The chair of the European Scrutiny Committee has described as “deeply worrying” a lack of information from the government on how it will take forward co-operation with the EU on key research programmes and various other programmes including the ‘Connecting…
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Secretary of state to chair discussions on industrial recovery
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BEIS secretary of state Alok Sharma is to chair five ‘recovery roundtables’ to consider measures to support economic recovery, over the next 18 months. The round tables, which will include businesses, business representative groups and leading academics, will also explore ”domestic and global…
BEIS committee opens ‘super inquiry’ on post pandemic economic growth and calls for evidence
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Can the UK emerge from the Coronavirus pandemic with a greener and more resiliemt economy? If so, how should that be achieved? The Select Commitee on Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has asked for evidence as it opens a ‘super inquiry’…
Late May Bank holiday set new record for low demand
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GB set new records for low demand over the late May bank holiday weekend, National Grid ESO said. Demand was as low as 14.8GW on Saturday, even after NGESO called on 999MW of ‘footroom’ response to raise demand levels, and…
Total joins SSE Renewables to deliver Seagreen offshore wind farm
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Total is to acquire a majority (51%) stake in the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm from SSE Renewables. The have taken a final investment decision to proceed with the £3 billion project. Total is making an upfront payment at closing of…
Development consent denied for Thanet Extension offshore wind farm
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Vattenfall has been refused development consent for the 340MW Thanet Extension offshore wind farm by Alok Sharma, secretary of state at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. In the decision the secretary of state said that the wind farm,…
Gas and electricity networks agree to defer charges on cash-constrained suppliers until 2021
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Electricity and gas network owners have agreed with Ofgem to defer network charges for electricity suppliers and gas shippers suffering cash-flow constraints because of the Coronavirus emergency. In an open letter Ofgem said suppliers had provided relief to business and…
Public consultation opens on Uskmouth conversion to burn waste
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Pre-application consultation has begun for a plan to convert the existing Uskmouth coal fired power station near Newport, Wales, to burn waste instead. After conversion the plant, owned by Simec Atlantis Energy, will burn ‘waste-derived fuel pellets’. Plant owner Simec…
Offshore wind industry dismayed by new consenting delay
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The government has delayed until 1July a decision on planning consent for two major wind farms off the Norfolk coast, Norfolk Vanguard and Hornsea Three. This is the third time the decision on Hornsea has been delayed. The 1.8GW Norfolk…
Successful test for sodium battery prototype
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Lithium is replaced with sodium in a new prototype battery under development at Imperial College. Sodium is a more abundant metal than lithium and could raise fewer environmental concerns over extraction.The prototype also requires fewer heavy metals, which are also…