decarbonisation

​A global collection of companies across the power sector have come together to create the Powering Net Zero Pact as part of the legacy of COP26.

​Coal plants operated by Uniper, EDF and Drax may be closed later than originally planned following requests from the government.

OVO Energy has hired Dan Burdett as chief customer officer, a newly created role aimed at ensuring customers are supported through the high energy prices.

​Key steps to enable the UK to end its dependence on gas for electricity within five years are being proposed to the government by RenewableUK.

“This is the time for action,” National Grid ESO's executive director Fintan Slye ​has said, unveiling new measures to support the UK's energy system through the energy crisis.

​The technical solutions needed to operate a net zero electricity system by 2035 are available or attainable, Regen has found, though a step-change in the level of investment is still needed.

​The government will need to take a “careful, consultative” approach to the questions left unanswered in the Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Climate Change Committee has said.

​The Public Accounts Committee has said that the government has “no clear plan” for how the transition to net zero will be funded, nor a reliable estimate of what net zero will cost consumers, businesses or the government itself.

Decarbonising residential heating is a difficult task due to the scale, complexity and cost of the challenge, the BEIS select committee has found.

​Hydrogen infrastructure won’t be viable for domestic heating applications at scale for at least the next decade, research from Imperial College London’s Energy Futures lab has found.