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May 22, 2020

Dampened demand forecast over bank holiday as grid balancing costs soar

Over the bank holiday weekend, the UK's electricity demand is set to drop to an all-time low of just 13.8GW while the cost of balancing soars.

May 22, 2020

UKPN introduces ‘green’ transformers to aid decarbonisation

UK Power Networks (UKPN) is installing new steel core transformers at substations that are set to help support decarbonisation.

May 21, 2020

BEIS unveils £40m investment fund to 'supercharge' green startups

The UK government has announced a £40 million fund for green startups, designed to help “supercharge the development of next generation clean, low-carbon technologies.”

May 21, 2020

'Much more' wind capacity needed as RenewableUK outlines 2050 net zero vision

The UK will need "much more" wind capacity to meet net zero, alongside a number of wide ranging measures including support for floating wind, solar and flexibility.

May 21, 2020

Surging wind helps renewables overtake fossil fuels in Q1

For the first time ever, more electricity came from renewables than fossil fuels throughout the whole of Q1 2020.

‘I suspect there will be a similar scheme to triads next year

May 21, 2020

Barriers for storage and DSR removed from the Capacity Market

The government has confirmed changes to the Capacity Market which are designed to remove barriers for demand side response (DSR) and energy storage, making it easier for clean technologies to compete.

ESO to free up 8GW of projects via TEC amnesty. Image: Pxhere (NC).

May 20, 2020

SSE calls on National Grid ESO to defer additional balancing costs due to COVID-19

SSE Generation has put in a request to National Grid ESO to defer the additional Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) costs caused by COVID-19.

May 20, 2020

Melanie Lane appointed CEO of NewMotion in time of 'rapid' expansion

Electric vehicle charging company NewMotion has appointed Melanie Lane as its new CEO.

May 20, 2020

CIIF to fund Virgin Media EV charging rollout

Zouk Capital has formed a joint venture with Liberty Global Ventures to rollout on-street residential electric vehicle chargers.

The new figure stands at 6.8%. Image: Pexels NC.

May 20, 2020

COVID-19 to hurt but not halt renewable energy growth says IEA

While COVID-19 looks set to hurt renewable growth in the short term, it will not halt it according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).