Focus on UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
LCCC and ESC annual reports published
26 Aug 2024 Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) and Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) have today published their annual reports and accounts for 23/24....
Westinghouse AP300™ Small Modular Reactor Approved for United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment
Approval is first step in the technology licencing process to make SMRs a reality in the U.K. LANCASHIRE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company announced...
UK policy ‘blitz’ on clean energy backed by public, polling suggests
British public have noticed rush of UK clean energy policy announcements since election, with most approving of push for renewables.
Judge rejects High Court challenge over new gas power plant
British environmental consultant's action against Net Zero Teesside Project over its projected emissions rejected by court.
New Great British Energy partnership launched to turbocharge energy independence
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announce first major partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate to unleash...
Britain’s Labour government must ‘make up lost ground’ to hit UK climate goals: CCC
The UK’s new Labour government must urgently reinstate the net-zero plans shelved by its predecessor in order to “limit the damage” caused by Conservative policy...
UK off track for Net Zero, say country’s climate advisors
18 July 2024 The Climate Change Committee’s assessment is that only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the country’s 2030...
Chris Stark to lead Mission Control to deliver clean power by 2030
Secretary of State Ed Miliband appoints Chris Stark to head new Mission Control tasked with turbocharging UK to clean power by 2030 9...
Heat networks an opportunity ‘worth billions’, says energy boss
Swedish firm hopes to expand UK heat networks to replace gas boilers, distributing a centralised source of heat to nearby buildings.
UK Tories ‘slipping from climate delay to denial’, Ed Miliband claims
Ed Miliband has accused the Conservatives under Rishi Sunak of slipping from “climate delay to denial”, as he made a pitch to voters...
