British Gas has released its first Net Zero Index which indicated over half of respondents (54%) doubt the UK will be able to reach net zero by 2050 instead believing 2075 is a more likely target.
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.
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.
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.
Greater Manchester is set to gain its first low-carbon hydrogen fuel hub courtesy of developer Carlton Power having secured planning permission for phase one of a £300 million scheme.
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.
If the UK was not generating electricity from renewable sources, liquified natural gas (LNG) imports would need to more than double, said RenewableUK via new analysis.