbonisation projects made “almost no difference to the massive challenge ahead" and predicated a public backlash.

6 years ago

Chancellor coughs up just £30m extra for net-zero goal

6 years ago

IMechE calls for local energy trials on university campuses

6 years ago

Scottish government unveils swathe of green initiatives

6 years ago

Javid asked to commit £42bn to tackle climate change

The chancellor of the exchequer has been urged by a coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to double spending on tackling climate change - raising it to a similar level as defence and secondary education.

6 years ago

The smart meter rollout – now comes the hard part

6 years ago

XR activist: Rebellions are fundamentally unreasonable

Extinction Rebellion has attracted criticism for its "unrealistic" target of hitting net-zero emissions by 2025. However, as one of its members tells Greg Jones, the group's role is to ensure against complacency and push for any acceleration of the timeline. He also stresses that citizen's assemblies will move matters faster than politicians ever will.

6 years ago

Solar deployment figures branded ‘inaccurate’

6 years ago

Government awards £7m to explore low-carbon hydrogen

6 years ago

Corbyn adviser: ‘We have to break the grip of the energy cartel’

Alan Simpson is the former Parliamentary ally and now sustainable economics adviser to Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. He talks to Utility Week about his anger at the abolition of feed in tariffs and why the UK needs to "replicate the Victorian system in an age of clean energy".

6 years ago

BEIS seeks contractors for heat pump trial in 750 homes

6 years ago

Almost one in five smart meters ‘dumb’

6 years ago

Millions of smart meter owners are ‘facing issues with devices’

6 years ago

Replacing Dermot Nolan

The process is underway to find a new CEO of Ofgem who will "transform" the organisation, with interviews starting today. Denise Chevin looks at who could fit the bill, the challenges they’ll face and the legacy left by the present incumbent.

6 years ago

B is now for blackout – but how will this backstop be solved?

Utility Week magazine editor Suzanne Heneghan considers what next for the energy system following Britain's biggest blackout in a decade

6 years ago

Government announces £300m investment for green transport

The funding, announced by BEIS, will be invested in cleaner forms of transport including flying taxis and electric passenger planes.

6 years ago

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