28 June, 2023 – The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has stated that it is less confident in the UK’s ability to meet the emissions goals post 2030. This report criticises the Government’s failure to join up policymaking across departments and its lack of planning to align the net-zero transition with its levelling up agenda.
28 June, 2023 – The Scottish Government has stopped issuing interest-free loans for domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems. Solar Energy UK report that this decision will slow deployment, lower the pace of decarbonisation, and tend to restrict everyone but the wealthy and middle-class from enjoying the benefits of solar power.
23 June, 2023 – Ofgem introduces a targeted and statistical audit programme to ensure compliance with the Renewable Obligations (RO) scheme. The audit would ensure that generation stations comply with rules and report their ROC/REGO/FiT claims, helping to account for misreporting and non-compliance with the scheme.
23 June, 2023 – SME’s urge for help as interest rates and energy costs continue to soar. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is taking measures to relieve financial strain on SMEs. The introduction of a “blend and extend” contract would enable businesses to benefit from lower wholesale prices to help the UK economy.
21 June, 2023 – Labour Party leader Keir Starmer unveils plans to help boost clean energy in the UK, focusing on solar. Solar Energy UK welcomes plans to reform the Contracts for Difference (CfD) which could substantially boost the UK solar sector.
20 June, 2023 – Chameleon Technology partners with energy firms to deliver the Total Home Optimisation Management (THOM) Project. The THOM is part of the government’s heat pump-ready programs which aim to speed up the process of heat pump installation and raise public awareness of the benefit of cost-savings associated with heat pump installation.
14 June, 2023 – Shell’s new CEO, Wael Sawan has updated the company’s strategy by removing the pledge of decreasing fossil fuel production by 55% by 2030. This means that the current levels of fossil fuel production will continue up to 2030.
13 June, 2023 – A recent biannual report published by EY has found that the UK remains the fourth most attractive country for renewable energy investment. The US again takes the top spot, followed by Germany and China.
12 June, 2023 – Recent soaring temperatures across the UK has led to the National Grid instructing a coal fired power plant to be switched on so that an increase in air-conditioning demand can be met.
8 June, 2023 – The National Grid ESO and Octopus have joined to explore the potential of domestic vehicle-to grid-enabled EVs in balancing the UK power grid. EV’s could adjust their charging and discharging patterns to meet energy balancing requirements. This will reduce consumer bills and the dependence on carbon-intensive fuel sources.
