A second wind: the economics of offshore become increasingly competitive
What are Contracts for Difference? Over the next decade, it is estimated that the UK will need around £100 billion of capital investment in its electricity infrastructure to meet projected future increases in electricity demand and to replace ageing coal fired power...
Can hydrogen and CCS save one another?
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the ‘hydrogen economy’ have long been touted as essential tools in decarbonising our energy system, yet they have always seemed to be 10 years away. CCS in the UK received a major blow in 2015 when the Government...
Clean Growth: How can we improve business energy efficiency?
UK energy policy is often framed as a trilemma of objectives – security of supply, affordability and sustainability. Improving energy efficiency within houses, businesses and the public sector presents a large and often overlooked opportunity to tackle all...
What has been missed or misunderstood in this week’s Euratom debate?
Until the last few weeks, few people outside the physics and legal communities had even heard of Euratom. However, the Government’s view that leaving the EU also must also mean leaving Euratom has made this previously obscure treaty front page news and a political...