Plans to bring coal phase-out date forward to 2024 unveiled
The government is planning to bring the phase-out date for coal generation in the UK forward to 2024.
Articles tagged with: Generation
Centrica LEM boosted by new storage and generation assets
Centrica’s local energy market (LEM) trial has been beefed up with the addition of a new wind turbine and battery storage.
Solar and storage exports see 'exponential' growth as role of flexibility stressed
Exports of battery storage and solar PV have seen “exponential” growth as weather independent generation falls to less than 40%, according to data from ElectraLink and the Renewable Energy Association (REA).
Rock-bottom CfD results proof renewables are ‘blowing the competition out of the water’
The “exceptionally low” results in today’s Contracts for Difference auction are proof that renewables are “blowing the competition of the water”, the green economy has said this morning.
Coal-free fortnight: Landmark record set as UK goes two weeks without coal
The UK has now gone a fortnight without coal, underpinning what has been a landmark month for the country’s energy mix.
UK power records continue to fall as solar sets new generation high
Yet another power generation record fell in the UK yesterday afternoon, as the country’s solar fleet set a new generation record.
Today the UK’s Committee on Climate Change has recommended that the UK eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from its economy by 2050, in a move which would have significant repercussions on its energy system. Liam Stoker looks at what shape that system may take.
GB smashes coal-free record on solar-filled Easter weekend
Great Britain has smashed its record of continuous coal-free electricity generation, going more than 90 hours without coal over the Easter weekend.
Offshore wind sector deal establishes 30% power production target
The government intends for offshore wind to provide more than 30% of Britain’s electricity by 2030 as part of a new sector deal for the technology.