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The government is to provide £100 million of funding to EDF’s 3.2GW Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk.

The government has set the forthcoming T-1 Capacity Market auction target volume at more than 5.36GW in response to what it has described as “broader uncertainties within the power sector”, meaning all participating assets in the auction are set to gain contracts at the maximum price of £75/kW per year.

​Over £60 million in public and private investment has been awarded to 11 floating offshore wind projects.

The Energy Digitalisation Taskforce's recommendations for creating a digitalised energy system have been unveiled, spanning areas such as interoperability, security and carbon monitoring.

​A new £5 million scheme has been launched by the government that will support innovative new hydrogen from biomass and waste technologies.

Installation of energy saving measures has continued throughout 2021 as part of the Green Homes Grant, despite the scheme closing to new applications in March.

​Support for renewables has continued to grow, with 87% of people in the UK now supporting the technologies.

​Heat pumps are suitable for all property types and architectural eras a new study by the Electrification of Heat (EoH) project has found.

​The government is to review the Energy Retail Market Strategy in light of the slew of supplier collapses in 2021.

​Lithium-ion battery developer Aceleron has been granted £927,426 in government funding to help develop its Project BATLAB.