Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Smart energy could save UK £8bn a year by 2030, say government advisers

National Infrastructure Commission outlines how innovations can "fire a smart power revolution"

clock 04 March 2016 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

Building a flexible electricity market for the future

Ofgem's Kersti Berge details the watchdogs plans for managing the emergence of a raft of new clean technologies

clock 04 March 2016 • 4 min read

Infrastructure

Scotland launches public sector energy efficiency drive

New scheme could save the public sector £30m a year, says Scottish Government

clock 03 March 2016 • 1 min read

Politics

The adaptation economy: 'From a business perspective there are opportunities out there'

The 'adaptation economy' has grown steadily to be worth over £223bn, but vast inequalities still remain, according to new research

clock 02 March 2016 • 7 min read

Infrastructure

Energy storage could save UK electricity system £2.4bn by 2030

New DECC-backed analysis from Carbon Trust suggests energy storage could save the UK households £50 a year by 2030 - if the market conditions are right

clock 02 March 2016 • 5 min read

Policy

Capacity market reforms are welcome, but where's the long term plan?

Imagine if the government had flipped things round and confirmed its carbon targets for the late 2020s before then reforming the capacity market and clean energy subsidies

clock 01 March 2016 • 6 min read

Infrastructure

Government reveals plan to bring forward cleaner capacity market, but will it deliver on decarbonisation goals?

Consultation on reforms to controversial capacity market proposes early auction in January 2017, alongside plans to crackdown on diesel generation and beef up demand side response sector

clock 01 March 2016 • 9 min read

Infrastructure

The energy market is changing much faster than you think - savvy businesses will embrace the disruption

We don't have to wait until 2025 to see the demise of coal in the UK - it's happening right before our eyes

clock 26 February 2016 • 4 min read

CCS

The energy world's 50 shades of brown

Moving to 100 per cent renewables isn't victory itself, argues GreenBiz's David Crane, we need to combust fossil fuels without emitting carbon

clock 26 February 2016 • 7 min read

Infrastructure

Limejump hails fast expanding (virtual) power plant and asks if the energy market is ripe for an 'Uber moment'

Company reports rapid expansion, as growing number of businesses won over by flexible demand management proposition and promise of easy to access financial incentives

clock 25 February 2016 • 6 min read