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New report: The true affordability of net zero
This evening my latest report: The true affordability of net zero, was launched at an event hosted by The [...]
Norway turning away from electricity interconnection
Norway is turning away from electricity interconnection as its governing coalition collapses over disagreements over energy co-operation with Europe. [...]
Time to accept that wind farm costs are not falling
There has been a consistent narrative that the cost of building new wind farms is falling, with falling subsidy [...]
Addressing the high real cost of renewable generation
Over the past few months we have been inundated with claims from interested parties that more renewables are the [...]
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CfD auction sees cost of renewables falling…but system costs should not be ignored
Earlier this week, the Government published the results of the second round of CfD auctions, which saw offshore wind secure contracts at lower than expected levels. CfDs were introduced as part of the Energy Market Reform, largely to replace [...]
The DSR market is slowly developing, but more needs to be done to encourage participation
Last week Energyst published its latest report into the demand side response market, which confirmed the findings of previous reports, that businesses are generally positive about DSR as long as operations are not affected. Un-tapped appetite among SMEs was [...]
New project re-ignites European interest in thorium
Last month, Dutch research institute, NRG, re-ignited interest in thorium nuclear projects by announcing a new investigation into the use of thorium reactors in collaboration with the EU. The Salt Irradiation Experiment ("Salient"), based at the High Flux Reactor [...]
Twisting electricity generation with nanotube technology
Today I came across a fascinating piece of research which has the potential to be a real game-changer - an international research team led by scientists at The University of Texas and Hanyang University in South Korea has developed [...]
Once upon a time….Mayor Khan’s zero carbon fairytale
This week the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has published his draft environmental strategy for the city, with an ambition for London to be a zero carbon city by 2050, with energy efficient buildings, clean transport and clean energy. He [...]
Will new BIPV technologies finally see the concept go mainstream?
The recent entry of Tesla into the PV market has generated renewed interest in building-integrated solar PV - a technology which allows the structure of buildings, walls and windows as well as roofs - to generate electricity thereby reducing [...]
Is Secure and Promote delivering for retail competition?
On 25 July, Ofgem launched a consultation as part of its review of the Secure & Promote licence condition. Secure and Promote was introduced in 2013 to improve liquidity and market access for small and new entrant electricity suppliers. [...]
Helm energy price review: time to confront the sacred cows
The Government has this week appointed Dieter Helm, professor of economic policy at Oxford University, to lead a review into the cost of energy. He will chair a panel of experts including Nick Winser, executive director at National Grid [...]
Electricity bills: the drama won’t stop until pricing becomes transparent
The press and politicians are currently full of outrage at the announcement by British Gas of a 12.5% increase in its electricity prices from September, describing the rise as "extortionate", "unjustified" and a "slap in the face" to families, [...]
RIIO reform: current regime too generous to network companies
On the 12th July, Ofgem issued an open letter launching the process for establishing the next round of price controls, known as "RIIO-2", for the GB gas and electricity systems. These price controls determine the amount of allowable expenditure [...]
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