The UK now has access to a total of 357 million doses of vaccines from 7 different developers.

There are warnings of a looming 'cliff edge' as many firms' work on Hinkley Point C is coming to an end. They say they cannot plan to switch workers to Sizewell until it gets government backing.

We're seeking to identify emerging generating technologies, capable of contributing to security of supply but not already a Generating Technology Class, that may be eligible to participate in capacity market auctions.

COP26 President Alok Sharma at the Green Alliance's "Making it Count" event, marking one year to go until the climate change conference in Glasgow

Ofgem is to extend protections for prepayment meter (PPM) customers who have had their meter installed under warrant, reflecting the extended smart meter rollout deadline.

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Two of Glasgow’s leading scientists will develop cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology thanks to a £20 million UK Government cash boost

Guidance for heat suppliers.

Utilita chief executive Bill Bullen has hit back after the energy regulator announced it was considering issuing the supplier with a final order over its failure to install SMETS2 smart meters. Ofgem said it was consulting on an order compelling Utilita to install 15,000 SMETS2 meters by 31 July next year.

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We have published the results of the 2020 Annual Iteration Process (AIP) for electricity distribution network companies under network price controls.

Ofgem is reviewing its approach to supplier licensing to strengthen the regulatory regime, improve standards of financial resilience and provide better consumer protection.  These reforms are part of a move to improve customer service standards and minimise the likelihood and impact of disorderly supplier failure. The measures are designed to (i) promote more responsible risk Read more...

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?Ofgem has warned that it could stop utility Utilita Energy from taking on new customers unless it installs 15,000 second generation smart meters by 31 July 2021.

Compare the Market has teamed up with British Gas Evolve, Centrica's newest supplier, to offer customers its Black Friday Energy Offer .

Dogger Bank Wind Farm off the north east coast of England should be finished by March 2026.

Utilita continues to install first generation smart meters and has failed to install second generation smart meters when it should have done so

Scots energy giant wins backing from international financiers to build world's biggest offshore windfarm  HeraldScotland

Accountancy firm KPMG has launched a new specialist energy lead advisory practice with the aim of supporting clients through the energy transition.

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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will have a key role to play delivering the pledges made in the Spending Review

?Companies from business, finance, academic and civil society have called on the UK government to commit to stronger and more consistent carbon pricing.

Smart meter installations recovered in the third quarter of 2020 after a sluggish start to the year due to the pandemic, the latest government figures show. The release from BEIS shows that while performance has improved, installations in Q3 were still lower than the same period last year - especially in the domestic market.

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Equinor and SSE have today announced financial close on the first two phases of the Dogger Bank wind farm project.

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1. Dogger Bank World's Biggest Wind Park to Proceed by SSE and Equinor  Bloomberg
2. Funding deal for world's biggest offshore wind farm  Construction Enquirer
3. Dogger Bank milestone places wind in sails of climate goals  Sky News
4. Boris’s windy dream moves step closer at Dogger Bank  Evening Standard
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Local authorities can bid for funding under this scheme to improve the energy efficiency of low-income households in their area.

The purpose of the Vaccine Taskforce (VTF) is to drive forward the development and production of a coronavirus vaccine.

1. Mining & Renewable energy -- a greener way forward  Renewables Now
2. How Africa Became A Hotspot For Renewable Energy  OilPrice.com
3. How to engage the rural consumers on sustainable energy  Business Daily
4. UK Undergoing 'Remarkable Shift' in Power Generation  POWER magazine
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?Octopus Energy has taken its first steps into Germany following the acquisition of Munich-based 4hundred in 2019.

Questor: a wave of cash is coming renewables’ way and SSE is well-placed to take its share  Telegraph.co.uk

The fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, opening late 2021, will aim to double the capacity of renewable energy compared to the last round and expand the number of technologies supported.

Asks for evidence and views on micromobility vehicles, flexible bus services and Mobility-as-a-Service as part of the Future of Transport regulatory review.

UK government to subsidise onshore renewable energy projects  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News

In our latest industry appointment round-up Bulb poaches another EasyJet executive to bolster its senior team, while Octopus Energy has appointed a chief executive to launch its German division. Meanwhile, the Offshore Wind Industry Council has announced the appointment of a new co-chair.

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In our latest industry appointment round-up Bulb poaches another EasyJet executive to bolster its senior team, while Octopus Energy has appointed a chief executive to launch its German division. Meanwhile, the Offshore Wind Industry Council has announced the appointment of a new co-chair.

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Energy companies will compete for contracts in auction at end of 2021

The government plans to double the amount of renewable energy it will subsidise next year after agreeing to include onshore wind and solar power projects for the first time since 2015.

