RSK has highlighted the need for a cleanse of grid capacity registers, a shift in capacity to areas with generation potential and the streamlining of relevant energy developments as a means to unlock the UK’s renewable energy sector.
“The IMF is predicting that the UK will see the highest growth of any G7 member in 2022,” said climate minister Graham Stuart, despite the UK being plagued with the ongoing energy crisis.
Smart thermal storage could be used to reduce peak electricity demand on the coldest day of the year by 1.6GW by 2030, Thermal Storage UK outlined in a new report.
Findings from project DINO has indicated that local energy networks could see peak electrical loads increase by 80% by 2040 due to heat pumps, EVs and domestic batteries.
The Electric Storage Company has disclosed that Northern Ireland’s first smart grid, based in Coleraine, has saved a combined total of £27,000 in energy costs.
West Burton in Nottinghamshire has been selected as the home for the UK’s first fusion energy plant being developed as part of the Government-backed Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) project.
Former Energy Minister Chris Skidmore MP has urged the public and British businesses to disclose the best routes to achieving net zero and decarbonisation as part of the MP’s independent net zero review.
SSE Energy Solutions has launched the first of its ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Glasgow to support decarbonisation of the UK transportation sector.
