energy security

​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).

The government’s British Energy Security Strategy has been met with criticism from the energy sector, having been described as a “missed opportunity.”

​A new fully independent system operator is being launched by the government, to help shape the future energy system and facilitate competition.

Improving grid connections and boosting investor confidence should be key priorities for the government, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has said.

“This is the time for action,” National Grid ESO's executive director Fintan Slye ​has said, unveiling new measures to support the UK's energy system through the energy crisis.

​Regulator Ofgem has invited bids for new electricity interconnectors, in an effort to increase energy security in the UK.

​The first planning applications have been submitted for the Greenlink interconnector, which will connect Wales and Ireland.

The relationship between decarbonisation and energy security is “far from straightforward” and demand reduction strategies will be key to ensuring a stable energy system, the UK Energy Research Council has warned.

Prominent politicians from across the political spectrum have warned against the UK’s departure from the Internal Energy Market (IEM) as part of Brexit, despite the country’s exit from the single market taking automatic continuation “off the table”.

A botched Brexit would threaten the UK’s energy security by having severe implications on its ability to trade energy with Europe, the House of Lords has warned.