Government announces £120m fund to support ‘British nuclear renaissance’
The government has unveiled £120 million in funding to support development of new nuclear energy projects.
Articles tagged with: British Energy Security Strategy
Kwarteng calls for O&G majors to reinvest in clean energy technologies as bp announces surging profits and investment
Secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) Kwasi Kwarteng has called on North Sea oil and gas producers to invest in “the clean energy technologies of the future".
Current± takes a look at the role of smart meters in energy security and what more needs to be done to enable time of use energy tariffs.
Significantly higher than average GB power prices predicted to remain out to 2030
Energy prices in Great Britain are to remain over £100/MWh annually, according to new research from Cornwall Insight.
Last week Current± partnered with Energy Networks Association (ENA) to host a webinar on the opportunities in providing flexibility. Read more for areas covered and to watch the webinar.
Octopus launches ‘dating agency platform’ for landowners and communities interested in onshore wind
Octopus Energy has launched a scheme to encourage landowners to register interest in hosting an onshore wind turbine on their land, after which Octopus would match them up with community interest in order to accelerate the roll out wind power in the UK.
British Energy Security Strategy 'falls short' across all key metrics as low-hanging fruit missed
While the British Energy Security Strategy included ambitious targets, it was missing policy on demand side reduction, support for customers, onshore wind and energy efficiency.
ECIU cautions that barriers to onshore wind could cost £10bn by 2035
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has criticised the lack of governmental support for onshore wind, highlighting that by 2035 the shortfall in the rollout of the technology could cost each household £125.
Current± Briefings: Assessing the opportunities and ambition of the British energy security strategy
Current± is running a snap webinar in response to the British energy security strategy, to discuss what opportunities it has created and to ask how achievable the ambitions set out within it are.