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The Latest Breaking News on SSE boss calls on ministers to support renewable energy industry as inflation bites

SSE boss calls on ministers to support renewable energy industry as inflation bites

Utility company to increase spending by 14% because of sharp rise in costs of building windfarms and electricity grids

The Guardian - UK

Ofgem plans to cut wind and solar delays by stripping out ‘zombie’ projects

Regulator aims to reduce backlog as some wind and solar schemes wait up to 15 years to get hooked up

The Guardian - UK

Energy efficiency scheme for cold homes going at a glacial pace, says Labour

Government’s Energy Company Obligation has managed to upgrade only 65,000 homes since April 2022, figures show

The Guardian - UK

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Energy secretary admits Rishi Sunak’s North Sea oil expansion plans ‘won’t bring bills down’

The energy secretary has admitted that Rishi Sunak’s flagship energy policy will not bring household bills down.

The Independent UK

Global electricity grid must be upgraded urgently to hit climate goals, says IEA

Investment needs to double to more than $600bn a year by 2030 after ‘decade of stagnation’, says agency

The Guardian - UK

A successful energy transition depends on managing when people use power. So how do we make demand more flexible?

Energy security concerns are mounting as renewable projects and transmission lines are delayed.

The Conversation

National Grid says blackouts less likely this winter

Higher gas storage levels in Europe help leave Great Britain in stronger position, says operator

The Guardian - UK

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The next UK net zero battleground is electricity pylons

Plans involve doubling use of such energy but not everybody wants to live near power lines

The Guardian - UK

Scotland's renewable future 'at risk' after 'monumental failure' from Westminster

NO new offshore wind farms have been commissioned in a key auction, dealing a blow to the UK Government’s hopes of decarbonising electricity…

The National (Scotland)

Energy saving scheme: How you can claim cash benefits for using less energy this winter

The National Grid announced it would be renewing its demand flexibility service, under which customers are financially compensated for reducing their energy consumption this winter

The Independent UK

Unsexy but vital: why warnings over grid reliability are really about building more transmission lines

“To ensure Australian consumers continue to have access to reliable electricity supplies, it’s critical that planned investments in transmission, generation and storage projects are urgently delivered.”

The Conversation

Solar and windfarm investment is drying up – and Australia needs a wake-up call on the future of the electricity grid

The energy transition is a race and what’s needed are policies that will drag large-scale renewable power into the system faster

The Guardian - AU

UK offshore wind at ‘tipping point’ as funding crisis threatens industry

Industry figures warn climate crisis goals cannot be met unless government pumps more money into renewables

The Guardian - UK

Pay UK households who agree to have power lines nearby, report urges

Energy networks commissioner calls for action to ease backlog of renewables projects

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Fears Tory inaction will see Scottish renewables investment 'evaporate'

LOCAL authorities from across the UK have written to Tory ministers urging them to act on pumped-storage hydro power ...

The Guardian - AU

NSW delays decision about future of country’s biggest power station until after energy security review

Owner Origin Energy says ‘nothing has changed’ with plan to shut the coal-fired Eraring plant no sooner than August 2025

The Conversation

I'm one of the UK's official climate change advisers – our new report says the country is no longer a world leader

The UK’s Climate Change Committee – the official independent advisory body of which I am interim chair – has spent the past three months poring over thousands of pages of government strategy documents to inform its latest annual progress report to parliament. And our confidence in the UK meeting its…

Insider UK

Any delay to green energy shift would be ‘historic mistake’ - Starmer

Labour leader sets out plans that party claims would create 50,000 new jobs in Scotland alone

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The Independent UK

Starmer pledges to cut bills by scrapping onshore wind farm ban and speeding up green energy projects

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out new targets to cut the time taken to complete green initiatives faster

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to ‘throw everything’ at plan to get UK to net zero

Labour leader will use speech in Scotland to lay out new green strategy for energy industry

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to cut bills with targets to speed up green energy projects

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out new targets to cut the time taken to complete green initiatives faster.

Evening Standard

Britain at lower risk of losing power next winter, says National Grid

Britain will be at a lower risk of losing power this winter but the blackout prevention scheme will remain in place, the National Grid has said.

Insider UK

'Urgent action needed' to realise Scottish offshore potential

Energy and environment minister calls on UK Government to use reserved powers for energy grid expansion

Bristol Post

Delays hit plan to boost renewable power in Bristol and ‘take control of city’s energy’

Issues with the contract are to blame

The Independent UK

‘Zombie’ projects to step aside to allow quicker link-ups to National Grid

National Grid ESO hopes to cut a 15-year backlog by allowing ready-to-connect projects to leapfrog those that are not.

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