'The biggest ever': Government launches latest clean power contract auction

James Murray
clock • 4 min read
'The biggest ever': Government launches latest clean power contract auction

New Contract for Difference Allocation Round expected to secure record levels of renewables capacity, as government seeks to keep clean power plans on track

The government has today officially kicked off its annual clean power contract auction round, amidst hopes it could secure record amounts of new renewables capacity in what would be a major boost to its...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Energy

Energy prices are surging again - but UK businesses face a bigger hidden cost

Energy prices are surging again - but UK businesses face a bigger hidden cost

Partner Insight: Kevin Ball from Wattstor explains how the firm can seamlessly blend grid power with onsite generation, consolidating its supply into a single, fully dynamic tariff

Kevin Ball, Wattstor
clock 07 April 2026 • 4 min read
Study: Plummeting clean tech costs mean 'the old trade-off between climate and development is over'

Study: Plummeting clean tech costs mean 'the old trade-off between climate and development is over'

As oil prices rise, report shows how climate vulnerable countries are moving quickly to deploy solar technologies and embrace electrification

clock 02 April 2026 • 3 min read
Study identifies 4.7 million homes in 'energy crisis hotspots' across England

Study identifies 4.7 million homes in 'energy crisis hotspots' across England

Mapping from Friends of the Earth reveals 6,515 neighbourhoods most exposed to the impact of energy price spikes in the wake of the Iran War

clock 02 April 2026 • 5 min read