“Reducing carbon emissions and enhancing the environment are major government priorities,” according to Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP, who told MPs in his Budget statement that government wanted to “Create the high-skill high-wage low-carbon jobs of the future”. He wanted to, “Raise…

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Lord Deben, chair, Climate Change Committee: “This a realistic start. Obviously we will have to wait for the Infrastructure Strategy to see it all in the round. I am particularly pleased to see the Chancellor’s support for carbon capture and storage…

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“The existing [competition and markets] framework, in the years ahead, just won’t do. It has to be substantially improved”. That was the summation from Andrew Tyrie, chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), at a recent Policy Exchange debate…

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Energy customers on pre-payment meters are still on a raw deal for energy supply because technical barriers continue to constrain competition and choice, according to Ofgem. A Competition and Markets Authority review last year also found that the conditions of competition…

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Gridserve has begun construction of an ‘Electric Forecourt’ near Braintree, Essex. The project was granted an electricity generation licence last week. It will have capacity to charge 24 electric vehicles at once, with chargers rated at 350kW that allow a…

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Ofgem says it is “disappointed with the lack of progress” at ScottishPower in sending regular detailed reporting of a range of complaint metrics to the regulator, significantly speeding up complaint resolutions, and reducing the number of complaints to consumer bodies.…

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Energy Systems Catapult is launching an innovator challenge call in collaboration with Places for People, Geovation and Pineapple Partners. It is offering ailored business incubation and acceleration support for small companies developing products and services targeted at Zero Carbon housing solutions, smart…

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