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...

Cornish wind farm denied planning permission appeal

Jul 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

A proposed 38.5MW onshore wind farm in Cornwall has been refused a planning permission appeal on visual grounds. Wiltshire-based renewable power supplier Good Energy had hoped to build the Big...

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,...

UK edges closer to EU’s 2020 renewable goals

Jul 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

The UK generated 8.9% of its entire energy consumption from renewable sources in 2016. That’s according to new information released by the UK Government, which reveals this is a 0.7% increase on...

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...

Banning traditional cars ‘will leave large tax gap’

Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

Banning new diesel and petrol vehicles from 2040 will leave a gaping hole in the Treasury’s finances as fuel duties would be wiped out. That’s according to Kevin Nicholson, Head of Tax at PwC UK,...

Customer service ratings for utilities jump up 3%

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

The proportion of customers saying utility firms offer the best service across 14 different sectors has jumped from 10% to 13% in the last year. That’s according to a new survey of 1,025...

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...