UK government

A cross-party Committee of MPs has signalled that the UK government must urgently create an attractive environment for electric vehicle (EV) battery production.

The UK government and Ofgem jointly published the Grid Connections Action Plan yesterday outlining an overhaul that could cut average connection delays from five years to six months.

France, India and Australia have overtaken the UK in Ernst & Young’s (EY) latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI).

Matthew Boulton of EDF Renewables UK discusses grid infrastructure in the UK and the recent IEA grid report in this guest blog.

The Crown Estate unveiled plans on Thursday (9 November) to unlock up to 4GW of offshore wind capacity across the UK.

Following the King’s Speech, energy cooperatives across the UK have written to Sunak urging him to be “on the right side of history”.

This morning, the King's Speech confirmed reports of government support for new North Sea oil and gas licenses.

New legislation to mandate annual oil and gas licensing in the North Sea is expected to be set out in the King's Speech tomorrow (7 November).

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has today (1 November) expressed concerns on the recovery of the £3 billion committed to funding Bulb.

Last week saw the Energy Act 2023, the “biggest piece of energy legislation in the UK’s history”, become law and the energy industry has reacted warmly to its introduction.