New energy infrastructure investment to fuel recovery
New details of reforms vital to keeping the lights on and emissions and bills down
Government action to unlock up to £110 billion energy infrastructure investment and support up to 250,000 jobs by 2020
Capacity Market to be initiated in 2014 to bring on gas and other flexible electricity supply to meet future demand and reduce risks to security of supply from winter 2018
Renewable Strike Prices to help renewables contribute more than 30% of total power by 2020
Full press release and documents are available on GOV.UK
Estimates of shale gas resource in North of England published, alongside a package of community benefits
Findings from the British Geological Survey into the potential volume of shale gas in the Bowland Basin and beyond
The Government has today announced findings from the first independent study conducted by the British Geological Survey, of the potential volume of shale gas in the Bowland Basin and beyond, which covers 11 counties in the North of England.
The full press release and documents are available on GOV.UK
The energy security challenge
Speech by Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to the Economist UK Energy Conference:
“It’s a great pleasure to be with you here this morning.
“This summit is taking place at a crucial moment because the Government has embarked on the most radical overhaul of the United Kingdom’s energy infrastructure and markets since the 1980s and privatisation.
“A radical transformation that is not optional, but necessary.
“Necessary to meet the three objectives of our energy policy…”
The full speech is available on GOV.UK
Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 27 June 2013 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year on year changes. Quarterly Energy Prices covers prices to domestic and industrial consumers, prices of oil products and comparisons of international fuel prices.
Read the statistical release in full
Also released today:
Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) statistics
Estimates of home insulation levels in Great Britain
National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) report: Summary of analysis 2013 Part 1
Road transport consumption at regional and local level
Sub-national electricity consumption in Northern Ireland
New energy infrastructure investment to fuel recovery
New details of reforms vital to keeping the lights on and emissions and bills down
- Government action to unlock up to £110 billion energy infrastructure investment and support up to 250,000 jobs by 2020
- Capacity Market to be initiated in 2014 to bring on gas and other flexible electricity supply to meet future demand and reduce risks to security of supply from winter 2018
- Renewable Strike Prices to help renewables contribute more than 30% of total power by 2020
Full press release and documents are available on GOV.UK
Estimates of shale gas resource in North of England published, alongside a package of community benefits
Findings from the British Geological Survey into the potential volume of shale gas in the Bowland Basin and beyond
The Government has today announced findings from the first independent study conducted by the British Geological Survey, of the potential volume of shale gas in the Bowland Basin and beyond, which covers 11 counties in the North of England.
The full press release and documents are available on GOV.UK
The energy security challenge
Speech by Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to the Economist UK Energy Conference:
“It’s a great pleasure to be with you here this morning.
“This summit is taking place at a crucial moment because the Government has embarked on the most radical overhaul of the United Kingdom’s energy infrastructure and markets since the 1980s and privatisation.
“A radical transformation that is not optional, but necessary.
“Necessary to meet the three objectives of our energy policy…”
The full speech is available on GOV.UK
Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 27 June 2013 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year on year changes. Quarterly Energy Prices covers prices to domestic and industrial consumers, prices of oil products and comparisons of international fuel prices.
Read the statistical release in full
Also released today:
The non-domestic RHI policy team will be taking your questions on the Early Tariff Review Consultation from 1330 on Thursday 27th June. The consultation proposes improved support for Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP), Solar Thermal and large Biomass installations and can be accessed here. The webchat provides an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions directly to members of the RHI policy team about the issues raised in the consultation.
The event will open for questions at 1400 today.
RHI Early Tariff Review consultation webchat
The non-domestic RHI policy team will be taking your questions on the Early Tariff Review Consultation from 1330 on Thursday 27th June. The consultation proposes improved support for Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP), Solar Thermal and large Biomass installations and can be accessed here. The webchat provides an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions directly to members of the RHI policy team about the issues raised in the consultation.
The event will open for questions at 1400 today.
RHI Early Tariff Review consultation webchat
New research shows the Government’s Green Deal is inspiring people across the UK to install energy saving home improvements.
Research published today found that 47 per cent of households who had received a Green Deal advice report, following a Green Deal assessment, said they either had or were getting energy saving measures installed. A further 31 per cent said they would ‘definitely or probably’ install at least one measure. The research focused on those households having an assessment before the end of March 2013.
The assessment experience was also positive for the majority of households, with 75 per cent rating their usefulness as high, and 77 per cent having confidence in assessors’ recommendations.
68 per cent said their motivation for having an assessment was to save money and 38 per cent said they were motivated to reduce their energy use for environmental reasons.
Read the press notice and the research reports
New research shows the Government’s Green Deal is inspiring people across the UK to install energy saving home improvements.
Research published today found that 47 per cent of households who had received a Green Deal advice report, following a Green Deal assessment, said they either had or were getting energy saving measures installed. A further 31 per cent said they would ‘definitely or probably’ install at least one measure. The research focused on those households having an assessment before the end of March 2013.
The assessment experience was also positive for the majority of households, with 75 per cent rating their usefulness as high, and 77 per cent having confidence in assessors’ recommendations.
68 per cent said their motivation for having an assessment was to save money and 38 per cent said they were motivated to reduce their energy use for environmental reasons.
Read the press notice and the research reports
Warning to offshore wind industry that important new innovations to slash the
cost of offshore wind power are at risk of remaining on the drawing board as UK
currently has nowhere to demonstrate new lower-cost foundations with more
powerful offshore wind turbines.
Read more.
Warning to offshore wind industry that important new innovations to slash the cost of offshore wind power are at risk of remaining on the drawing board as UK currently has nowhere to demonstrate new lower-cost foundations with more powerful offshore wind turbines.
Read more.
