Danish PM to lead global commission on people-centred clean energy transitions

The Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions will examine the social and economic impacts of the shift to cleaner energy technologies as well as issues of affordability and fairness

Why your business should consider generating its own renewable electricity

With the UK committed to combating the climate crisis over the long term, now is the time for businesses to consider investing in renewable energy to help support the transition to a more sustainable future.

Reaching net zero ‘needs to be driven by existing technologies’

That’s the suggestion from UK Fires, which says it is too risky and slow to wait for breakthrough technologies to deliver future emissions reductions

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Most technologies and sectors ‘not keeping pace with long-term energy goals’

The International Energy Agency suggests many types of energy asset are not adequately working towards tackling climate change and delivering energy access

Battery sector ‘to attract $1.2tn of investment by 2040’

Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects this to cause a significant boom in the technology

ELF 2018: Reducing energy costs biggest challenge for 38% of large power users

The event attracted large energy users with more than £2bn of energy spend

The future of Triads and network charges

KiWi Power suggests the days of Triad and DNUoS charges appear to be numbered

MPs: All energy tech should compete in single auction for low cost power

The UK Government should allow all technologies to compete in a single, “technology-neutral” auction to supply electricity at the lowest possible cost to consumers. That’s the suggestion from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee (EAC), which believes consumers may be paying “unnecessarily high costs” to meet the UK’s interim carbon budget targets. The carbon […]

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Greg Clark: UK energy system seeing ‘intense tech innovation’

The energy system is experiencing “intense technological innovation” to help deliver reliable, clean and cheap power. That’s according to Business, Energy and Industrial Secretary Greg Clark, who was speaking at the Energy UK conference in London yesterday. Mr Clark highlighted the government’s commitment to new energy technologies from demand side to smart meters as they […]

$20m to take energy techs from labs to market

The US has launched a $20 million (£13.6m) fund to help take energy technologies from the labs to the market. The money from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) will boost the development of technologies with commercial potential and help strengthen links between labs and private sector companies. Laboratories can apply for a share of […]