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Inside Energy and UtilitiesEnergy News Round - up - 27th of JulyThe most interesting stories in Energy this week. Centrica to sell US Energy Retail Arm, Shell says ban on non-electric cars by 2039; Ofgem ‘s proposed cuts to profitability and the case for nuclear in Net-Zero.
Centrica to sell US energy retail arm for £2.8bn
Source: Oilprice.com
UK could ban non-electric new car sales by 2030 – Shell
Source: Energy Mix Report
British Regulator Threatens To Slash Profitability Of Utilities
Source: Oilprice.com
Viewpoint: The nuclear option in the UK’s clean energy transition
Source: WorldNuclearNews.org
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2020-07-2813 minInside Energy and UtilitiesThe most interesting Energy news stories in 10 minutes for the week ending 19th of JulyThis week we’re talking about: Governments Plans for a 'Green Investment Bank 2.0', eight point plan for Scottish Green Recovery; Battery Projects and Octopus’ renewable strategy
Stories:
Reports: Government mulls plans for 'Green Investment Bank 2.0'
Source: Business Green
Eight-point plan for Scotland’s ‘green recovery’ from pandemic
Source: the national
Battery projects could triple in Britain as government lifts barriers
Source: Current-new.co.uk
Octopus Renewables buys 16.8MW of new wind capacity in UK
Source: Energy Live News
2020-07-2011 minInside Energy and UtilitiesThe most interesting Energy news stories for the week the of 6thJuly to the 12th of JulyThis week we’re looking at Rishi Sunak’s £2bn announcement, AI’s role in Energy, The U.N. chief urges end to coal financing to spur clean energy shift, and the impact of Covid-19 and the shift to sustainability.
Stories
Sunak to unveil £2bn home insulation scheme
Source: BBC
‘Batteries cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels’, UK grid operator flexibility project finds
Source: Energy Storage.news
Enhanced data is a ‘critical pre-requisite’ for the energy transition, says Kwarteng
Source: current-news.co.uk
From dusted-off bikes to electric dreams: UK green economy boo...
2020-07-1216 minInside Energy and UtilitiesThe most interesting Energy news stories for the week ending 5th of July.This week we’re looking at Tesla overtaking Exxon’s market value; the UK E-scooter Trial and OVO Energy’s low carbon Heating Trial
Tesla overtakes Exxon's market value in symbolic energy shift away from fossil fuels
Source: financialpost.com
Rental e-scooters will be allowed in UK streets from Saturday
Source: Energy live News
OVO Energy to lead major zero-carbon heat trial
Source: current-news.co.uk
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2020-07-0510 minInside Energy and UtilitiesNews roundup of the most interesting Energy news stories for the week ending 28th of JuneThis week we’re looking at Ofgem’s increased checks on energy suppliers, EDF and its plans for Sizewell C – Drax and Carbon Capture and Storage and EV Battery Passports.
Stories:
Ofgem to bring in new checks on energy suppliers- Source: City AM
EDF ‘pleased’ as Sizewell C plans cleared for next phase - Source: EADT.co.uk
Drax to trial second CO2 capture system at Yorkshire biomass plant - Source: Business Green
British Gas plans Cheaper rival - Source: yahoo finance
EV Batteries Are About To Get Their Own Passports - Source: Oilprice.com
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2020-06-2811 minInside Energy and UtilitiesNews roundup of the most interesting Energy news stories for the week ending 21st of JuneStories of the week
Tesla approved electricity generation licence
Source: Energy Live News
International Energy Agency states – The energy sector will never be the same again
Source: Oilprice.com
Goldman Sachs - Clean Energy Investment Has Hit A Critical Point
Source: Oilprice.com
SSE - SSE to spend more than £7bn on 'helping to power green recovery'
Source: The Guardian
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2020-06-2109 minInside Energy and UtilitiesA quick-fire news roundup of the most interesting news stories in Energy for the 14th of JuneThis week:
BP to cut 10,000 jobs as virus hits demand for oil
Source: BBC
British Gas owner Centrica to cut 5,000 jobs
Source: BBC
Demands grow for 'green industrial revolution'
Source: BBC
Britain goes 60 days without coal-fired power generation
Source: EDIE.net
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#energy #netzero #news #Utilities #Centrica #Ofgem
2020-06-1408 minInside Energy and UtilitiesA quick-fire news roundup of the most interesting news stories in Energy for the 7th of JuneThis week:
Centrica - drops out of the ftse 100 - is this what the energy transition looks like
Source - Yahoo finance
Ofgem unveils £350m scheme to support struggling energy suppliers
Source - City AM
Bristol City Council agrees to sell Bristol Energy
Source: BBC
Europe delivering record renewables generation
Source - Edie.net
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#energy #netzero #news #Utilities #Centrica #Ofgem
2020-06-0711 minInside Energy and UtilitiesEnergy Round Up - 29th of MayA quick fire news roundup of the most interesting news stories in Energy.
