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October 1, 2020

BEIS unveils £1bn Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme

A £1 billion Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme has been launched by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

September 28, 2020

Current± Chats: National Grid ESO’s Roisin Quinn on balancing the grid this spring and summer

California’s sun sharing the perfect model for European electricity

September 25, 2020

Renewables near 50% of generation share in Q2 as records continue to be broken

Renewables have continued their record-breaking spell as generation remained high in Q2 2020.

September 22, 2020

COP26 could be 'a turning point' as Energy Transition Council unveiled

A COP26 Energy Transition Council has been launched to help “speed progress on the way to COP26”.

September 21, 2020

Energy white paper to be published in autumn says Kwarteng

The heavily delayed energy white paper will be published in autumn, minister Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed last week.

September 15, 2020

Jonathan Tudor joins Clean Growth Fund

Jonathan Tudor has joined the Clean Growth Fund as investment partner due to his “invaluable” experience.

September 11, 2020

BEIS announces £65m to support high-performance batteries and robotics

In an effort to support future technologies, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced £65 million in funding.

US-UK partnership to bolster EV and offshore wind supply chains. Image: Pxhere.

September 7, 2020

‘Little evidence’ government has confronted scale of net zero

There is still ‘little evidence’ that the UK government has confronted the enormous scale of reaching net zero, according to a new report by the Institute for Government.

Half-hourly settlement periods are the gold standard for energy metering and data. Image: Getty.

August 27, 2020

Smart meter installations fall by 850,000 during Q2

During the second quarter of 2020, 850,000 less domestic smart meters were installed in Britain than in Q1 due to COVID-19.

August 25, 2020

New BEIS forecasts show costs of renewables continues to fall

Costs of deploying renewable electricity generators continue to fall as new government statistics show dramatic cost reductions for solar and wind out to 2040.