Welcome to Inside Energy and Utilities. Your host is Seb van Dort, and in the pod he discusses the latest in the Energy, Energy Efficiency and Utility Sector.
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The most interesting stories in Energy this week. Centrica to sell US Energy Retail Arm, Shell says ban on non-electric cars by 2039; Ofgem ‘s proposed cuts to profitability and the case for nuclear in Net-Zero.
Centrica to sell US energy retail arm for £2.8bn
Source: Oilprice.com (https://www.energyvoice.com/other-news/254504/centrica-to-sell-us-energy-retail-arm-for-2-8bn/?utm_content=bufferca040&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
UK could ban non-electric new car sales by 2030 – Shell
Source: Energy Mix Report (https://www.energymixreport.com/uk-could-ban-non-electric-new-car-sales-by-2030-shell/?utm_content=buffercbbf7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
British Regulator Threatens To Slash Profitability Of Utilities
Source: Oilprice.com (https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/British-Regulator-Threatens-To-Slash-Profitability-Of-Utilities.html)
Viewpoint: The nuclear option in the UK’s clean energy transition
Source: WorldNuclearNews.org (https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-The-nuclear-option-in-the-UKs-clean-ener?utm_content=buffer16d2e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
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#energy #netzero #energytransition #Utilities #centrica #nuclear #ofgem
19 Jul 2020
The most interesting Energy news stories in 10 minutes for the week ending 19th of July
This week we’re talking about: Governments Plans for a 'Green Investment Bank 2.0', eight point plan for Scottish Green Recovery; Battery Projects and Octopus’ renewable strategy
Stories:
Reports: Government mulls plans for 'Green Investment Bank 2.0'
Source: Business Green (https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4017809/reports-government-mulls-plans-green-investment-bank?utm_content=buffer41b25&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
Eight-point plan for Scotland’s ‘green recovery’ from pandemic
Source: the national (https://www.thenational.scot/)
Battery projects could triple in Britain as government lifts barriers
Source: Current-new.co.uk (https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/battery-projects-could-triple-in-britain-as-government-lifts-barriers?utm_content=buffer959d6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
Octopus Renewables buys 16.8MW of new wind capacity in UK
Source: Energy Live News (https://www.energylivenews.com/2020/07/14/octopus-renewables-buys-16-8mw-of-new-wind-capacity-in-uk/?utm_content=buffer0a880&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
Let me know if this is useful - contact me on Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/sebvandort (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebvandort/)or on Twitter:@sebvandort
#energy #netzero #energytransition #Utilities #octopus
12 Jul 2020
The most interesting Energy news stories for the week the of 6thJuly to the 12th of July
This week we’re looking at Rishi Sunak’s £2bn announcement, AI’s role in Energy, The U.N. chief urges end to coal financing to spur clean energy shift, and the impact of Covid-19 and the shift to sustainability.
Stories
Sunak to unveil £2bn home insulation scheme
Source: BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53313640)
‘Batteries cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels’, UK grid operator flexibility project finds
Source: Energy Storage.news (https://www.energy-storage.news/news/batteries-cost-effective-alternative-to-fossil-fuels-uk-grid-operator-flexi?utm_content=buffer1fa78&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
Enhanced data is a ‘critical pre-requisite’ for the energy transition, says Kwarteng
Source: current-news.co.uk (https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/enhanced-data-is-a-critical-pre-requisite-for-the-energy-transition-says-kwarteng)
From dusted-off bikes to electric dreams: UK green economy booms on back of Covid-19
Source: the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/06/from-dusted-off-bikes-to-electric-dreams-uk-green-economy-booms-on-back-of-covid-19?utm_content=buffer1928b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
U.N. chief urges end to coal financing to spur clean energy shift
Source: Reuters (https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-climate-change/u-n-chief-urges-end-to-coal-financing-to-spur-clean-energy-shift-idUKKBN24A1EY?utm_content=buffer0a56e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
Let me know if this is useful - contact me on Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/sebvandort (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebvandort/)or on Twitter:@sebvandort
#energy #netzero #energytransition #Utilities #AI #Data #utilities
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