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On the move: Bulb appoints CFO; Octopus Energy Germany announces CEO

In our latest industry appointment round-up Bulb poaches another EasyJet executive to bolster its senior team, while Octopus Energy has appointed a chief executive to launch its German division. Meanwhile, the Offshore Wind Industry Council has announced the appointment of a new co-chair.

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New green heat goals should mean no more ‘wait and see’

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Review to examine growth of Welsh renewables

The Welsh Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into how the UK Government can best support the development of the principality’s renewable energy resources.

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Weekend press round-up: More than half of £50bn wind farm cash to go overseas

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, concern is expressed about whether homegrown supply chains will lose out in the UK’s spending boom in offshore wind. Details of Boris Johnson’s 10-point green plan are also explored, including regional disparities in the installation of electric car chargepoints. Meanwhile, a plan to export Scottish water to England to deal with shortages has been blocked by ministers north of the border.

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Winners and losers from PM’s green plan

Utility Week’s policy correspondent David Blackman discusses the implications on the utilities sector of Boris Johnson’s plan for a “green industrial revolution”. He assesses the winners and losers from the speech, as well as the areas where question marks remain.

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ESO agrees to formulate new plan for implementing TERRE

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Electricity networks embrace new heat pumps target

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SVT welcomes 500 Kickstart apprentices

Severn Trent will be taking on 500 young people over the next year under the government's social mobility scheme, to offer six-month skills and training job placements for 16-24 year olds facing long-term unemployment.

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BEIS to propose raising mutualisation threshold

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Plans for a green industrial revolution must be backed up by substance and investment

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PM’s vision puts ED2 in the spotlight

Former Ofgem chief executive Dermot Nolan has told Utility Week that Boris Johnson’s green plan has “shone the spotlight even more brightly on RIIO-ED2”. He pointed to the move to bring forward the ban on petrol and diesel car sales to 2030 as having major ramifications for DNO’s business plans for the next price control and said there will “inevitably be tensions” around the levels of investment required.

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Sector needs strong policy signals to reach heat pump goal

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Heat decarbonisation to be primed by new mechanisms

The government has pledged to set out details next year of new mechanisms to help both its target to dramatically increase the uptake of heat pumps and the UK’s fledgling hydrogen and carbon capture industries. The details are included in a policy paper giving further clarity on the prime minister’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution.

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Net zero requires £400bn spend this decade

Green infrastructure investment must double from current levels, to £40 billion per annum over the next decade, to reach the UK’s decarbonisation target. This is the conclusion of research by PwC, which has also warned that half of the investment opportunities identified would currently be unable to access low-cost capital because they would be considered too high risk. It has called for government to urgently identify mechanisms to ensure this funding is forthcoming.

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Johnson unveils his 10-point plan for net zero

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Energy efficiency is top priority for 9 in 10 homeowners

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BEIS considers net-zero guidance for Ofgem

The government is “looking at” amending Ofgem’s remit to explicitly reflect the net-zero 2050 target that was enshrined in legislation last year, the energy minister has said.

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The path to net zero: Five challenges for 2021

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Planning shake-up ‘should ban new connections to gas grid’

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LCCC requests £3.4m budget increase

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