The day solar became UK’s biggest source of electricity
By Giles Parkinson on 4 July 2018
Solar power became, albeit briefly, the biggest source of electricity in the UK last week. A hint of the future.
Category: United Kingdom
UK won’t need new gas plants after 2025 coal phase-out
By Joshua S Hill on 16 May 2018
UK is on track to phase-out coal by 2025, but won’t need to build any new large-scale gas plants in order to keep the lights on.
UK water utility partners with LightsourceBP for 10 solar farms
By Joshua S Hill on 2 May 2018
Northumbrian Water signs deal with LightsourceBP to build 10 solar farms and help achieve its goal of being carbon neutral.
UK wind farms deliver record 37% of nation’s electricity
By Sophie Vorrath on 19 March 2018
Strong winds and offshore wind farms helped deliver record 39.6% of UK electricity on Sunday morning.
Analysis: UK carbon emissions in 2017 fell to levels last seen in 1890
By Zeke Hausfather on 8 March 2018
Carbon Brief analysis shows the UK’s CO2 emissions from fossil fuels fell by 2.6% in 2017, driven by a 19% decline in coal use.
Lessons for Australia from UK electricity market mistakes
By Gerard Wynn on 26 February 2018
The UK electricity market offers convincing evidence that capacity markets aren’t needed, and we should focus, instead, on supporting technologies – like battery storage.
Energy incumbents are going on a ‘gorging spree’
By Marc Hudson on 9 November 2017
Big fossil-fuel-based utilities are overcharging their customers, going on a “’gorging spree” while they still can.
UK sets out clean growth strategy and major renewable energy auction
By Joshua S Hill on 13 October 2017
The UK Government has announced an ambitious new Clean Growth Strategy to drastically cut carbon emissions and combat climate change.
UK opens first subsidy-free solar farm, complete with storage
By Ian Clover on 27 September 2017
The 10 MW Clayhill solar farm and storage facility, developed by Anesco, was officially opened by UK climate change minister Claire Perry.
Analysis: UK auction reveals offshore wind cheaper than new gas
By Simon Evans on 13 September 2017
Offshore wind auction results means that these projects are close to being subsidy-free, helping shift the conversation from renewables being expensive, towards how cheap, variable zero-carbon power can be integrated into the UK grid.
New UK renewables ‘could be cheaper than existing gas plants by 2030’
Radical new scenarios from UK’s Committee on Climate Change include much more wind and solar.