RenewableUK has called on the UK government and devolved administrations to reform the planning system to allow green hydrogen projects to rapidly be built across the country.
RenewableUK has voiced its support for more ambitious green growth targets called for by Labour’s Ed Miliband in a speech to the Green Alliance think tank earlier this week.
Yesterday afternoon (28 March), members of the energy sector held a briefing discussing what they hope to be included in the UK Government’s ‘Green Day’ announcement on Thursday (30 March).
RenewableUK has confirmed that 60% of Britain’s energy was supplied by low carbon sources (renewables and nuclear) saving the nation over £15 billion in gas costs.
The energy sector has criticised the lack of focus within the Spring Budget on the development of renewables, energy efficiency and infrastructure, despite some technology support.
The UK Government must set a “realistic budget and more sustainable prices” for renewable electricity in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction to prevent limited private investment in solar and wind generation, RenewableUK said.
The UK’s offshore wind pipeline is set to reach 100GW in the coming months but has lost out on the top spot for installed capacity to China, according to RenewableUK.
RenewableUK has confirmed that across the entirety of 2022, only two small onshore wind turbines had been developed across England despite “record-breaking” year for offshore wind.