‘Time to act’: Government slammed by CCC over ‘shortfall’ in net zero policy action
Current policy is insufficient for previous emissions targets and must be ramped up if net zero is to be reached, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said.
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E.On switches to 100% renewables for all 3.3 million residential customers
E.On has ramped up its renewable offering, committing to providing 100% renewable energy to all of its residential customers.
Large-scale renewables vital to net zero but economy-wide disruption inevitable
Large-scale renewables are the most important factor in decarbonisation of the energy sector, according to a new UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) report.
UK records greenest ever winter as batteries used to sidestep Triads
The UK recorded its greenest ever winter in 2018/19, as mild conditions, high renewable output and system flexibility combined to send carbon intensity tumbling.
BEIS refutes report that found UK renewables jobs fell by 1/3
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has refuted claims that jobs in the UK's renewable energy sector have fallen by a third since 2015.
SSEN expands flexible connections across whole service area
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has expanded its offering of flexible connections to all its customers with variable generation, regardless of grid constraint.
‘Unprecedented’ events send UK power market into negative pricing for six hours straight
UK wholesale power prices dipped into negative pricing for more than six hours yesterday following an “unprecedented turn of events” in the country’s supply and demand profile.
‘Every conceivable’ renewables record fell in 2018, but Drax warns it’s not enough
The UK is at growing risk of missing legally binding climate targets after the pace of decarbonisation slowed last year, new analysis has concluded.
Renewables to be the ‘dominant force’ in Britain’s power mix next year
Renewables are on course to overtake fossil fuels and become Britain’s ‘dominant force’ of power during 2020.