It is possibly the strangest claim I’ve ever seen made about the UK energy industry, that the rollout of wind and solar power over the last decade has made the electricity supply “more British” as hydrocarbon production/imports continued their long-running decline.
It was totally predictable. On March 26, Labour got away with it, voting to block a House of Lords attempt to prevent the Starmer Administration buying solar panels where there is “credible evidence” of modern slavery in the supply process, especially China.
With the publication of the Crown Estate's Future of Offshore Wind report and a Marine Delivery Routemap, the body is "exploring further opportunities" to de-risk and accelerate offshore wind projects with UK's GB Energy.
Offshore wind developers will vie for £1.1 billion in funding under AR6, with budget boosts for floating wind and tidal projects as well.
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow are reportedly the three contenders for the headquarters of GB Energy.
An Aberdeen Labour councillor said the "negativity" of local business leaders will be to blame if his party does not select the Granite City as the headquarters for GB Energy.
Sir Keir Starmer has warned it will “take time” to reap the benefits of clean power initiatives but stood by a claim that Labour’s plans will eventually drive down household bills by £300 a year amid confusion over the commitment.
The first move by newly created Great British Energy is prompting the industry to question the priorities and purpose of the state-backed company.
Life begins at 50. To be precise – a second life.
When asked to put together my reflections of the year gone and predictions for the year to come, I felt depressed. The line, “you couldn’t make this up” was foremost in my mind - no festive cheer I’m afraid, it is a depressing picture.
A month is indeed a long time in politics. Since I last wrote here, we have a new Prime Minister, a crashing pound and an unprecedented scale of intervention in the energy markets in an effort to stave off the worst impacts of impending price rises.