Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 26/09/23.
News: MPs call for energy bill help to stave off winter crisis – BBC News Online
24 September 2023, Tom Espiner. Vulnerable households face an “inevitable new winter crisis” without more help on energy bills, a group of MPs has said:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66880875
News: Sunak speech: Homegrown energy must be big part of the answer to national challenges – Energy-pedia.com
24 September 2023. The UK offshore energy industry has reinforced the key role it can play to help the country boost jobs, grow the economy, cut emissions and provide energy security following a speech by the Prime Minister from Downing Street:
Article: Britons’ energy bills are falling – so why are standing charges soaring? – Guardian Online
23 September 2023, Zoe Wood. In the cost of living crisis, more people – from campaigners to energy bosses – are starting to question suppliers’ fees:
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/sep/23/uk-energy-bills-standing-charges-fees
Article: Only 22% of Britons trust Sunak on climate, finds Guardian poll – Guardian Online
23 September 2023, Helena Horton. Poll finds fewer than a quarter of people trust PM to tackle climate crisis after policy U-turn:
News: Scottish Government unveils landmark onshore wind sector deal – Edie.net
22 September 2023, Sarah George. The Scottish Government has set out plans to slash permitting timelines for new onshore wind farms and to grow the sector’s domestic supply chain and base of skilled workers:
Link: https://www.edie.net/scottish-government-unveils-landmark-onshore-wind-sector-deal/
News: Sunak planning to drop net zero policies in pre-election challenge to Labour – Guardian Online
19 September 2023, Rowena Mason, Pippa Crerar and Peter Walker. Plans set to be announced on Friday could include delaying ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars:
Open consultation: Hydrogen blending into GB gas distribution networks – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
15 September 2023. Views sought to help further assess the case for hydrogen blending and lead options for its implementation, if enabled. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 27 October 2023:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/hydrogen-blending-into-gb-gas-distribution-networks
News: Net zero boost as carbon storage licences accepted – North Sea Transition Authority
15 September 2023. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced the list of companies which have accepted licences following the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round:
News: UK: RWE welcomes success for onshore and solar projects in latest UK CFD auction – Energy-pedia.com
12 September 2023. RWE the UK’s leading power producer, announced, September 8th, it has been awarded Contracts for Difference for nine of its new renewable energy projects in the latest Auction Round 5:
Open letter: Strategic transmission charging reform – Ofgem
11 September 2023. This letter on strategic transmission charging reform sets out our initial thinking on the future role and design of electricity transmission network charging and why reform may be required:
Link: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/open-letter-strategic-transmission-charging-reform
News: ‘Biggest clean energy disaster in years’: UK auction secures no offshore windfarms – Guardian Online
8 September 2023, Jillian Ambrose. Lack of interest was widely expected after government failed to heed warnings about soaring costs: