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UK wind energy generation almost surpassed 17GW on Tuesday, breaking the previous record that was set on Sunday. Another record for wind powered electricity generation between 7.30 and 8pm yesterday! We got a bit ahead of ourselves with the last update – this is the correct figure, almost 17GW! 💨👏 pic.twitter.com/x2bGZ56IsQ — National Grid ESO (@ng_eso) December 11, 2019 The blustery conditions...

Over 3000 water consumers in County Donegal received good news following the removal the Creeslough water supply by the Environmental Protection Agency from their Remedial Action List. The latest report from the Agency shows that Irish Water has reduced the number of schemes on the Remedial Action List in Donegal from 11 to 4, since 2015. The Remedial Action List identifies...

SSEN Transmission has submitted its business plan for the future of the north of Scotland electricity transmission system to Ofgem. The Business Plan, titled ‘A Network for Net Zero’, covers the period from April 2021 to March 2026 and follows 'substantial consultation' with national and local stakeholders as well as SSEN Transmission's independent expert RIIO-T2 User Group. It aims to support...

WESTERN Power Distribution seeks to harness data to deliver lower carbon energy solutions, which has been set out in the roadmap for its first digitalisation strategy. The roadmap explains how these digital technologies are set to play an increasingly vital role in converting data into meaningful insight that not only benefits customers but connects more renewable, low carbon technologies and...

NEW study has shown that the UK is one of the main countries threatening biodiversity loss overseas through its demand for renewable energy. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was a collaboration between The University of Manchester, The University of Southampton and UCL in the UK, and UC Davis in the USA. It sought to understand...

UK water industry could experience the largest deterioration in credit quality since privatisation in the late 1980s after Ofwat releases its final determinations on 16 December, Moody's Investors Service said today in a new report. According to Moody's, the regulator is likely to cut allowed cash returns by around a third, the largest reduction ever, and to set operational performance...

DRAX will be the first company in the world to announce an ambition to become carbon negative by 2030 when its CEO Will Gardiner speaks at COP 25 in Madrid today. Being carbon negative means that Drax would be removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it produces throughout its operations, creating a negative carbon footprint for the company...

LABOUR has announced that it would begin the nationalisation of utilities within the first hundred days of taking office if they were to win the general election. John McDonnell, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that the party would set up boards to run utilities made up workers as well as representatives from local councils. In his speech on Monday, Mr...

COMPETITION and Markets Authority has approved OVO's plans to buy SSE's household energy and related services business in Great Britain. In September SSE agreed to sell its consumer business to OVO for £400m in cash and £100m in loan notes. Stephen Fitzpatrick, CEO and Founder of OVO, commented on the news: “We’re delighted with the Competition and Markets Authority's decision and...

HOUSEHOLDS in the UK would support a return to the use of hydrogen as a domestic fuel and believe it would have a positive environmental impact, according to Newcastle University research. The researchers found that when people were informed that hydrogen-rich gas was previously used in the UK and that most domestic gas appliances in the UK are required by...