Yesterday we submitted our response to the Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP) consultation which set out to gather stakeholder views on the design of the pilot and full scheme. You can download our submission here. Heat networks are envisaged as…
On Friday, Ofgem released a short ‘open letter’ consultation on embedded benefit, which is available in full on their website here. The regulator states that We are particularly concerned about specific payments that these generators receive from suppliers for helping…
On 14 July we submitted our response to DECC's consultation on the future of the Feed-in Tariff. You can download our response here. On reviewing the evidence base the FIT team have asked ADBA to provide additional evidence on hurdle rates and capital…
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…
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…
Defra has provided an update on progress towards developing the EU Fertiliser Regulations, which is available to download here. Negotiations are now on hold until after the summer break, with the next working group taking place on 20-21 September. Over…
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 government has today set out further information on the responsibilities and operations of its restructured departments. A statement from the Prime Minister said: The Department for Energy and Climate Change and the remaining functions of the Department for Business,…