Sustainable infrastructure

Interconnectors ‘undervalued’ in capacity market

New gas storage expected to be ‘very small scale’ MPs told

The market conditions that will encourage the construction of new large-scale gas storage facilities are unlikely to exist in the foreseeable future, MPs have been told.

No legal barriers to cross-border electricity trading in no-deal Brexit scenario

‘No deal’ Brexit risks all-Ireland electricity market breakdown

Yorkshire Water awards £57 million contract to Murphy

Engineering and construction company J Murphy and Sons (Murphy) has been awarded a contract worth more than £57 million by Yorkshire Water for a new energy and recycling facility in Huddersfield.

Energy firms warn against trading tariffs after Brexit

Industry bosses have warned Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May that the all-Ireland Single Electricity Market faces an "existential risk" if tariffs are slapped on energy trading between the UK and the EU following Brexit.

Yorkshire Water sets out bioresources market offering

Yorkshire Water plans to be an industry leader in bioresources as it looks to “drive innovation and efficiency” within the wider water sector.

Market View: Electricity interconnection, free-flowing energy or high-wire act?

The publication of National Grid’s 2018 Future Energy Scenarios (FES) document, together with the latest

Roundtable: Creating Infrastructure Policy in an Uncertain World

There was once a time when you could be reasonably certain about where the energy

Expert view: The flaws in floors – and in caps

Ofgem’s March consultation on the RIIO2 framework proposed “underwriting” returns in the name of financeability.

Policy Exchange calls for economy-wide carbon tax

The think tank said the UK is unlikely to remain a full participant in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) over the long term.

Ofgem announces provisional cap and floor levels for IFA2 project

Ofgem has confirmed the provisional cap and floor costs in its final project assessment of the IFA2 project.

Yorkshire Water to start work on £40m ‘poo power’ energy centre

Yorkshire Water is set to begin demolition work this month on a sewage sludge incinerator

Brexit white paper signals continuation in EU ETS

The government has signalled that it wants to remain in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to maintain the efficient flow of energy along its interconnector links with the rest of Europe post-Brexit.

Insight report: Blockchain breakthrough?

Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk in the energy

Over-reliance on interconnectors could risk security of supply

An over-reliance on interconnectors to provide backup power for intermittent renewables could put the security of power supplies at risk, a new report from Aurora Energy Research has cautioned.

Severn Trent’s £60m thermal hydrolysis plant starts operating

Severn Trent’s new thermal hydrolysis plant (THP) at its biggest sewage treatment works in Minworth, near Birmingham is starting to become operational, with 100 tonnes of sludge being processed daily.

Local authorities have key role to play in energy transition

“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.

London Assembly calls for more EV charging points

In a report published today (24 May), the Assembly’s environment committee warns the recent growth

Local energy research consortium launched

The Government has announced a new research consortium to develop local energy projects, as part