Up to 95% of the UK’s electricity could come from low carbon sources by 2030 under a new national energy strategy which aims to boost its energy independence and tackle sky high consumer prices. In the strategy announced today, the UK Government pledges to accelerate investments...
The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told members of his Conservative party that the UK will have a clean electricity generation system by 2035. At the ruling political party’s annual conference in Manchester, Johnson said the country can deliver the goal based on its progress...
The UK Government will hold an auction for up to 12GW of new renewable energy projects, as the country looks to accelerate its ‘green industrial revolution’ plans. The Contracts for Difference Round Four (CfD4) auction will open late next year and will more than double the...
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed details of a 10-point plan to spur on a ‘green industrial revolution’ that will mark the beginning of the country's path to net zero emissions by 2050. The £12 billion blueprint reiterates the government’s former pledge of developing...
The UK will double its current renewable energy capacity by 2026 – four years earlier than its 2030 target – according to new analysis by consultancy Rystad Energy. Total installed capacity of solar and wind power plants will grow from just under 33GW today to 64GW...
The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to power every home in the country through offshore wind energy within a decade, after announcing a £160 million package to upgrade ports and factories for building turbines. The scheme aims to create 2,000 jobs in construction and...
Grid operators from the UK and the Netherlands are exploring the possibility of connecting the two countries’ offshore wind farms with subsea electricity cables by 2029. National Grid Ventures, the commercial arm of UK operator National Grid, and Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT are drawing...
The UK has announced record low prices for offshore wind energy in the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round, with prices dropping below £40 per MWh. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) confirmed that 6GW of new offshore wind capacity will be...
European energy supplier E.ON has announced it will retire a ‘pioneering’ offshore wind farm in the UK, which began generating renewable energy almost two decades ago off the coast of Northumberland. The 4MW Blyth Offshore Wind Farm was built by a consortium led by E.ON in...
A pair of Japanese energy companies – J-Power and Kansai Electric Power – will pay almost £1 billion for a collective 41% stake in a major wind farm located off the East coast of the UK. Germany firm Innogy is developing the 860MW Triton Knoll Offshore...