Author Archive for New Power

Sizewell C challenge dismissed by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has refused an application to hear a legal challenge to the Sizewell C development consent order (DCO), saying that “the application does not raise an arguable point of law”. The challenge was filed by Together Against Sizewell…

German construction work starts on NeuConnect

Major construction work has begun at the German end of NeuConnect, an electricity interconnector directly linking the German and GB grids. NeuConnect is a privately financed £2.4 billion project led by Meridiam, Allianz Capital Partners (on behalf of the Allianz…

Government scraps hydrogen town pilot plan

The government has decided not to progress work on a hydrogen town pilot, which would see several thousand households’ gas supply converted to hydrogen, until after 2026 strategic decisions on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising heat. The government said…