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Current± caught up with the energy sector, to find out their reactions to the recent increase in support funded by a windfall tax of oil and gas companies.

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) – which opened today – will not be enough to ensure the UK reaches the government’s heat pump installation target, with the early announcement of a ban on new gas boilers imperative.

​Locational pricing could save £30 billion by 2035, according to a new study from the Energy Systems Catapult (ESC), commissioned by Octopus Energy.

​Octopus Energy Generation has made a multi-million pound investment in Lincs wind farm, marking its first acquisition in the operational large offshore wind space.

Octopus Energy has launched a scheme to encourage landowners to register interest in hosting an onshore wind turbine on their land, after which Octopus would match them up with community interest in order to accelerate the roll out wind power in the UK.

​Octopus Energy has acquired heat pump manufacturer Renewable Energy Devices (RED), as it targets cost reductions through expansion.

​The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and the Electrical Contractors' Association have urged the government to take greater action to tackle the energy crisis.

​Ripple Energy’s first wind turbine, dubbed Graig Fatha, has begun operation in Coedely, South Wales.