The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem is inviting tenders to own and operate a prebuilt electricity transmission link connecting one of the world's largest offshore wind farms to the UK grid.
The UK government is consulting on reforms to its renewables auction scheme, contracts for difference (CfD), that it says would “pave the way” for more renewables projects to come online by 2030.
A new report released today (21 February) by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has declared that the current rate of investment in electricity distribution networks must double by 2050 to ensure rising demand from renewables can be met.
New data from Cornwall Insight has shown that Ireland and Northern Ireland are expected to miss their 2030 emissions targets by around 20%, with excessive renewables curtailment cited as a cause.