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Business and the energy crisis: have the measures gone far enough? Image: Pixabay NC.

October 22, 2021

High power prices expected to continue following record-breaking Q3

High power prices are expected to continue into winter following a record breaking third quarter in the UK.

ADE: ‘recent governmental moves risk undermining positive climate action’. Image: Getty Images.

September 24, 2021

Businesses call for end to unabated gas in Britain’s electricity system by 2035

Businesses have called on the government to set an end date for the use of unabated gas in the electricity sector in the UK.

August 24, 2021

ESB and Carrington Power fined £6m over market manipulation breach

ESB Independent Generation (ESBIGT) and Carrington Power submitted inaccurate data to National Grid ESO, Ofgem has found.

Hydrogen demand could also rise to 7.5GW by 2050. Image: Aurora Energy Research.

August 17, 2021

Aurora report: Gas-fired CCS and hydrogen ‘only feasible option’ for keeping lights on

For the UK to reach net zero, delivering hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects at scale will be “essential”, according to a new report from Aurora Energy research.

August 6, 2021

Price cap to jump by £139 as energy costs increase 50% in six months

Ofgem has confirmed that the default price cap will rise again in October, as energy prices hit record highs amid the world emerging from lockdown.

August 2, 2021

SSE sells stake in gas distribution operator SGN amidst net zero focus

SSE has agreed to sell its 33.3% stake in gas distribution operator Scotia Gas Networks (SGN) for £1,225 million.

May 18, 2021

Embedding flexibility could save £16.7bn by 2050, says Carbon Trust

Flexibility could deliver up to £16.7 billion in savings per annum in 2050 according to a new report from the Carbon Trust.

Research by Cornwall Insight into Britain’s power market predicts highs of £150/MWh in winter 2025. Image: Getty.

May 18, 2021

Renewables to account for 90% of electricity by 2050 to meet ‘narrow’ pathway to net zero says IEA

The opportunity to hit net zero by 2050 globally is “narrow but still achievable” if renewables grow to dominate the energy sector, while no additional investments into fossil fuels are made.

March 31, 2021

UK needs almost 50GW of flexibility to reach 100% renewables at lowest cost

If the UK is to reach 100% renewables at the lowest cost, it will need 49.5GW of flexibility from both storage and gas, according to research from Wärtsilä.

"Managing this combination of low demand and high renewables shows that we can operate a greener grid

March 18, 2021

National Grid to acquire WPD as it shifts from gas to a more electrified asset base

National Grid is looking to acquire Western Power Distribution (WPD) as part of a strategic transformation that will see the company's assets more focused on electricity transmission and distribution.