Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 09/12/24.
News: UK’s energy professionals welcome Government’s early actions but fear “delivery gap” ahead – Energy Institute
5 December 2024. New independent research into the views of the UK’s energy professional community has been published, raising concerns that progress towards decarbonisation commitments will become significantly more challenging:
Speech: Nuclear 2024 conference: Energy Secretary speech – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
5 December 2024. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, spoke at the Nuclear Industry Association’s Nuclear 2024 conference:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nuclear-2024-conference-energy-secretary-speech
News: Four of UK’s five nuclear power stations to be extended beyond planned closure – The Standard
4 December 2024, Alex Daniel. Four of Britain’s five nuclear power stations will stay open longer than previously planned, their operator has said. The French energy company EDF said that the sites in Lancashire, East Lothian and Teesside will stay open longer following a seven-month review process:
Article: Kona Energy lays out connection reform proposals – Current News
3 December 2024, Kit Million Ross. Clean energy development company Kona Energy has published its response to plans for reforms to the grid connections process:
Link: https://www.current-news.co.uk/kona-energy-lays-out-connection-reform-proposals/
Article: UK government wavers on zero emissions vehicle mandate – Current News
27 November 2024, Molly Green. The motor and electric vehicle (EV) industries are poised for the result of a consultation on possible changes to the zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate, lobbied for by carmakers:
Link: https://www.current-news.co.uk/uk-government-wavers-on-zero-emissions-vehicle-mandate/
News: UK: Large scale hydrogen storage sites could reduce customer energy costs by £1bn per year – Centrica – Energy-pedia News
25 November 2024. A landmark report by Centrica and FTI Consulting has confirmed the vital role that hydrogen can play in delivering a secure, decarbonised electricity system:
Report: The Great Grid Gamble – Centre for Policy Studies
November 2024. ‘The NESO report is built around a series of assumptions designed to cast Miliband’s plans in the best possible light, rather than reflecting the reality of the energy markets’: