Only 20 nations use 91% of global energy

Jul 18, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

A staggering 91% of the entire planet’s electricity is used by only 20 nations. The disparity in energy usage is highlighted in new research published by GoCompare Energy, which shows despite...

UK’s clean generation hits record levels in Q1 2017

Jul 01, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Top Stories 0

Renewable electricity generation in the UK hit a record 24.8TWh in the first quarter of this year, up 5.1% from the same period a year earlier. That’s according to a new report published by the...

Global carbon emissions ‘will peak in 2026’

Jun 19, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

Global carbon dioxide emissions are expected to peak in 2026. By 2040, they will be 4% lower than they were in 2016, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). It...

UK has ‘enough storage capacity for CCS up to 2050’

Jun 15, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

The UK has more than enough capacity to store captured carbon up until 2050. That’s according to new research published by the Energy Technologies Institute, which suggests the east coast of...

Smart meters yield underwhelming savings

May 31, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Smart Data, Top Stories 0

Smart meters and time-of-use pricing have only yielded small electricity savings so far. That’s according to researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, who compared data for...

March saw more than 530k energy supplier switches

Apr 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

A total of 536,658 consumers switched energy suppliers in March. This figure, released by Energy UK today, brings electricity switching levels for the first quarter of 2017 above 1.3 million. This...

UK’s coal, wind, solar and hydro output fell in 2016

Mar 30, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Top Stories 0

The UK’s coal, wind, solar and natural flow hydropower all decreased in output through 2016. That’s according to a new report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy...

Leaving Big Six could slash fuel bills by 25%

Mar 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Some energy consumers could slash their fuel bills by a quarter if they switched supplier. That’s according to new research from Which?, which found those on Big Six standard variable tariffs...

Gas for power demand falls to six-month low

Mar 06, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil 0

Demand for natural gas from power stations has fallen to a six-month low. That’s according to S&P Global Platts, which says this is as a result of falling electricity demand from consumers and...

Rising temperatures weigh on demand – Y Report

Feb 21, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

Temperatures have been above seasonal normal levels this week, which is likely to lead to a decrease in demand and a fall in day-ahead prices. An LNG cargo set to arrive at the Isle of Grain in...