Energy companies will compete for subsidy contracts in a competitive auction to be held at the end of 2021, which could support up to 12GW of renewable energy, or enough clean electricity to charge up to 20m electric vehicles a year.

1. How Africa Became A Hotspot For Renewable Energy  OilPrice.com
2. Mining & Renewable energy -- a greener way forward  Renewables Now
3. How to engage the rural consumers on sustainable energy  Business Daily
4. UK Undergoing 'Remarkable Shift' in Power Generation  POWER magazine
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The slides were presented to attendees of the 'PERSPECTIVES' event on 21 October 2020.

End of an era as Ofgem ditches 'Big Six' label  Telegraph.co.uk

Flyer from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to businesses about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Global survey finds spending expected to double in five years in response to climate fears

Global investors managing nearly $7tn (£5.2bn) of assets plan to almost double their spending on renewable energy infrastructure over the next five years amid deepening concerns over the fossil fuel industry’s climate plans, according to a report.

A survey of institutional investors found that they are planning to increase their renewable energy investments from 4.2% of their overall portfolio to 8.3% in the next five years and 10.8% within the next decade to about $742.5bn.

Investors plan major move into renewable energy infrastructure  The Guardian

1. Renewable energy sources 'dominated' new US generating capacity this year  Solar Power World
2. Concentrating Solar Power Gets Supercritical CO2 Makeover  CleanTechnica
3. Apex Clean Energy's Mark Goodwin on how to reach escalating renewable energy demands  GreenBiz
4. Goa: Hunt for ‘green power’ project locations starts  ETEnergyworld.com
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Guidance to facilitate successful smart meter installations in domestic new build premises.

We're seeking views on annual tolerance levels associated with smart meter installation targets for energy suppliers in Great Britain and the level of reporting thresholds for large energy suppliers.

Proposals to update Smart Energy GB’s objectives, strengthen its governance, and revise its funding model, to focus on supporting the next phase of the rollout.

UK’s independent regulator to evaluate latest data from Pfizer and BioNTech to ensure the quality, safety and effectiveness of the vaccine meets the standards required.

Ofgem is consulting on proposals to amend the default tariff price cap’s ‘Adjustment Allowance’ from April 1 2021 to account for the impact of COVID-19 on the efficient costs of supplying domestic default tariff customers. The consultation is open until 21 December 2020. Ofgem will publish a final decision early in February 2021 shortly before Read more...

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Husband and wife disqualified for 16 years after distribution firm’s insolvency exposes that banned bankrupt was managing company.

We just wanted the money to pay to have the circuit board repaired

I am having the most absurd argument with E.ON after the power firm’s smart meter installation wrecked our five-year-old gas boiler and it then refused to pay for the repairs.

It started when we moved our gas and electricity supply to E.ON in April. Our new tariff required us to get a smart meter for each and so in August E.ON’s contractor, Morrison Utility Services, arrived to install them. But when it turned the electricity supply back on after installation, our previously working boiler would not restart.

Smart meter wrecked our boiler but E.ON won’t pay  The Guardian

Billionaire Miner Forrest Aims to Be a Global Clean Energy Giant  BloombergView Full coverage on Google News

The green recovery! I'd buy these renewable energy stocks to profit  Motley Fool UK

Utility Week speaks to UK Power Networks and Northern Powergrid about the impact on the network of Boris Johnson's pledge to be installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028.

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1. UK energy bills may rise in spring to help suppliers cover Covid costs  The Guardian
2. Households face £21 rise in energy bills in 2021  BBC News
3. Household bills: Ofgem to raise cap on bills to help cover cost of Covid  Express
4. Households face extra £21 coronavirus charge on energy bills  Lancashire Post
5. Ofgem proposes £21 rise in energy bills to offset suppliers' pandemic debts  Financial Times
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Sizewell B apprentice scoops national EDF award  East Anglian Daily Times

Households face £21 coronavirus energy price rise but new price cap could see bills rise by £84  MoneySavingExpertView Full coverage on Google News

The GMB union ballots members over a worsening dispute about new "fire and rehire" contracts.

?Ofgem is consulting on amending the default tariff price cap, in a move that would increase household energy bills by £21 per household.

Renewable energy grants offered for upgrades to protect grid  FarmersWeekly

JAMES DYSON award-winning window uses crop waste to capture UV light for renewable energy  Yanko DesignView Full coverage on Google News

The energy regulator has given its view on how rising bad debt costs for suppliers should be factored into the cap on default tariffs.

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The investment will support research into some of the world's most pressing environmental challenges such as climate change and severe weather events.

