Ofgem and the UK Government have released The Electricity Networks Strategic Framework outlining how the energy network will transform in order to support the decarbonisation of the UK.
Nuclear energy projects have received a £3.3 million funding boost from the UK Government aiming to support the development of an advanced modular reactor (AMR).
SP Energy Networks will provide £5 million in funding to support vulnerable communities currently facing barriers in transitioning to net zero emissions.
Greenwich is set to be the focus of a feasibility study aiming to explore the possibility of switching gas-heated homes in a high-density area to ground source heat pumps.
Leeds City Council is carrying out a feasibility study into the development and deployment of domestic heat pumps at a high-density within urban communities.
Low carbon technologies such as solar panels, EV chargers and heat pumps could save UK households more than £1,800 a year on their energy bills, new analysis has revealed.
Accelerating the energy transition can not only alleviate concerns over security of energy supply, but also deliver cheaper power to consumers, National Grid ESO has said.
A joint heat pump innovation project between Samsung, SMS and BOXT has been awarded funding by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).