A Happy New Year For Wind Generation

A Happy New Year For Wind Generation

Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) The government recently announced a new support scheme for eligible non-domestic customers. The EBRS (Energy Bill Relief Scheme) will be ending on the 31st March 2023 and will be replaced with the EBDS, which will run from 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy-bills-discount-scheme UK Energy Industry Calls For [...]
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Energy Bills Discount Scheme

The Government announced, on 9th January 2023, their update on the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) and revealed the new 'Energy Bills Discount Scheme' (EBDS) to continue from the EBRS for UK Businesses, charities and public sectors from 1st April 2023. The aims of the EBDS are to provide a discount on high energy costs [...]
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Do you know that your business could be eligible for OLEV’s Workplace Charging Scheme?

The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is funded by the Government's Office for Low Emission Vehicles. The WCS provides a grant for businesses to reduce the cost of having an EV charge point installed. The grant can provide up to £500 per socket at 75% of the total cost of installation - up to a maximum [...]
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What is the Energy Bill Relief Scheme?

There is no price cap on business energy. The Government's Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) will give businesses financial support with their energy bills for six months from October 1st 2022, with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme following on from April 1st 2023 for 12 months. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses works differently [...]
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UK Government Launch First-Ever Critical Minerals Strategy

The UK Government aims to improve critical mineral supply security with their first-ever critical minerals strategy as we move away from fossil fuels. Critical minerals are, as they suggest, critical to our modern society. They are all around us in our phones, computers, cars, and renewable technology and so is a part of modern life. [...]
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Policy and Regulation Update July 2022

The Government's and Ofgem's latest energy policy and regulation updates as of 1st July 2022 The energy industry is fast-moving and reactive to a volatile and changing market. As such, policies and regulations are updated to modernise the grid, and processes, to reduce costs and emissions. Below are some of the latest headline policies and [...]
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Electric Vehicle Sales Continue to Boom but can Mineral Supplies keep up?

The sales of electric vehicles are hitting record numbers, and forecasts show increasing growth to support clean energy pledges, but can key minerals required for EVs struggle to meet this demand? The electric vehicle (EV) market has proven to be one of the most dynamic in clean energy over the past few years. As the [...]
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Renewable Energy Success in World-First Trial to Self-Start the National Grid

A successful live trial in Galloway, Scotland, for renewable generators could begin the blueprint for incorporating renewable energy sources to start-up the National Grid. The Nation Grid ESO has been exploring ways to incorporate renewable energy sources into every area of the UK energy network. One of these areas includes the jump-starting of the entire [...]
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National Grid to Reduce Energy Bills with Early £200 Million Interconnector Revenues Payment

Ofgem has approved the National Grid to make an early payment for interconnector revenues to assist in reducing energy bills over the next 2-years. The Nation Grid has offered to pay £200 million ahead of its standards 5-year review period schedule for interconnector revenues. This payment will enable the operator to play their part in [...]
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National Grid ESO Forecasts Safe and Secure Energy Summer Outlook

In their latest annual Summer Outlook report, the national grid ESO has forecasted a secure energy outlook despite ongoing threats to global supplies. With the ongoing global energy crisis, the ESO has taken additional analyses and scenarios to forecast the UK’s energy security as accurately as possible entering the summer period. There will also be [...]
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