Ofgem has overestimated the amount of risk investors bear when they take a stake in energy networks,  Citizens Advice has argued in a new report. It says that Ofgem could save customers over £4 billion over the next price control…

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The Renewable Energy Association has today launched “Taking Charge: how local authorities can champion electric vehicles,” a guide for Local Authority (LA) officers, councillors, developers, and individuals designed to educate about the taxes and grants available to Local Authorities, and highlight ‘best…

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Two local energy trading innovations have won Ashden awards for sustainable energy pioneers. Energy Local Club allows households to benefit directly from electricity produced by local renewable generators. The first ELC started in 2016 in Bethesda, Gwynedd with 100 local households and…

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New research has increased confidence in the potential for capturing and storing carbon dioxide, according to SCCS. It says a study published in Nature Communications shows that captured carbon dioxide can be stored safely for thousands of years. In the study,…

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Engineering company Offshore Marine Management (OMM) is urging MPs to consider the impact of Brexit on the future of the offshore renewables industry. The call comes after the House of Lords backed an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill that…

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Greenpeace UK believes plans announced by the government this week to take a one-third stake in a proposed new nuclear power plant, Wylfa Newyydd in Wales, may be illegal under EU competition rules. It said it would seek “urgent clarification”…

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Brexit has raised fears for interconnector developers, says ElecLink chief executive Steven Moore, even though the need for interconnections has become, “if anything, more urgent”. Moore said Brexit has “introduced a lot of political uncertainty into what was already a very…

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National planning documents  ‘out of date’, warns expert National Policy Statements for energy projects – including renewable energy – are slipping out of date and there is a ‘pressing need for revisions’, according to planning expert and blogger Angus Walker…

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Ofgem has alleged that three companies  - energy suppliers Economy Energy and E (Gas and Electricity) and consultancy Dyball Associates – have broken competition law. In a ‘statement of objections’, the regulator alleges that: Between at least January and September 2016,…

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Sembcorp is to acquire distributed power specialist UK Power Reserve (UKPR) for £216 million. UKPR’s generating and storage fleet is spread across 32 locations in England and Wales. It has 533MW in operation with a further 480MW in construction and…

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