The energy sector has criticised the lack of focus within the Spring Budget on the development of renewables, energy efficiency and infrastructure, despite some technology support.  

The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has asked National Grid ESO to explore the potential of extending the contingency coal contracts into next winter, but all five units will be unavailable.

The UK government’s 2030 target to have 300,000 public EV chargepoints installed could be in jeopardy due to unrealistic expectations from local authorities, says Liberty Charge.

Interim performance data released as part of the Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project (EoH), has shown that air source heat pumps (ASHPs) operate with high efficiency even in cold weather conditions, making the technology "a viable domestic retrofit solution three times more efficient than gas boilers."

EV manufacturer BYD has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Octopus Electric Vehicles to supply 5,000 new EVs over the next three years.

The UK Government has announced a £205 million budget for the fifth Contracts for Difference (CfD) funding round, which is the first auction to run annually.

Following the early announcement of the extension of the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) at the current rate of £,2500 for three months, there were only a few key energy focused elements to the Spring Budget.

Research from climate charity Possible has indicated that nearly half of people intending to vote Conservative want more renewable projects like onshore wind and solar to tackle energy costs.

Exmouth Leisure Centre in Devon is the first UK site to benefit from free heat supplied by British tech start-up, Deep Green’s, heat-recapture cloud technology.