The call forms part of the five yearly review – conducted by the NIC – which sets an agenda for action for UK infrastructure over the next 30 years. Instead, in the assessment, the NIC urges the government to focus hydrogen use on power generation and industrial decarbonisation. Commission chair Sir John Armitt called the
Solar is set to be supported across a number of schools, hospitals and other public buildings as part of a £230 million funding boost by the UK government. The funding, which is being provided by the government to implement a range of low-carbon technologies to spur decarbonisation in public buildings, supports the installation of technologies
Rightwing thinktank Civitas mistakenly cost onshore wind power 10,000 times higher than reality and claimed bill would be £4.5tn A report that hugely overestimated the cost to the UK of reaching net zero emissions has been retracted by the rightwing thinktank that published it. The Civitas pamphlet published on Thursday claimed to offer a
The cost of solar power has fallen by 87%, and battery storage by 85% in the past decade, according to a new study – here’s why. Berlin-based scientific think tank Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) has released a new study in the journal Energy Research & Social Science in which the researchers compared
Britain now has more installed wind capacity than gas generation, according to data released by Drax Electric Insights. The data, provided by Imperial College London for Drax, found that for the “first time ever” installed wind capacity surpassed gas, reaching 27.9GW in June compared to the 27.7GW installed capacity of gas generation. This represents a
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reportedly intends to revoke the ban on new onshore wind farms, according to an article published by The Telegraph yesterday (3 September). Under current planning rules, the development of a new onshore wind farm can be halted by the objection of a single resident. This de facto ban on onshore wind
The International Energy Agency predicts that 440 GW of renewable energy will be added by the end of 2023, potentially leading to peak fossil fuel emissions by 2025. Energy storage is essential for balancing the variable nature of renewable sources like wind and solar, and the sector could add 387 GW of new capacity
New research by Cornwall Insight has found that domestic flexible electricity technologies such as solar photovoltaics (PV) and battery storage would negate the need for four additional gas-fired power stations. This also includes the use of flexibile electricity initiatives such as the use of time-of-use tarriffs and smart meters. Using this domestic technologies would
Head of industry standards body says more people are turning to renewable technology as energy costs grow British households are making more green energy upgrades than ever before after installing a record number of solar panels and heat pumps in the first half of the year, according to the industry’s official standards body. The
The Government’s new report confirming solar to be the cheapest way to generate power has been described by Solar Energy UK as a “wake-up call for opponents of net zero.” Last Friday (4 August) the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) revised estimates of levelised costs for the first time in three years