George Heynes

SF6 has a global warming potential that is 25,200 times greater than CO2. Image: UKPN.

January 30, 2024

University of Aberdeen to reduce SF6 usage in EU project

The University of Aberdeen’s high voltage DC (HVDC) research centre has joined a European initiative to reduce the use of SF6.

January 30, 2024

UK onshore wind market finally set for a resurgence

In this guest blog Mollie McCorkindale, senior analyst at Solar Media Market Research, discusses how the UK onshore wind market is set to boom.

January 29, 2024

Good Law Project to launch legal challenge over government’s onshore wind planning rules

Good Law Project is set to take legal action against the UK government over its policy on onshore wind planning rules in England.

Image: The Institute of Export and International Trade

January 25, 2024

Could tension in the Red Sea cause a second energy crisis?

In this blog, Current± looks into the growing geopolitical tension in the Red Sea and the impact it could have on the UK energy market.

January 25, 2024

IEA: UK ranks amongst highest for average electricity prices whilst Ireland sees highest growth for electricity demand

The IEA has released a new paper signalling that the UK ranks amongst the highest for average household electricity prices.

January 24, 2024

Energy suppliers to miss PPM targets for second consecutive year

Ofgem predicts that most large energy suppliers will not achieve their prepayment meter (PPM) installation targets for 2023.

The deal will see the use of Panasonic’s RE100 hydrogen fuel cell technology, across a number of different sites such as hospitals. Image: Panasonic.

January 23, 2024

Greater Manchester, Panasonic to deploy green hydrogen fuel cells across public sites

Greater Manchester is to benefit from a new exploratory agreement with Panasonic to use green hydrogen to decarbonise sites across the city.

Source Galileo and Lhyfe are working together to establish green hydrogen production units in Ireland, similar to Lhyfe’s recently inaugurated facility in Occitanie, southern France. Image: Lhyfe.

January 22, 2024

Lhyfe, Source Galileo sign MoU for UK and Irish green hydrogen production

Lhyfe has signed a partnership with Source Galileo to explore commercial green hydrogen production sites across Ireland and the UK.

2022/23's variant of the DFS scheme was a major hit with many calling for its reintroduction. Image: Getty.

January 19, 2024

2023/24 DFS saves 2,507MWh so far

National Grid ESO’s demand flexibility service (DFS) for 2023/24 has delivered over 2,507MWh of saved capacity across both the live and planned test events.

A semi-liquid structure allows funds the chance to invest in long-term illiquid infrastructure projects. Image: Schroders.

January 19, 2024

Schroders Greencoat launches new semi-liquid energy transition fund

Schroders Greencoat has launched a semi-liquid energy transition fund for renewable technologies such as solar, wind, hydrogen and storage.

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