New rules to speed up uptake of greener vans

Jul 28, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

The government has proposed changes to driver licensing rules that is expected to make it easier for van drivers to switch to greener vehicles. The Department for Transport said they will be able...

Welsh public sector ‘to be carbon neutral by 2030’

Jul 28, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Low Carbon 0

The Welsh Government is consulting on plans to decarbonise the public sector by 2030. Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths announced the ambition for the public sector to be carbon neutral...

Cuadrilla breached planning rules at Lancashire fracking site

Jul 28, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Coal, Gas & Oil, Top Stories 0

Cuadrilla has breached its planning permission by delivering a drilling rig at its Lancashire site overnight. The rig was disassembled at the Plumpton Close site at around 4.45am on Thursday,...

Capacity Market: BEIS proposes changes to battery storage

Jul 28, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

The government is proposing changes to how the generation classes of battery storage are de-rated within the Capacity Market (CM). The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)...

Ofgem: Half-hourly settlement can help cut energy bills

Jul 27, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Half-hourly settlement is a “major” part of the UK’s smart and flexible energy system and will help reduce bills. That’s according to Ofgem, which adds it is also expected to increase the...

US energy secretary duped by Russian pranksters

Jul 27, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas & Oil 0

US Energy Secretary Rick Perry was fooled by Russian pranksters who were impersonating Ukraine’s prime minister. Reports suggest he discussed US coal exports, a proposed pipeline across the...

United Utilities pleads guilty to supplying water unfit for human use

Jul 27, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Water 0

United Utilities has pleaded guilty to supplying water that was unfit for human consumption to hundreds of thousands of customers. Around 700,000 people had to boil their water before drinking for...

New process to speed up small-scale energy storage connections

Jul 27, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

UK Power Networks (UKPN) has launched a new fast-track application process for connecting small-scale electricity storage projects. The online process, an upgrade from a lengthy paper application...

Google in hot race for nuclear fusion technology

Jul 26, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0

Google has entered the race for nuclear fusion technology with a US firm. The search engine giant and Tri Alpha Energy, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, have developed a new computer...

UK to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040

Jul 26, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Top Stories 0

New diesel and petrol vehicles are to be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to fight air pollution. It is part of the government’s clean air strategy, with today’s announcement focused on...