Energy Policy
In the second in my series on the energy policies outlined in the election manifestos of the three main UK political parties, I take a look at the main opposition party and likely winner of this year’s General Election – the Labour Party. My [...]
Former Labour MP Gerald Kaufman famously described his party’s 1983 election manifesto as the “longest suicide note in history”. He was referring to the socialist nature of the policies contained in the document, which were out of step with the more right-wing mindset of [...]
In March, Ofgem disappointed many by indicating that it is minded to reject all but one of the seven interconnector projects applying for authorisation under the cap and floor mechanism. The only project which makes the grade being the Tarchon (1.4 GW) between Britain [...]
My blog is 8 years old today! The past year has seen my business develop in ways I did not expect even a year ago when I was celebrating my higher profile. I am still regularly quoted in the press and have written regularly [...]
Nuclear regulation is widely seen as strangling the delivery of new projects. Timescales are long and costs are high. Hundreds of permits are needed, and there is a constant threat of judicial review when permits are finally granted, adding delays and costs. These problems [...]
Today the Government has announced a new consultation to promote energy security (yet to be published) as part of its ongoing Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (“REMA”). Two main elements are being highlighted – a desire for more gas-fired generation to provide a backup [...]
In recent months questions have been asked around the future of Britain's gas infrastructure and pressure put on both the Government and Ofgem to address the question of gas network decommissioning. The UK Government has entered into a legal commitment to reduce the country’s [...]
I've been busy latey on some interesting client projects and a couple of reports which should be published shortly, but in the meantime, I've recorded several podcasts so far this year which are all linked below. From time to time I get requests to [...]
Britian’s latest subsea interconnector, the 1.4 GW Viking Link with Denmark began commercial operations at the end of December. Initially its capacity will be limited to 800 MW until internal grid reinforcement in Denmark is completed, since if it ran at full capacity the [...]
The past few weeks have been full for interesting developments in the nuclear sector, with a new GW scale reactor opening, a GB fleet update from EDF and a new nuclear roadmap from the UK Government. First up was the announcement early in the [...]