First ‘dark sky’ community in Wales and England

Presteigne and Norton have become the first Dark Sky Community in Wales and England, reducing light pollution and implementing energy-efficient streetlights

Nearly 228k electricity smart meters installed in November

In November, Britain saw 228,000 smart meter installations, marking a slight decrease from the previous month, according to a report

“UK household bills to rise £40 due to wasted wind power”

Wasted wind power, exacerbated by transmission bottlenecks between Scotland and England, is projected to inflate UK household electricity bills by £40 in 2023, according to a think tank

National Grid fast tracks £90m upgrade for clean energy connections

National Grid has expedited a £90 million upgrade of an 82km overhead power line in South West England and Wales

UK partners unite for CO2 capture and transport

Acorn and Uniper will jointly develop a solution to transport the captured CO2 from the Isle of Grain to Peterhead Port in Scotland and then to permanent storage beneath the North Sea

SSEN inks £1bn deals for network upgrades

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has secured agreements exceeding £1 billion with three UK firms for major electricity network enhancements in central southern England

Ofwat investigates South East Water’s supply system

The move follows a meeting where the company’s Board explained its performance, categorised as ‘lagging behind’ in Ofwat’s latest report

National Grid speeds up 20GW clean energy connection

National Grid is expediting the connection of clean energy projects in England and Wales, allowing 10GW of battery energy storage projects to connect four years earlier than planned

North East home warmth upgrades plummet

Data shows a significant reduction in government-funded home warmth upgrade projects in North East England, potentially leaving households without substantial energy savings as winter approaches

Essar Oil UK chooses Mitsubishi for carbon capture project

Essar Oil UK has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as the technology licensor for its EET Industrial Carbon Capture facility at Stanlow