BEIS have released the latest RHI mechanism data. The scheme still remains above expenditure and in the past month both biogas and biomethane remain over the forecast expenditure. At the end of August BEIS will be announcing the next tariff…
The annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) has been released, providing data about energy generation and use in 2015. It has been a good year for growth in renewable energy sources. Electricity generation from these sources increased by 29% from…
At last year's Spending Review £320 million of capital was announced to support investment in heat networks. This will form 10-20% of the total capital expenditure on supported heat networks, with the project aiming to leverage an additional £2 billion…
The Department for Transport is undertaking a review of transport energy strategy – you may recall my blog from May where I set out the broad ambitions of this project. Since then things have progressed and with the Renewable Transport…
New official figures show 40% more renewable electricity was produced from biogas from waste and farms in 2015 compared to 2014. The government’s annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), published today [28 July], also reflects growth in biomethane to…
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the Economics of UK Energy Policy. The Committee is to consider the present mix of policy interventions and subsidies in the energy market. It's core question is what are…
Earlier today we met Ofgem to raise some issues with the RHI sustainability criteria that operators have told us about, and discuss how compliance is reported and audited. Flaring during commissioning When biomethane plants are ramping up to full capacity…
Yesterday the European Commission (EC) published proposals on how Member States are to achieve the EU’s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, relative to 2005 levels – an important step towards the binding target…
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have released RHI deployment data for June and Quarter 2, 2016 . For the anaerobic digestion sector, we now have 76 biomethane plants which have applied for full accreditation and six…
With rumours already well established about the future of DECC, Andrea Leadsom stood up in the Commons this morning to answer questions for the department for the final time – not just because of her ministerial future, but because of…