SSE has signalled a potential rescheduling or reduction in dividend payments during the coming year to manage the effects of Coronavirus. The company said in an update on 27 March that it still planned to recommend dividends of 80p per…

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Barclays has announced plans to “become a net zero bank by 2050”.  It said, “We’ve made a firm commitment to align our entire financing portfolio to the goals of the Paris Agreement.  That means our own operations, and the financing…

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Energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng MP has signed into law an order that will extend the registration deadline for up to 250 small-scale renewable energy installations – many being developed by community groups from 31 March to 30 September. The projects…

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Bristol’s Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has updated its  database of postcodes that are not connected to the gas network with data from 2017 (the most recent available). The data, which includes the census area and the co-ordinates of the centre of each…

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Harmony Energy has won planning permission for a 49.5MW battery in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Grid, land rights and  planning permission are now all secured, and Harmony said it can move forward with the lithium-ion scheme on land adjacent to Salisbury substation.…

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The UK Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Association (UK EVSE) is to join forces with the REA’s EV Forum. Members of UK EVSE are set to join the REA in the coming weeks, and will join a 75-strong group of companies…

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Nottingham Council is considering the future of Robin Hood Energy. Opposition councillors say the supplier’s losses are “unsustainable” and closing the company should be among the options considered, reports Nottinghamshire Live. A decision is expected in the summer. The company…

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Electricity system operator National Grid ESO has contingency plans to house staff for its two control rooms locally to ensure continued operation, it said. It is also retraining staff to “support the shift rota”. The plans emerged in a briefing…

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The European Commission wants feedback on whether it should move to a more ambitious interim target for reducing carbon emissions – a key step on the route to a ‘Net Zero’ economy by 2050. The Commission is considering raising the…

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Tidal energy project MeyGen has won a £1.545 million grant from the Scottish Government’s Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund to develop a subsea tidal turbine connection hub for the next phase of development. The Saltire Tidal Energy Fund is a…

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