UK fossil fuel electricity ‘at lowest level since 1957’

The amount of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels fell 22% year-on-year in 2023 to the lowest level since 1957.  Analysis from Carbon Brief has revealed that the 104TWh generated from fossil fuels in 2023 is the lowest level in 66 years.  Electricity from fossil fuels has now fallen by two-thirds (199TWh) since peaking in…

UK National Grid reports busiest January on record for its subsea interconnectors

The five interconnectors, which connect Great Britain with France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway, transported almost 12 per cent more power than in the same period last year, at an average of 91 GWh per day. National Grid reported that a total of 2.6 TWh of power was transported through its cables in January alone,…

Grid bottlenecks could derail Europe’s renewable energy boom

Rystad Energy’s current base case forecast has Europe adding as much as 530 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV and onshore and offshore wind between 2022 and 2030, more than 66 GW per year on average. Furthermore, the share of solar and wind combined as a share of total installed capacity surpassed 10% in 2010 and…

MaresConnect response to Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications’ consultation on the Review of the Security of Energy Supply of Ireland’s Electricity and Natural Gas Systems of 19 September 2022

Wholesale Electricity and Gas Policy Division, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 29-31 Adelaide Road Dublin 2 D02 X285 28 October 2022 Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications By email: energyconsultation@decc.gov.ie Response to consultation on Review of the Security of Energy Supply of Ireland’s Electricity and Natural Gas Systems Dear Sir/Madam, MaresConnect Limited…