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'The potential is enormous': Research estimates EV drivers could earn billions of pounds selling power back to the grid

Transport

'The potential is enormous': Research estimates EV drivers could earn billions of pounds selling power back to the grid

Electric cars could replace 20 gas power stations during periods of peak winter electricity demand, earning drivers hundreds of pounds each, new analysis claims

clock 29 March 2023 • 3 min read
Delays to energy efficiency standards could cost private renters £1bn

Efficiency

Delays to energy efficiency standards could cost private renters £1bn

Postponement of new energy efficiency standards would saddle more than 2.4 million privately rented homes in England with higher bills for longer, new analysis warns

clock 28 March 2023 • 5 min read
UK is lagging in race to capture green steel market, analysis warns

Policy

UK is lagging in race to capture green steel market, analysis warns

The UK has just one plant aiming to produce 'green’ steel, while Germany already has 10 in its pipeline, ECIU warns

clock 07 March 2023 • 5 min read
'The old electricity system is giving way': Renewables generated enough electricity to power all UK homes this winter

Energy

'The old electricity system is giving way': Renewables generated enough electricity to power all UK homes this winter

New report details how record renewables generation provided the 'backbone' of the electricity system and displaced expensive gas imports this winter

clock 02 March 2023 • 2 min read
Study: Slow EV roll out could cost motorists £9bn in additional fuel costs

Transport

Study: Slow EV roll out could cost motorists £9bn in additional fuel costs

Report from ECIU warns a slower rollout of new electric vehicles could put brakes on motorists switching via the second-hand market – costing drivers £800 a year in higher fuel costs

clock 27 February 2023 • 4 min read
Study: Gas price crisis has cost UK £60bn since Russian invasion

Energy

Study: Gas price crisis has cost UK £60bn since Russian invasion

New analysis from ECIU argues Britain's gas reliance means soaring wholesale gas prices have cost around £1,000 for every adult in the UK

clock 21 February 2023 • 4 min read
'This is now a race': How net zero is already delivering £71bn to the UK economy

Policy

'This is now a race': How net zero is already delivering £71bn to the UK economy

The UK's net zero economy is already 20,000 businesses-strong, but without policy action the country risks slipping behind competitors in the US, EU and China, experts warn

clock 31 January 2023 • 9 min read
UK renewables overtake gas to become UK's top electricity generator this winter

Energy

UK renewables overtake gas to become UK's top electricity generator this winter

New ECIU analysis shows how record generation from renewables meant UK was able to avoid 78 LNG tankers worth of gas imports

clock 18 January 2023 • 3 min read
'Farmers are staring down the barrel': Researchers warn agricultural industry facing fertiliser cost timebomb

Supply chain

'Farmers are staring down the barrel': Researchers warn agricultural industry facing fertiliser cost timebomb

Fresh analysis from ECIU and University of Edinburgh warns that escalating prices of fertilisers is having knock-on effect on farmers and global food security

clock 11 January 2023 • 5 min read
UK renewables and nuclear expected to save winter billpayers £5.7bn

Energy

UK renewables and nuclear expected to save winter billpayers £5.7bn

Renewable UK, Nuclear Industry Association, and ECIU highlight role of low carbon power in dampening demand for expensive fossil gas

clock 22 December 2022 • 4 min read