The UK is likely to have ‘associate’ status after Brexit in a new EU ‘DSO entity’ bringing together the bloc’s 2,400 distribution system operators. The new entity will be set up over the next two years and its first tasks…

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Grant applications are invited for a share of up to £30 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to develop local energy systems for UK communities. The aim is to create a pipeline of highly innovative, ambitious and investable local energy system designs that…

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Specialist divers and archaeologists have completed an operation to retrieve the wreckage of a 1943 Fairey Barracuda Torpedo bomber found by National Grid engineers last summer during a seabed survey ahead of the construction of the IFA 2 Interconnector. The three-seater…

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The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry into the decarbonisation of the UK economy and green finance. It will scrutinise the role of HM Treasury, regulators and financial services firms in supporting the Government’s climate change commitments. It will also examine the…

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Scottish MSPs say clearer plans are needed on how climate change will be addressed. The call came in a report by Holyrood’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill following the report…

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Foresight is to acquire the advisory mandate for 28 operational assets across a wide range of renewable generation, wastewater and waste management activities located in the UK and Europe from John Laing Capital Management. The JLEN assets have a gross asset value…

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Foresight Group has launched a new fund to invest directly into publicly listed companies that own and operate infrastructure or renewable energy assets globally.  It is targeting a total return of more than 3% per annum above the rate of…

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A coal-fired power station converted to biomass fuel is set to start up although it cannot meet new EU emissions requirements. The Environment Agency says it is minded to agree a derogation from the new rules for the Lynemouth plant,…

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Renewables will be able to participate in the forthcoming Capacity Market (CM) auction for the first time, BEIS has confirmed, subject to derating factors and provided they do not receive other subsidy. BEIS said the addition was “always anticipated” and…

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Ofgem has fined two energy suppliers and consultant for anti-competitive behaviour. The regulator found that between January and September 2016 Economy Energy and E (Gas and Electricity) had an anti-competitive agreement preventing the two suppliers actively targeting one another’s customers…

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