CFD top-up: Decc adds £25 million to low carbon auctions
The government has added an extra £25 million to the pot ahead of the first round of auctions for low carbon generation contracts.
The auctions,...
CFD appeals may cost ineligible energy generators
Energy minister Matthew Hancock has warned that companies that do not qualify to bid in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction may face bigger...
Energy minister dismisses ‘big company bias’ claims from renewables groups in capacity and CFD...
Energy Minister Matthew Hancock has dismissed accusations from renewable lobby groups that auctions run as part of the government’s electricity market reform (EMR) favoured...
UK’s ’20GW of back-up power generation should be itemised’, Lords told
The UK’s back-up generation should be itemised and documented in a central database, the Lords Science and Technology Committee looking into resilience of the...
Another fine mess: Energy policy’s perverse outcomes mean ‘new Energy Act by 2017’
As the ink dries on the last Energy Act, a new one will be required to correct all of its perverse outcomes. Former Citi...
UK businesses pan electricity market reforms, prepare for 10% power price hikes in 2015
The government’s energy market reform (EMR) programme has created more headaches than remedies for Britain’s big businesses and most expect power prices to rise...
Energy investment left out in the cold by Labour’s price freeze
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change Amber Rudd has said that Labour price freeze promise which was reiterated at Energy UK’s annual...
The economic case has not been made
With Party Conference season underway, new research from npower shows that business leaders are still unconvinced by the economic case for Government energy policy....
The energy impact of Scottish referendum outcome
Commenting on the impact of the Scottish referendum outcome on the energy market Tony Ward, Head of Power & Utilities at EY UK &...
Free Seminar on £10m Electricity Demand Reduction Pilot
DECC and EEVS Insight will be speaking at a free breakfast event on the government’s new £10m scheme to incentivise large scale energy efficiency...
Take the easiest route to compliance
The new ESOS mandatory energy auditing scheme has arrived, with the first reports due at the end of 2015. ESOS has the laudable aim...
The Energy Awards shortlist announced
In its 4th year the Energy Awards has had a record breaking year. This year’s shortlist features more creative and innovative energy projects than ever before. Congratulations...
Short term thinking is damaging
A new CBI poll shows over half of business leaders think energy security is worse than five years ago. Short-term thinking is distorting the...
Reform of EU ETS is needed say manufacturers
Britain’s manufactures are calling for significant reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) warning that, left unchecked, in its current form it...
New partnership to track UK’s journey towards improved energy efficiency
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is partnering with EEVS Insight and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) to help expand the quarterly Energy Efficiency...
Energy market investigation: CMA publishes issues statement
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the GB energy market.
The issues statement sets...
Renewable CfDs get state aid authorisation
The European Commission has concluded that a UK scheme called "Contracts for Difference" that promotes the generation of electricity from renewable sources is in...
Electricity demand reduction pilot programme
The UK government is making £20m available to support projects that deliver lasting reductions in electricity demand, for example through the installation of a...
National Grid to contract for new balancing services
Electricity system operator National Grid is to tender for two new services to help balance supply and demand in the coming winters. The move...
Designer liquids turning industry green
A process for removing toxic mercury from natural gas – using a new class of fluids called ionic liquids - is just one of...