UK Research and Innovation has awarded roughly £51 million from the government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to four smart energy pilots projects.
The offshore wind industry’s sector deal with the government was unveiled months after the industry said it was within weeks of signing it, according to a new report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee.
Energy UK has joined up with motoring organisations to urge Philip Hammond to commission an independent and wide-ranging review into how the UK will cope with the collapse of road fuel duties that will be triggered by a shift to electric vehicles.
Sir John Armitt has used the first anniversary of the government’s Industrial Strategy to press ministers over increased support for electric vehicles and renewable energy when it unveils its National Infrastructure Strategy next year.
The nuclear industry has committed to a 30 per cent cut in the cost of building new plants by 2030 under the sector deal which the government unveiled today (28 June).