Statistics on the metered energy consumption of non-domestic buildings in England and Wales, for the years 2016 to 2018.

To account for the impact of COVID-19 on the efficient costs of supplying domestic default tariff customers, Ofgem is consulting on proposals to amend the default tariff price cap’s ‘Adjustment Allowance’ from April 1 2021.

Thousands of British Gas workers are to be balloted on strikes in a dispute over new contracts.

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Renewable energy giant unveils plans for windfarm near Oban  HeraldScotland

A total of 695 jobs will be affected, out of 3,500, mainly from the firm's 'non-customer-facing residential and smaller firms (SME) business'.

?SSE is set to treble its renewable output by 2030 thanks to an attractive pipeline of projects, and is on track to add 1GW of new capacity annually in the second half of the decade.

Banned developer jailed for 27 months after diverting £91,000 of customer payments to his personal account.

Experimental statistics on average road fuel sales and stock levels.

The boss of renewables-focused energy firm SSE has urged the Scottish supply chain to invest more if it wants to secure a bigger share of wind farm work.

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Climate change: Aberystwyth elephant grass research could help unlock greener energy  BBC News

Carvey Maigue, from the Philippines, used a substance made from crop waste

A novel material made from rotting fruit and vegetables that absorbs stray UV light from the sun and converts it into renewable energy has landed its designer the first sustainability gong in this year’s James Dyson awards.

From a record 1,800 entries – despite the challenges of Covid-19 – the award was given to 27-year-old Carvey Ehren Maigue, a student at Mapúa University in the Philippines, for his Aureus system which uses the natural scientific principles behind the northern lights.

Invention that makes renewable energy from rotting veg wins James Dyson prize  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News

Invention that makes renewable energy from rotting veg wins James Dyson prize  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News

The oil & gas sector has a vital role to play in transitioning to net zero by 2050, and in mature basins like the UKCS, much can be achieved.  Innovation and technology will be key to unlocking many of these opportunities.

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Firm says investment in low-carbon infrastructure will help UK emerge from Covid impact

SSE has set out plans to triple its renewable energy generation by 2030 as it prepares to build the world’s largest offshore windfarm off the north-east coast of England.

The energy firm told investors that it was days away from a final investment decision on the 3.2GW Dogger Bank offshore windfarm, which could generate enough clean electricity to power 4.5m homes by 2026.

SSE plans to triple renewable energy production by 2030  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News

SSE’s chief executive has told Utility Week the company is “moving forward” with a full or partial sale of its 33.3 per cent stake in gas distribution network SGN. Alistair Phillips-Davies was speaking on the back of the company’s half-year results.

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We're seeking views on proposed updates the existing ecodesign and energy labelling requirements which currently apply to light sources and separate control gears ('lighting products') in the UK.

We are seeking views on how mortgage lenders can help householders to improve the energy performance of their homes.

The ten point plan sets out the approach government will take to build back better, support green jobs, and accelerate our path to net zero.

Sales of new petrol and diesel cars to end in the UK by 2030.

Global Internet of Things (IoT) in Energy Market 2020 Industry Status – AGT INTERNATIONAL, ILS TECHNOLGY, SAP, CISCO SYSTEMS  Royal Sutton News

In our latest round-up of appointments across the utilities sector, Ofwat has named four non-executive directors; SSE welcomes a new managing director; the government confirms its net zero business champion and emerging energy supplier Rebel beefs up its team ahead of market launch.

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Homeowners across England will have until the end of March 2022 to have energy efficiency upgrades to their homes completed through the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to businesses about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the construction sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the professional and business services sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the retail sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the chemicals sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the life sciences sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the metals and other materials sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the consumer goods sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the agri-food and biosecurity sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the advanced manufacturing sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the tourism and hospitality sector about actions they need to take from 1 January 2021.

1. SSE preparing to start building world's biggest offshore wind farm  The Times
2. SSE to triple renewable electricity output by 2030  Financial Times
3. Financial Close on World's Largest Offshore Wind Project Within Days  Offshore WIND
4. SSE plans to triple renewable energy production by 2030  The Guardian
5. Financial close on world's biggest offshore wind farm 'in days': SSE  Recharge
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SSE raises dividend amid renewables push  Investors Chronicle

SSE looks to greener pastures  Investors Chronicle

SSE said the estimated impact is slightly lower than expected but the group's full-year earnings are down, with the blow set to be between £150 million and £250 million.

The energy group is to sponsor Cop26 along with ScottishPower, NatWest Group and National Grid

1 renewable energy stock I'd buy and hold forever  Motley Fool UK