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Grid management

16/7/2025 Comment / Andrew Ward

The power of a UK domestic consumer/supplier partnership

Much good work on cutting carbon emissions from UK homes is being done by energy suppliers working alongside their customers. Here, Andrew Ward, Chief Executive of ScottishPower’s Customer Business, describes how it is making a substantial difference.

Energy prices

9/2/2022 News

Ofgem to increase the UK’s energy price cap by £693

UK energy regulator Ofgem is raising the energy price cap by 54% from 1 April, driven by a record rise in global gas prices that has caused wholesale prices to quadruple in the last year.

Offshore wind

Passenger ferry in foreground, with offshore wind farm on distant horizon

19/2/2025 News

Focus on offshore energy storage and conversion infrastructure as Danish energy island project secures €645mn of public EU funding

A new North Sea energy island project has secured €645mn in grant funding, while a new European initiative aims to accelerate the adoption of offshore electricity storage within the offshore wind sector.

Electricity

Electricity pylon in foreground with blue and yellow sky behind

14/9/2022 News

Electricity prices dictated by gas producers

Natural gas is the main driver of electricity prices across Europe, recent research published by London university UCL has confirmed. The studies also note that despite gas providing under half of the total electricity in the UK, in recent years it set electricity costs 84% of the time.

Grid management

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22/10/2025 Comment / Elena Pravettoni

Making grids smarter: the case for innovative grid technologies

As the world electrifies, meeting rising electricity demand and connecting new wind and solar generation will require large-scale investment in transmission and distribution infrastructure. Building new infrastructure is essential, but it is not the only solution, as innovative grid technologies (IGTs) – both hardware and software-based – offer a complementary route, writes Elena Pravettoni, Head of Analysis, Energy Transitions Commission.

Renewables

Map of Northern England showing potential solar development areas

17/4/2024 News

England could produce 13 times more clean energy than at present, according to eco-researchers

Lifting barriers to onshore wind and solar power could produce 13 times more electricity than current levels generated by these sources in England, according to new research from Exeter University’s Environmental Intelligence Centre and Friends of the Earth.

Energy storage

Photo of Richard Butland, CEO, Highview Power, standing next to model of buildings lit up in red and blue

17/5/2023 Comment / Richard Butland

With record-breaking wind energy production, now is the time to add long duration energy storage

The UK needs to add a significant long duration energy storage capability to its electricity system to maximise the use of wind power and reduce reliance on gas and coal-fired power. Richard Butland, CEO of Highview Power, writes.

Energy pricing

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16/7/2025 News

UK government rules out move to zonal pricing for electricity market

The UK government has decided to retain a single national wholesale electricity price rather than adopt zonal pricing, following the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) launched in 2022.

Wind

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13/8/2025 Comment / Hafiz Salim

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Hafiz Salim AMEI, Senior HV Equipment Engineer, Ørsted

The electrical engineer has crossed the Pacific Ocean and North America and is now working on one of the US’ first-ever offshore wind projects. He reflects on the support he has received along the way from the Energy Institute.

Gas

Aerial view of rows of solar panels in a field

9/11/2022 News

The beginning of the end for gas-fired power in Europe?

Gas-fired power generation, which is currently part of Europe’s electricity backbone, is being threatened by high prices, market challenges and the declining cost of renewable energy, according to new research from Rystad Energy.

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