Cornwall Insight

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July 2, 2024

Navigating the data centre boom and energy consumption in Ireland

In this article, Current± looks into the data centre boom in Ireland and the implications it could have on the electricity grid.
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June 28, 2024

Cornwall Insight lowers price cap forecast for winter

Cornwall Insight’s Default Tariff Cap (price cap) forecasts for October to December 2023 have dropped to £1,723 a year for a typical dual fuel consumer.
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June 24, 2024

Only 20% of renewables projects in planning reach fruition, phantom projects to blame

Cornwall Insight’s Renewables Pipeline Tracker shows that only 20% of projects submitted for planning between 2018 and 2023 remain in development statuses that could see projects coming to fruition.
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June 5, 2024

Ireland’s 2030 renewables target under threat due to lack of policy for long-duration energy storage

Cornwall Insight has revealed a ‘policy vacuum’ for long-duration energy storage technologies threatens Ireland’s renewables potential.
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May 30, 2024

UK needs to double speed of EV charger installation, Cornwall Insight analysts find

The UK needs to more than double the rate at which it is installing publicly available electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints if it is to meet its 2030 target, new analysis has found.
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May 24, 2024

East England Energy Group and Norwegian Offshore Wind sign MoU

NOW views the UK as the most attractive offshore wind market in Europe, signing an MoU with East of England Energy Group.
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April 19, 2024

Irish power prices expect a 14% drop in 2024/25, says Cornwall Insight

New research from Cornwall Insight has revealed that Ireland’s power prices are expected to drop by 14% over the next 12 months.
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April 11, 2024

Cornwall Insight reduces power price forecast for rest of the decade

Cornwall Insight’s latest projections from its Q1 Power Curve suggest the drop in power prices will extend to the end of the decade.  
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February 2, 2024

UK government’s Environment Agency delays net zero targets

The Environment Agency has updated its net zero roadmap, pushing back its net zero target date from 2030 to between 2045 and 2050.
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January 25, 2024

Could tension in the Red Sea cause a second energy crisis?

In this blog, Current± looks into the growing geopolitical tension in the Red Sea and the impact it could have on the UK energy market.

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