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UK Government opens consultation on electricity market overhaul
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne yesterday unveiled the Coalition Government’s plans to transform the country’s electricity market.
Mixed response to UK Government’s electricity market overhaul
The response to the UK Coalition Government’s plans to overhaul the country’s electricity market from the industry has been mixed.
UK Climate Change Committee urges “stretching but realistic” emissions target
The UK Climate Change Committee today recommended a 60% cut in the country’s emissions by 2030 to meet the 2050 target set out in the Climate Change Act.
EU launches €1.2 billion renewables research plan
The European Union this week unveiled plans for three major region-wide research infrastructures in nuclear, solar and wind energy, which will total €1.2 billion in investment.
Lessons for the UK nuclear industry
The coming years are likely to see the first new nuclear power stations constructed in the UK for 15 years and important lessons can be learned from past projects, says Engineering the Future.
Revised UK national policy statements drop Severn barrage tidal scheme
The Coalition Government has launched its revised National Policy Statements (NPSs) on energy, which map out a future with over half new generating capacity coming from renewable sources by 2025.
Uncertainty hangs over future of UK’s quangos
UK Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude today released a list of around 200 Government-backed bodies – or ‘quangos’ – that will be axed as a part of cost-cutting measures.
UK energy stats reveal fall in renewable energy production
The UK’s latest energy statistics, released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change yesterday, reveal a 12% drop in renewable energy production in the second quarter of this year.
‘Green Deal’ could create 250,000 jobs by 2030, says UK Energy Secretary
UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne used his speech at the Liberal Democrat party conference yesterday to spell out the benefits of the Government’s proposed ‘Green Deal’.
UK and Europe need to link up to secure a low-carbon energy supply
The UK Coalition Government should prioritise the development of a North Sea ‘supergrid’ to link up renewable energy sources with the rest of Europe, according to the Green Alliance.