Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 23/07/24.
Article: UK may need new gas-fired power stations to decarbonise grid – Guardian Online
23 July 2024, Fiona Harvey. Report says new nuclear capacity will not be ready in time to provide required increase in baseload electricity:
Correspondence: Capacity Market auction parameters: letter from DESNZ to ESO, July 2024 – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
22 July 2024. Letter setting out the Capacity Market auction parameters for the T-1 auction for 2025 to 2026 delivery year, and the T-4 auction for 2028 to 2029 delivery year:
News: UK Government creates Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce – Insider.co.uk
19 July 2024, Peter A Walker. New group brings together public and private sector, regulators and industry bodies to meet 2030 goals:
Link: https://www.insider.co.uk/news/uk-government-creates-onshore-wind-33278673
News: ‘First ever’: Rolls-Royce SMR design submitted to regulator – Business Green
19 July 2024, Stuart Stone. Nuclear Industry Association application seeks regulatory justification for Rolls-Royce’s small modular reactor nuclear technology:
Link: https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4337378/rolls-royce-smr-design-submitted-regulator
News: ‘Urgent action’ needed for UK to hit 2030 emissions target, CCC says – ReNews.biz
18 July 2024. Climate Change Committee progress report to parliament warns 2030 emissions targets are at risk:
Link: https://renews.biz/94580/uk-climate-watchdog-urges-net-zero-course-correction/
News: National Grid: ‘Decisive action’ on energy transition needed from Starmer and Miliband within two years – edie.net
15 July 2024, Sarah George. The UK needs to dramatically improve energy efficiency and rapidly electrify heating and transport, as question marks hang over whether hydrogen should be reserved for harder-to-decarbonise parts of the economy: