Ofgem approves BMRS as reporting service for GB following EU exit
In an open letter, Ofgem has approved the use of the Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service (BMRS) for Great Britain following Brexit.
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Clean energy professionals once again recognised in New Year’s Honours list
Once again, energy professionals and companies have been recognised in the new New Year’s Honours list.
Macquarie confirms meeting £3bn investment criteria of Green Investment Bank acquisition
In a letter to energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng, Macquarie has confirmed that it has surpassed its £3 billion investment target.
Current± Predicts: The energy transition in 2021, part twelve
Part twelve of the Current± Predicts series sees a number of experts from Smarter Grid Solutions offer their take on the energy transition in 2021.
Current± Predicts: The energy transition in 2021, part eight
In part eight of Current± Predicts, Good Energy's Kit Dixon foretells policy changes while Northern Powergrid's Iain Miller bets on community energy.
The heat pump rollout could fail due to high electricity costs warns EAC
The cost of electricity could cause the rollout of heat pumps to fail, as the technology must be made affordable for consumers.
ScottishPower targets green hydrogen 'success story' with new business unit
A new business division focused on green hydrogen has been created by ScottishPower, with its first projects expected next year.
Utilities called on to create "Just Transition" strategies
Investment groups Friends Provident Foundation and Royal London Asset Management have called on utility companies to create public roadmaps for moving away from the use of fossil fuels.
Difficulty of forecasting decarbonisation costs highlighted in Treasury interim Net Zero Review
HM Treasury has launched its interim Net Zero Review ahead of the publication of the full document in spring 2021.