Today's Energy News:
Rachel Reeves to raise windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators💷
Why drilling in the North Sea won’t bring down UK energy prices🛢️
Oil prices rise after Trump says Iranian ship seized🛳️
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In the latest episode of the @ukerc.bsky.social podcast, our colleague Gavin Bridge talks about how the UK can navigate the rising prices and potential shortage of oil and gas caused by the war in Iran:
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"Delinking power and gas price is possible. The changes needed aren’t simple, because electricity markets are not simple. Complexity is not a reason for inaction."
In this, we review options for breaking the link between gas and electricity prices in the UK.
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Listen to the latest episode of our podcast!
On Talking Energy, Gavin Bridge and Rob Gross discuss how the UK can navigate the rising prices and potential shortage of oil and gas caused by the war in Iran.
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In our newsletter:
New blog revisits options for breaking link between gas & electricity prices.
New podcast episode on how the to respond to the impending oil & gas crisis.
New hub from by IGNITE Network+ for postgraduate researchers
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Today's Energy News:
Kemi Badenoch pledges to fully axe carbon tax if Tories regain power💷
UK to host virtual summit on Strait of Hormuz🤝
New UK scheme to verify sustainable aviation fuel claims launched✈️
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Is it time to return to the idea of delinking gas and power prices?
In this blog UKERC revisits options for breaking the link between gas and electricity prices in the light of the impact of the US-led attacks on Iran.
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Today's Energy News:
Rob Gross talks to LBC
Power to the People: Rewiring Britain
UKERC features in The Times
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Find out more about our latest research project - Watts Right: Distributional and Relational Impacts of Clean Energy Policy.
The project aims to evaluate how different clean energy policy options affect prospective voters of different political parties.
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Today's Energy News:
Greg Jackson: We should go for North Sea gas, but there’s a catch🔥
Britons turn to solar power to ‘insulate’ against oil and gas chaos, says E.On☀️
Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge💷
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Sign up to our latest webinar on May 7! 📆
Join us to examine whether rising block electricity tariffs can function as a cost neutral, progressive form of social tariff in Great Britain. @jessbritton.bsky.social
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Today's energy headlines:
Britain sets new wind generation record🌬️
Port Talbot to become offshore wind hub for Celtic Sea🌊
Analysis: UK is ‘halving’ its climate finance for developing countries📉
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In this week's newsletter:
Drilling for Oil and Gas Will not Reduce Bills or Deliver Energy Security.
New Talking Energy Podcast episode.
Sign up to our webinar on Rising Block Tariffs.
A new UKERC project.
UKERC's Keith Bell featured in WIRED.
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Today's Energy News:
Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas🛢️
Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide🪧
Germany and the UK boost wind energy as response to energy crisis🌬️
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Today's Energy News:
Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production from existing sites
Reeves plans energy bill help for those 'who need it most'
Farage’s Reform UK drops pledge to nationalise water and energy companies
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Check out the latest episode of Talking Energy with Peter Stanley, CEO of Elexon.
In the conversation, Robert Gross talked to Peter about market reform, Elexon's new role as a market facilitator, and what this all means for Clean Power 2030. ukerc.ac.uk/multimedia/t...
Drilling for oil and gas "will not ⬇️ bills or deliver energy security" and new licenses for "marginal projects" could lead to ⬆️ "state support and overall decommissioning costs for the taxpayer."
Here’s why, according to the UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social 🧵 👇
Today's Energy Headlines:
Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive
More North Sea drilling will put UK at mercy of fossil fuel markets, ministers say
EU Green Deal ‘failing to deliver’ and offers warning for UK
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Every time there’s a fuel price shock, the same calls emerge: drill the North Sea.
New @ukerc.bsky.social analysis cuts through the noise and explains why this argument doesn’t hold up.
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Drilling for oil and gas "will not ⬇️ bills or deliver energy security" and new lisences for "marginal projects" could lead to ⬆️ "state support and overall decommissioning costs for the taxpayer."
Here’s why, according to the UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social 🧵 👇
Drilling for oil and gas will not reduce bills or deliver energy security. Here’s Why.
Gavin Bridge and Gisa Weszkalnys explain why recent calls for more drilling, in light of conflict in Iran, will not have the desired results, in our latest blog.
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UKERC's Mark Winskel and Janette Webb provided evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport and Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee regarding the Scottish Government's Draft Climate Change Plan.
Read more below⤵️
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In this week's newsletter:
We kickstart a new project on Regional Energy Strategic Plans.
UKERC supports scrutiny of Scotland's Draft Climate Change Plan.
UKERC featured in the Financial Times and Utility Week.
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Energy security is traditionally centred on analysis across countries, but what are the impressions and views of energy security on the household level?
That's what this research by Andreas Markoulakis and Eleanya Nduka aims to shed light on.
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In our latest blog, Catherine Jones reflects on six years at the Energy Data Centre upon her retirement, including how the Centre has developed, and priorities for the future.
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Today's Energy News:
UK must rethink its power policy to avoid energy price shocks
‘Very damaging’: how the Iran war is hitting energy-intensive industries
Britain to lead fusion energy race to deliver energy security
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A surge in gas prices triggered by the Iran war has caused a knock-on spike in the price of electricity in the UK, Italy & many other European markets.
Read this article exploring how we can decouple gas and electricity prices, featuring @cmaciver11.bsky.social.
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Today's Energy News:
Why does gas set the price of electricity – and is there an alternative?
UK manufacturing on 'fragile footing' with fears over Iran war and cost rises
We will intervene on energy bills if necessary, says Miliband
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Finally, I picked up some fascinating new analysis from LCP, showing how the UK's clean power 2030 targets could structurally break the link between gas price spikes and household energy bills
Read my full article to find out the details…
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🎤Listen to the latest episode of @ukerc.bsky.social's talking energy podcast, where our co-director Sara Walker talks about the role and use of hydrogen in our energy grid, how much carbon can be saved by integrating hydrogen into our gas system, and the demand-side of energy: tinyurl.com/3tanfmdv