Energy secretary Ed Miliband is considering scrapping plans to use the Wylfa site in North Wales for a new large-scale nuclear power plant as well as the UK’s target of developing 24GW of nuclear capacity by 2050.
The UK is leading the way in the deployment of a fusion energy powerplant according to the Royal Society, which has also provided the first detailed report on work towards the design for Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).
A “pioneering” investment model has been launched in Scotland to support high value startups engaged in accelerating the energy transition.
The Great British Energy Bill has passed through parliament with a majority of 253 where MPs voted 348 to 95 in favour.
An offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea called Culzean will have 20% of its power supplied by a floating offshore wind turbine following TotalEnergies’ successful application for the pilot project.
The UK government has struck funding deals for 131 renewable energy projects including Europe’s largest windfarm and six tidal stream projects in the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction.
Up to £5.5bn of additional public money is being made available to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant to help achieve a final investment decision (FID) on the project, subject to a spending review.
The Viking Wind Farm has been paid £10M by the government for its first month of operation, triple its Contracts for Difference (CfD) bid price, while discarding more than 60% of its output, according to new data analysis.
A UK-wide carbon capture and storage (CCUS)-led initiative that has “catalysed the decarbonisation of the UK’s major industrial clusters” looks set to form a blueprint for other countries.
The UK has achieved 30GW of wind power generation capacity following the full powering up of SSE Renewables’ 434MW Viking Wind Farm on the Shetland Islands.
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