On Friday 7 April, SSEN Transmission issued a press release, welcoming the green light given to the three projects it had submitted to the Discovery Round 2 stage of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).
On Wednesday 5 April, National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) announced the completion of the first phase of its Stability Pathfinders program, which aimed to support the development and delivery of new technologies to generate important system characteristics, such as inertia.
On Friday 31 March, Ofgem published its final decision on the delivery models for non-radial offshore transmission assets under the Pathway to 2030 (PT2030) workstream of the Offshore Transmission Network Review.
On Thursday 30 March, DESNZ and BEIS published the outcome of its business model for power bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (Power BECCS) consultation.
On Thursday 30 March, Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps set out plans to strengthen GB’s long-term energy security and independence through the publication of Powering Up Britain.
In Offshore Energies UK’s (OEUK’s) Business Outlook Report 2023, released on Tuesday 28 March, it highlights that regulatory uncertainty is holding back the development of offshore wind projects at the scale needed to meet government targets.