Jet Zero Council Launch £15 Million Competition

Jet Zero Council Launch £15 Million Competition

The industry-government partnership, Jet Zero, launch a £15 Million competition to incentivise innovation in green fuels making a step towards zero-emission flights. The competition, Green Fuel Green Skies, has been in the process of launching following the announcement of a net-zero revolution for the aviation industry announced in the Prime Ministers ‘Ten Point Plan for [...]
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‘Green Pathway’ Supports Net-Zero, Economic Recovery and New Jobs for the UK

The Association for Renewable Energy & Clean Technology has published a ‘Green Pathway’ to increase net-zero efforts and develop new jobs increasing the economy. The Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has published their ‘Strategy for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology’ which will support the UK's efforts to become net-zero and the economic recovery after [...]
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Energy Suppliers Issue Refunds for Overcharged Contracts

Ofgem has found that 18 energy suppliers have failed to meet the price protection rules for customers and therefore have overcharged over 1 million consumers. After several suppliers came forward to Ofgem to self-report the overcharging issue, it became a concern that other suppliers were failing to put in customer protection measures which would lead [...]
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Petrol Stations Introduce E10 Fuel by September 2021

E10 fuel, a more eco-friendly alternative to E5, could be introduced into petrol stations across the UK by September 2021 to accelerate the net-zero commitment efforts. The UK is committed to a path to net-zero by 2050 as per the Paris Agreement which means that large changes such as transitioning to all-electric vehicles will take [...]
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Offshore Wind Generation Could be the Key to Large Scale Hydrogen Production

Green energy is the future for a sustainable Earth which is why many new and existing technologies have boomed over the last couple of years. This is also in part to the multi-national Paris Agreement which aims to reduce the carbon emissions of participating countries to become net-zero. The UK is one of the parties [...]
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Batteries Provide 40% Cheaper Solution for Grid Balance

Recent studies find that the use of batteries to store access energy produced from wind and solar power could provide a significant saving for consumers and build investment interest in a new market. The National Grid system operator ESO has highlighted the potential benefits of batteries when used for balancing the grid in a new [...]
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SME Businesses and Residents Receive £50 Million Electric Vehicle Charge Point Support

To further incentive the use of electric vehicles (EVs) to the public, the UK Government have put aside a £50 million financial boost to increase the number of access points for EVs to charge.

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Switch Energy before Ofgem’s Price Cap Increases

With energy price cap increases due to come into place in April 2021, now is the best time to consider switching your energy supplier to get the best deal possible going ahead. The recent increase in wholesale energy prices, a result from the demand recovery, has caused an increase for Ofgem’s energy price cap that [...]
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Green Energy Bought by Businesses Grew 18% in 2020

Green energy has its most popular year yet with a record number of businesses purchasing green energy that totalled 23.7GW which is and 18% increase from 2019’s 20.1GW. Despite many changes and challenges that were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that threatened the financial security of businesses, it is a record year for green energy [...]
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Energy-Intensive Businesses Receive £40 Million for Green Investment

For businesses within some of the most energy-intensive industries within the UK, it can be challenging to cut down on carbon emissions and keep up with net-zero demands. This is why the government is providing funding to aid its large transition to clean energy consumption and low-carbon emissions. The investment aims to cut energy cost [...]
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