With government officially breaking up in the early hours yesterday, the political campaigns are getting underway in the run up to the 12 December election. But what exactly do we know about the role of energy in the campaigns?
The UK needs significantly more onshore wind power if it is going to meet the legally bind net zero by 2050 goal, according to new research by RenewableUK.
The Labour Party has unveiled a report on the fastest pathway to decarbonising by 2030, which would require a ‘vast expansion’ of renewables and result in a net benefit of £800 billion.
National Grid ESO is to develop proposals for the potential introduction of early model competition in onshore transmission.
Statkraft has moved to bolster its UK renewables ambitions with the purchase of onshore wind developer Airvolution Clean Energy.
Banks Group has been revealed as the company behind a legal challenge against the government’s Contracts for Difference mechanism which stands to delay its forthcoming auction.
Renewables racked up a record share of UK electricity generation in 2018, contributing one-third of the country's power supply.
Renewables are a ‘no regrets’ solution to power gaps left by nuclear if provided support through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, according to a new report.
The low carbon and renewables economy posted strong growth in 2017, but onshore wind and solar PV continued to be beset by a retraction of government support.