Policy

Government backs RAB for hydrogen transport

‘Dearth of discussion’ over potential wind-down of gas networks

Ministers have ‘lost appetite’ for social tariff

Fundamental step-change in decarbonisation key to unlocking huge economic prize

ULEZ if you want to: How far will Tories turn on net zero?

Net zero tsar says Sunak on ‘wrong side of history’

Weekend press round-up: Decision to drop social energy tariff ‘betrays most vulnerable’

A just transition should focus on those who usually go last

Saving money biggest driver for Brits switching to heat pumps

The potential to save money on their energy bills is the biggest driver for Brits looking to instal a heat pump, research by EDF has found. The report found that almost half of (49%) of Brits are looking at installing a heat pump in the future.

Inquiry launched into long-duration energy storage  

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into long-duration energy storage as part of the UK’s ambitions to decarbonise the grid. The government has set a target for a fully decarbonised electricity system by 2035. The inquiry will seek to establish whether the government has sufficient policies in place to support medium and long-duration energy storage and whether it is on track to deliver this component of a net zero energy system.

Coffey slammed for lack of meetings with water bosses

‘Not a single person in supply chain’ thinks UK will hit net zero targets

Not a single person in the supply chain believes UK net zero targets will be achieved. That is the damning conclusion of the Energy Industries Council’s (EIC) annual Survive & Thrive report into global energy supply chains. Based on the views of 96 supply chain bosses, the EIC report concludes that “widespread delays in project funding strongly signposts that the UK is not going to meet its legally binding 2050 net zero target, and neither will Scotland meet its 2045 target”.

Industry backs green tariff reform

Drax gets green light for pumped storage hydro plant

Delivery of Cambridge reservoir to be sped up