Government and NGOs

UK and Italy announce joint bid to host COP26

Five-year review of net-zero policy ‘could deter investors’

Drive towards EV buses yet to get out of first gear

Energy sector ‘must tackle risk averse approach to digital’

The energy system is being hindered by poor quality, inaccurate or missing data, while crucial information is often restricted or hard to find, a new report has concluded. The Energy Data Taskforce has today issued its five recommendations to modernise the sector’s approach to digitalisation.

Tory leader hopefuls set out net zero stances

SP Energy Networks launches £15m green fund

SP Energy Networks has launched a £15 million green economy fund to support initiatives focused on decarbonising Scotland’s heating and transport.

£30 million government boost will accelerate 21 V2G projects

Twenty-one winning energy projects have been chosen to benefit from a £30 million UK government funding boost, as part of its drive to unlock the potential of vehicle-to-grid technology.

Over half of customers still on ‘poor value’ contracts, says Ofgem

SSE has come bottom of Ofgem’s new league table, which ranks the ten largest suppliers

Concerns UK’s energy security will be ‘undermined’ after Brexit

More than half of the UK’s energy sector expect the country’s energy security to be

No timetable given for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon

Greg Clark has refused to commit to when the government will press ahead with delayed

Cory reveals £500m energy park plans

Cory Riverside Energy has announced plans to build a £500m integrated, low-carbon energy park at

Minister pledges UK will meet carbon emissions targets

The climate change minister has expressed total confidence that the UK can achieve its 2032

British Gas sheds 823,000 customers in three months

British Gas lost 823,000 domestic accounts – nearly 6 per cent of its household customer

Government rules out new low carbon levies until 2025

The government has signalled there will be no new low carbon electricity levies until 2025. In its update of the Levy Control Framework (LCF), announced in today’s (22 November) Budget, the government said the move will shield consumers from increasing energy bills.

Event: Utility Week and WNS Customer Trust Council roundtable

A Utility Week-WNS Trust Council roundtable met to discuss how best to identify and address