The concept of heat pumps (introduced 15 years ago) caused some initial excitement, but despite soaring gas and electricity bills and growing pressures to meet the UK’s Net Zero target, take up of heat pumps by consumers in the UK has so far proved disappointing. This is not necessarily surprising, as the earliest heat pumps […]
The Times has confirmed that plans for a third new nuclear power station in Britain could be approved, although full funding for the project has not yet been secured. The newly proposed plant should have the capacity to generate sufficient energy for six million households. The project would be similar in scale to Hinckley Point […]
The world’s longest land and subsea electricity cable, connecting Denmark and the UK, began operating for the first time on 29 December 2023. The record breaking interconnector extends for 765 km between substations in Lincolnshire and southern Jutland. Initially it will power up 1.6 million British households but by 2025 it should be at full […]
Ofgem’s CEO, Jonathan Brearley, has hosted a summit bringing together city leaders and mayors to discuss proposed regional energy planning reforms. Ofgem is seeking local support in terms of energy planning, with the introduction of Regional Energy Strategic Planners (RESPs), who will work with local authorities, gas and electricity distributors to plan cable and switch […]
In recent news, we learned that planning consent has been granted on all onshore and offshore aspects of the Eastern Green Link 2 project (EGL2), a joint venture between National Grid and SSEN Transmission. Construction of the 525kV, 2GW high voltage sub-sea cable will take five years, with 291 miles of high voltage direct current […]
You have a new development. Whether it’s a commercial, residential, or mixed use scheme, you’ll need to power it. So how do you go about doing that? Well, if your development is already underway and you haven’t considered the connection you will need, you may find you’re too late. Too late, that is, to save […]
Competition for Lithium is reported to be fierce. What is it, and what does it mean for our chances of phasing out fossil fuels for good? Lithium, referred to as white gold due to its silvery colour, is one of the lightest and most reactive elements on earth. This makes it ideal for storing energy […]
The past few years have seen sweeping changes across the UK’s energy sector and this shows no sign of slowing down. The Government’s commitment to becoming ‘carbon neutral’ by 2050 has coincided with high fuel prices and critical fuel shortages due to the war in the Ukraine, the lack of battery storage, and issues with […]
Without major upgrades to the grid, the UK will fall well behind in the race to achieve Net Zero status, National Grid announced earlier this year. With a 50% rise in demand for electricity expected by 2035, five ‘fundamental’ areas will need to be addressed: Given that 2035 will be here before we know it, […]
Town planning has risen up the Government agenda and will play a central role in the aspiration to ‘level up’ the country. The property profession can expect a huge increase in activity over the year; fasten your seatbelts! The reforms will have wide ranging implications in all corners of the system: the way that development […]
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