Today, Thursday 30 March, the government has unveiled its "ambitious plans to scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power and build thriving green industries" in what has been dubbed as the UK’s ‘Green Day’.
Green energy developer, ScottishPower has formalised a £1.3 billion contract with Siemens Gamesa for East Anglia Three offshore windfarm, in what the company says is its “biggest ever contract award.”
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has indicated that should the UK government be slow in the rollout of EV and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, the UK could miss out on £6.5 billion on energy bills.
“Investment can drive an industrial renaissance,” enabling the transition to a decarbonised energy system, Ignacio Galán executive chairman of Iberdrola stated in his keynote address at the Aurora Spring Forum this morning.
Yesterday afternoon (28 March), members of the energy sector held a briefing discussing what they hope to be included in the UK Government’s ‘Green Day’ announcement on Thursday (30 March).
At two o’clock today (28 March) members of the energy sector sat down to consider what they hope to be included in the UK Government’s ‘Green Day’ announcement tomorrow to ensure that the UK remains a key player in the race to net zero.
Following their joint consultation on the future ownership of Elexon, the UK Government and Ofgem have decided that the not-for-profit will remain in industry ownership.
The UK must deliver development consent for over 17 transmission projects in the next four years to achieve a fully decarbonised electricity system by 2035, says the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).
