The competition and markets authority (CMA) has called into question the value for money of the eight CfD projects which were awarded funding without competition.
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has unveiled a new £60 million funding pot that will be used to help finance community-scale renewable projects in the UK.
The UK’s minister for energy has said that her government is not planning any framework of incentives for energy storage, but said nonetheless that public funds can help “bridge the gap” between ideas and commercialisation.
Electricity demand during the winter peak will be cut by 1,855,548kWh, following the completion of the UK’s first electricity demand reduction (EDR) pilot auction.
UK industry will waste half a billion pounds this winter and emit 7.4 million tonnes of unnecessary CO2 emissions, according to research carried out by Vickers Energy Group.
Demand for alternatively-fuelled vehicles in the UK experienced unprecedented growth, according to official figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
