Pod Point stake for L&G
Legal & General says electric vehicles “will be an integral part of delivering a clean environment and transforming the UK’s transport systems”.
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Renewables: Fears over mutualisation levels
Energy retailers will be called on to top-up the Renewables Obligation (RO) for the second year in a row, Cornwall Insight has predicted, because the failure of more suppliers will mean necessary payments have not been made.
A new model for home power ownership?
Janet Wood talks to Ripple’s chief executive about how to give consumers a small stake in a large wind farm. Will a stake in a project give them an interest in managing their energy effectively?
Toddington Harper: Making the most of solar
Janet Wood hears that new developments in solar can increase the return on investment by a fifth. Warrington Borough Council hopes to use that new generation solar to underwrite its services
WWU sets out a whole-systems approach to heat decarbonisation
Experience from hybrid heat pumps, which use smart controls to manage domestic heat by using a heat pumps and ‘topping up’ heat from a conventional boiler, is that they can halve energy bills and play a large role in decarbonising the grid, accord
Wales wants local control to decarbonise
Renewable generation in Wales delivered enough energy to cover 48% of Wales’ electricity consumption in 2017, says the Welsh government in a major policy document on decarbonisation.
Minister dismisses call to underwrite gas storage
Climate and energy security minister Claire Perry has denied that a direct replacement for the Rough gas storage facility could save customers £16-20 annually.
Gas comes under climate change scrutiny
What is the future for UK gas-fired generation? The gas fleet is currently playing an important role in providing backup and flexibility around an increasing share of weather-dependent renewables.
Capacity Market re-assessment: comments to the Commission by Easter
The European Commission has asked for comments by 20 April on its reconsideration of whether the GB Capacity Market passes State Aid tests.
Spring statement: decarbonising heat and maintaining infrastructure investment
The government’s Spring Statement punched through the fog of Brexit uncertainty with an eye-catching plan to set out a low-carbon standard for new homes that would rule out new domestic connections to the gas grid.