Both Ofgem and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have set out a number of recommendations for network operators, as their reviews find service was “unacceptable” during Storm Arwen.
Secretary of state Kwasi Kwarteng has called on National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) to explore options for bolstering energy security ahead of the winter, including utilising more coal.
While renewable generation decreased significantly last year compared to 2020 due to less favourable weather conditions, it was still the second best year on record.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has called on companies to act “fairly”, as Moray East Offshore Wind farm moves to delay taking up its Contracts for Difference (CfD) support.
Scottish low-carbon technology company Innovatium has celebrated its liquid air energy storage (LAES) energy efficiency technology demonstrator going live at Aggregate Industries’ Cauldon Cement Works.
Following on from yesterday’s (7 April) energy security strategy, the government has launched a £375 million support package for nuclear, hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).
