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May 28, 2024

EU passes law for domestic green tech production

The EU governments have formally cleared a new law that will push member states to produce more of their green tech inside the EU.

The new funding raises AR5's funding to £227 million. Image: Scottish Government (flickr).

August 3, 2023

CfD funding £58 million below 2022 commitment despite increase

The UK Government has today (3 August) unveiled a £22 million increase in funding for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.

September 10, 2021

'Extreme pricing' raising winter concerns as GB imbalance price soars to £4,000/MWh

Concerns over pricing as GB heads into the colder months are rising following numerous power price records being broken yesterday (9 September).

August 19, 2021

WPD updates DSO strategy to ‘reflect broader shift’ in electricity system

Western Power Distribution (WPD) has updated its distribution system operator (DSO) strategy, focusing on developing neutral markets and incentivising domestic flexibility.

July 20, 2018

BEIS bids to create smart markets for small-scale renewables in subsidy absence

The UK government has put forward a future vision for small-scale renewables which places the generators at the heart of local flexibility and balancing markets.