We cover the following stories from the Energy Sector:
1. SSE sends green recovery plan to the PM, Treasury and BEIS
2. Good Energy Tops supplier performance report, but disputes the findings
3. Europe enjoys record €60bn EV investment
4. Renewable energy may be switched off as demand plummets
#energy #netzero #news #Utilities #GoodEnergy
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1- the Energyst -
2- Ofgem
3 – Business Green
4 – The Guardian
2020-05-2808 minInside Energy and UtilitiesEnergy & Utilities News Round Up - 20th of MayA quick fire news round up, we cover the following stories from the Energy Sector:
Britain Breaks coal fired record
Commitment to Net Zero from BP
Low carbon investment in UK Covid-19 recovery
#energy #netzero #news
2020-05-1907 minInside Energy and Utilities5 minute news update March Week 1The 3 three news stories that grabbed my attention over the last couple of weeks.
Discussing the UK's commitment to Net Zero.
Stories from Business.com and BBC.com
2020-03-0804 minInside Energy and UtilitiesCMA approves OVO SSE deal - my thoughtsOn the 10th of December, the CMA approved OVO's deal to take over SSE's domestic customer base. This means that OVO energy will be the second-largest energy supplier in the UK. Here are my quick thoughts on the incredible OVO / SSE deal!
2019-12-1006 minInside Energy and UtilitiesHow the EV roll out will change the energy sectorA 5-minute overview of how I think the EV Charging point rollout will change the landscape of energy and will start blurring the boundaries of Energy Supplies; Charging point Installers and Car Manufacturers.
#ev #energy #oilandgas #netzero #electricvehicles
2019-12-0604 minInside Energy and UtilitiesThe ECO 3 Consultation with Zankhna Shah - Founder and Director at ResourcematicsZankhna’s background is in environmental policy, having worked at Ofgem, leading on the RdSAP ECO Scoring model for Ofgem. I have personally worked with Zankhna on various aspects of ECO and she seemed the ideal person to ask about BEIS’ ECO 3 Consultation.
Amongst other things, we discuss the changes out of the latest ECO 3 consultation from BEIS, PAS2035 and Trust Mark, Installer Accreditation and the major changes in ECO.
#ECO3 #Ofgem #Energy #Utilities #oilandgas
2019-11-1443 minInside Energy and Utilities#6 - Inside Energy - Weekly update November 11What is happening in the world of Energy and Utilities? Here are the most interesting stories of last week. If you want a summary of the most interesting stories, you can listen to them here.
This week we'll discuss: Labour's pledge to fund billions in energy efficiency measures; Global energy efficiency progress at the lowest rate since 2010 and Battery Storage.
2019-11-1007 minInside Energy and Utilities#5 - Why energy will be dataWhy the energy proposition will become a simple data proposition on the near future.
2019-05-0103 minInside Energy and UtilitiesEpisode 4 - Andrew Medhurst a discussion on Climate ChangeIn today's episode I talk to Andrew Medhurst. I came across Andrew via his Linkedin post where he explains that he has recently resigned from the City after 30 years to work on Climate Change.
In Andrew's words; "I share the view of an increasing number of quite sane and rational academics/scientists who believe we face inevitable near-term social collapse due to climate change ( I prefer to call it climate breakdown)". Andrew goes on to explain that "Many news stories (The Syrian civil war, Africans drowing in the Mediterranean and Trump's Mexican border wall) are...
2019-02-251h 25Inside Energy and Utilities#3 - Deltra Consulting - Q&A about the current state of the Energy MarketRecently Deltra Consulting asked me a few questions about the state of the market. They will publish this interview later this week on their blog. In this episode I answer their questions about the current energy market, future trends and advice for smaller suppliers in 2019.
2019-02-1203 minInside Energy and Utilities#2 - What is happening on the ECO 3 Frontline - a chat with Kevin SandersI've been very interested to see what is actually happening (or isn't) in ECO 3. I am particularly interested in a view from the front line of ECO Delivery. Kevin Sanders is a lead canvasser for suppliers and installers, so he is the best person to show what is happening at this front line.
2019-02-0718 minInside Energy and UtilitiesWhy 2019 will be a tough year for smaller retailersThe very first episode of Inside Energy and Utilities!
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