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UK Government announces measures to incentivise new renewable energy projects

Net Zero, Policy, Public Sector / By Divya Parekh

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on 22nd November 2023 provided welcome and long overdue measures to incentivise renewable energy projects in the UK. Policy impacting renewables in the UK has been turbulent over the past decade and there has been much uncertainty in the market stalling investment. We are hopeful that this is the start of …

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COP26: If not us, who? If not now, when?

Events, Net Zero, Policy / By Kim Craw

Latest data from NASA’s Vital Signs indicate the world has already warmed by 1°C since the start of the industrial era when carbon dioxide concentration in the air was near 280 parts per million (ppm). Today carbon dioxide concentration is at 417 ppm. A quarter of this increase has occurred in the last 20 years. Such rates of increase are …

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UK Heat and Buildings Strategy: Pump priming for the white heat of low-carbon technology or just hot air?

Built Environment, Policy / By Derek McKenzie

The Westminster Government yesterday (19th October 2021) published their long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy (HaBS). This frames the policy context not just for England but for the whole of the UK. The key take-away points from our analysis include: The UK Government sets an ‘ambition’ to end new gas boilers from 2035. To progress this there …

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Locogen CEO, Andy Lyle, Re-elected to Scottish Renewables Board

Policy, Team / By Derek McKenzie

Andy Lyle, Locogen CEO Congratulations to Andy, who has just been re-elected to the Scottish Renewables Board We’re delighted that our CEO, Andy Lyle, has been elected to the Scottish Renewables board for a second three-year term. Andy was first elected to the Scottish Renewables board in 2017 and since then has been working hard …

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Locogen Takes A Seat At Scottish Renewables SME Roundtable

Events, Policy / By Derek McKenzie

We’re delighted to support the 2020 Scottish Renewable Energy Festival and honoured to be one of 10 Scottish SMEs chosen to attend the Scottish Renewables SME Roundtable event with Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse MSP tomorrow (Wednesday November 4). The event will give those companies the opportunity to showcase their achievements while, crucially, putting forward suggestions …

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Final Funding Windows For Loss Of Mains Works?

Asset Management, Hydro, Low Carbon Heat, Policy, Solar, Wind / By Kim Craw

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has opened what may be the the final funding windows for renewable energy generators to obtain funding for mandatory Loss of Mains upgrades. With funding available on a first-come-first-served basis, those who do not take advantage of these funding windows may be faced with bills of £4,000 or more. Locogen is …

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Locogen CEO Responds To NGESO Modification

Policy / By Kim Craw

The National Grid (NG) Electricity System Operator (ESO) has raised a modification to allow it to manage potential low demand due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19 “demand destruction”. The change will be used as a last resort to instruct DNOs to disconnect embedded generation. If this is used, it may mean that embedded generators …

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Heat Decarbonisation And The Scottish Budget

Low Carbon Heat, Policy / By Kim Craw

The UN Climate Summit, COP26, takes place in Glasgow this November, bringing worldwide attention to Scotland – and its climate policies. No wonder, then, that the publication of the Scottish Budget places climate change front and centre, with an ambitious £1.8 billion allocated for investment in low-carbon infrastructure in 2020-2021, an increase of £500 million over 2019-2020. …

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Climate Emergency Response Group 12-Point Plan Features in Programe for Government

Policy / By Kim Craw

The Scottish government published its Programme for Government on Tuesday 3rd September. This wide-ranging document sets out the Government’s plans to help create a more successful Scotland over the coming year and the Climate Emergency Response Group 12-point plan features prominently. Ending Scotland’s contribution to climate change is at the heart of the Government’s programme. As …

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FiT for Purpose? Logan Black on the Smart Export Guarantee

Hydro, Low Carbon Heat, Policy, Solar, Team, Wind / By Kim Craw

Almost anyone working in, or considering deploying, renewables will be aware of the importance of the Feed-In Tariff and, more recently, the government’s decision to end the scheme from March 31st. On January 8th this year, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced a consultation on a proposed successor scheme to the FIT, …

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