Barbara Vest, director of generation at EnergyUK, says the government should make a start with energy efficiency As the dust settles on the prime minister’s launch of the 25 Year Environmental Plan, it is abundantly clear that the government is…

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Grid inertia has for many years been provided by rotating equipment at fossil fuel plant. New sources of inertia have to be found as those plants close. Andrew Strong, technology developer & business development manager at Cambridge Consultants, argues that common…

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An increase in electric vehicle ownership in the UK is becoming inevitable. Simon Sjenitzer, director – energy & climate change business development at WYG, asks: can legislation help our infrastructure cope?   Britain is investing more than £1.2 billion in electric and…

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Hydropower can benefit the environment and gives communities a positive view of renewables, argues Barn Power’s Mark Simon – it is worth continued investment There are 29,000 industrial weirs in England, of which about 1,000 are suitable for small-scale hydropower,…

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Traditional utilities are transforming into e-utilities, using big data and new IT opportunities to offer services to distributed energy providers, prosumers and connected-home customers.  New Power asked companies working at the intersection of energy supply and e-services to give their…

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How effective is your board in meeting ‘future customer’ and  stakeholder needs? Sustainability First has developed a check-list for the boards of energy companies to use to assess that question. Within your corporate structure, is it clear where responsibility sits for…

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Mark Howitt argues that the government’s measures are failing to provide secure power over the long term National Grid’s 2017 Future Energy Scenarios, which set out four ways energy could evolve to 2050, only has one scenario – Two Degrees…

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Dr Peter Harrop of  IDTechEx argues that electric vehicles will only trouble the grid temporarily. Soon they will have other power sources.   Organisations fear the effect of electric vehicles on the grid – but they should not be concerned.…

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Mark Moriarty, chief operating officer at  Commodity Management Services, argues that the UK’s large role in the EU ETS means it will still have influence in the bloc’s climate policy Brexit provides an opportunity for a re-examination of the UK’s…

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Contracts for difference are a small part of the wholesale market now, but soon they will be affecting market behaviour, argues Mark Meyrick Under the government’s Electricity Market Reform, its replacement for the Renewable Obligation is now upon us. The…

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