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This week's headlines: the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) bidding window has been extended following a legal challenge; Government define the scope of the inquiry into the power cut which occurred earlier this month; and The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) outline how gas can help the UK transition to Net Zero.
20 08 2019
News article - 20 August 2019
This week's headlines: Government order a review into last Friday's power cut; the widest range of organisations ever to come together in support of onshore wind has called on the new Energy Minister to support development of the technology; and The London School of Economics has described a UK Emissions Trading System as the 'worst outcome' post-Brexit.
13 08 2019
News article - 13 August 2019
This week's headlines: costs of lithium-ion battery storage are set to halve by 2030; the last coal-fired power station in Wales is marked for closure; and new figures reveal that the UK installed more offshore wind than any other country in the first half of 2019.
06 08 2019
News article - 6 August 2019
After the launch of our 2019 Energy Entrepreneurs Report this week, in the first of a three-part series, Chief Commercial Officer, Dave Cockshott explores the findings for the renewables sector, as well as what the future holds for project developers. The expansion of the independent renewable energy generation sector over the past seven years has been truly remarkable. Back in 2012, there was only 4.7GW of capacity contributing to Great Britain’s decarbonisation efforts, but now that figure ha...
17 05 2019
Blog - 17 May 2019
Ahead of May’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, Head of Renewable Origination, Rob Luke, takes a look at what we’re expecting from the upcoming event. Sure, a lot of talk at the moment is about the withdrawal of subsidy support and how generators are facing challenging market conditions. However, we should still be positive in instances where there is support available for renewable generation, as we welcome the CfD auction confirmed for 29th May. The auction will see 15GW of eligible ...
03 05 2019
Blog - 3 May 2019