Britain’s energy watchdog has announced moves to help drive flexible electricity use as the UK increasingly switches to wind and solar power under aims to make savings of up to around £70 billion by 2050.
The UK’s grid operator asked three reserve coal units to be ready to supply power and consumers to curb demand on Tuesday, as it tries for a second consecutive day to plug the gap left by a dearth of wind generation.
Electricity demand is unlikely to return to normal levels even after the development of a coronavirus vaccine, according to a new report by scientists from Columbia University.
The role of natural gas in the UK's energy mix is the focus of an Oil and Gas UK breakfast briefing in London on Thursday, July 12.
Scotland and Norway will play a key role in Europe's green energy market, Alex Salmond said yesterday. The first minister said the countries would build on expertise in the hydro-electricity and offshore oil and gas sectors to drive the industry.
An academic has cast doubt on the number of jobs the renewable energy industry would create in Scotland.
New guidance on the sensitive siting of windfarms was published yesterday.