Thursday, April 25, 2024

Kwasi Kwarteng: “This is not a question of security of supply”

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy addressed the Parliament yesterday following his weekend meeting and subsequent roundtable discussion with energy...

Green Gilt raises £10 billion for green projects

£10 billion was raised from the sale of the the UK's first Gilt this morning. According to the government, this will be followed by...

85% of prospective homebuyers see having an EPC rating of C or above as...

Over half of homeowners (52%) have plans for green home improvements over the next decade but costs and finance options are the greatest barriers...

Nuclear jobs primed for growth with green investment, industry map shows

Nuclear industry employment has grown solidly in 2021, according to the Nuclear Industry Association’s annual Jobs Map. The civil nuclear sector employs 61,371 people across...

Introducing opt-in switching and testing opt-out switching under consultation

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is seeking views on how the government should incrementally introduce an opt-in switching scheme and test...

Scottish renewables progress hampered by grid connection charges, says committee

The Scottish Affairs Committee calls for transmission charges and grid investment to be equally shared across the UK to help strengthen the Scottish renewables...

Ofwat backs innovation to find ‘new and sustainable ways’ to keep the taps running

Water regulator Ofwat has given backing for 15 projects to progress further, as it encourages the water sector to find long-term solutions to make...

Welsh Government and network operators to work together on plan as UK first for...

The Welsh Government has announced to be working closely with the country's existing electricity and gas network operators to make sure their networks can...

Government announces the ‘biggest-ever’ round of Contracts for Difference scheme

£265 million per year will be provided to businesses in the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Government’s primary method...

Artificial intelligence project to help people facing fuel poverty

A new partnership led by UK Power Networks is set to use artificial intelligence to support and guide up to 100,000 people who are...