National grid says fire triggered tube chaos
London underground lost power to several lines leading to passengers being stranded as services stopped A major power failure sparked travel chaos across London on Monday afternoon, grinding parts of the Tube to a halt and leaving thousands of commuters stranded. The disruption began around 14:30 when a fault on the National Grid’s transmission system […]
Outdated grid planning risks derailing Europe’s fossil fuel exit
Poor governance and obsolete mandates are delaying renewables, threatening EU transition Europe’s electricity grid is lagging behind the pace of renewable energy growth, jeopardising efforts to cut fossil fuel reliance. That’s the latest from a report by Beyond Fossil Fuels, E3G, Ember and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The report finds outdated […]
Ofgem enforcement delivers £150 million in support for vulnerable energy customers
Funds from rule-breaking energy firms have backed 640 projects, helping with bills, efficiency and advice Ofgem has secured more than £150 million in funding for vulnerable energy consumers through its enforcement actions against rule-breaking energy companies, with the latest round of £9.6 million grants bringing the total distributed under the Energy Redress Scheme to £152 […]
Don’t rush to go zonal says energy thinktank
Cornwall Insight says zonal pricing will take years to implement and is a crucial decision Zonal pricing might be the future – but the UK’s not ready for it. That’s the message from Cornwall Insight, which has fired a warning shot ahead of the Government’s expected decision on electricity market reform this summer. In its latest […]
Grid connections to get faster after new rules
Ofgem rasies the size of project needing impact assessments from 1MW to 5MW, speeding up smaller connections Ofgem has approved a key rule change that will speed up grid connections for small energy projects across England and Wales. The move, announced today (12 May), raises the threshold for projects needing a Transmission Impact Assessment (TIA) […]
Aberdeen says domestic energy production in crisis as transition hammers jobs
Labour accused of redundancies and policies which are harming energy security and production A wave of North Sea job losses has triggered fresh warnings that the UK is jeopardising energy security, investment and its net zero ambitions. The Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce is calling for urgent action after nearly 600 redundancies were announced in just […]
Cheers – pubs serve up solar powered pints!
New style PPA means 120 pubs will be kitted out with rooftop solar over the next year Pub giant Martson’s is about to serve greener pints as 120 of its sites are set to install rooftop solar. Marston’s has done a deal for a new kind of PPA with Two Blues Solar and installer Nuvolt, […]
Chinese put windfarm plans into a spin
Scrutiny over proposed Chinese involvment into the building of floating windfarm Ministers are weighing up whether to greenlight Chinese wind giant Mingyang to supply turbines for a flagship North Sea windfarm. The Guardian reports that Mingyang, China’s largest offshore turbine maker, is the frontrunner for the Green Volt project – Europe’s first commercial-scale floating windfarm. However […]
Attenborough film prompts calls to end bottom trawling
Horrific levels of waste and destruction from bottom trawling revealed even in protected zones Shocking new footage lays bare the brutal reality of bottom trawling – a practice that rips up the ocean floor, kills marine life in its path and wrecks habitats vital for tackling climate change. The horrific levels of destruction and waste, […]
Suppliers cough up £7m for overbilling
Ofgem forces payout from 10 suppliers for meter overcharging from 2019-2024 Image Source/ Reference: Ofgem Ofgem has ordered 10 energy suppliers to pay more than £7 million in refunds and compensation after customers were overcharged due to billing errors linked to complex meter setups. Following a compliance review, the regulator found that over 34,000 households […]
