New green bond to help prepare for hydrogen heating
Abundance Investment Ltd, an ethical investment crowdfunding platform, has launched an offer to fund Northern Gas Networks’ (NGN) programme to upgrade its pipelines to...
National Grid ESO to pay £1.5 million into Ofgem voluntary redress fund following investigation...
In 2017, energy regulator Ofgem introduced a financial incentive to drive National Grid Electricity System Operator (National Grid ESO) to produce more accurate forecasts.
The...
Ofwat seeks information on protecting customer credit balances in the business retail market
Water regulator Ofwat seeks information on the current arrangements for protecting customer money held by retailers in the business retail market.
In April 2017, the business...
Don’t scrap EPCs, says energy assessor accreditation scheme
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) should give equal prominence to metrics for cost, carbon and energy, using the familiar design and the visual approach used...
Majority of new homes in England are in the most energy efficient bands, new...
The majority of new homes in England are in the most energy efficient bands, according to figures published on Thursday.
In the last quarter 84% of...
Great Britain’s electricity grid ‘greenest ever’ on Easter Monday, says ESO
Great Britain’s electricity grid was 'the greenest it’s ever been' at 1pm on Monday 5th April, National Grid ESO has announced.
According to the electricity...
Committee urges Government to seize ‘tidal power potential’
The Environmental Audit Committee has emphasised the 'substantial potential' of the tidal power sector to contribute to the UK’s renewable energy mix to the...
Draft plan for future offshore energy licensing under consultation
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan/programme to enable future renewable leasing...
Energy Redress Scheme awards over £2m to charities supporting vulnerable energy customers
32 new charity-run projects will receive funding through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress Scheme), the Energy Saving Trust has announced.
Each project...
Northern Ireland consults on new Energy Strategy
A public consultation has been launched on a new Northern Ireland Energy Strategy.
The consultation document outlines the intention to support domestic and business consumers...
