This episode kicks off a new miniseries exploring how the UK is evolving its energy system through world-leading efforts to meet its decarbonization goals. In 2024, it closed its last coal-fired power plant and conducted its most successful Contract for Difference (CfD) auction yet, which attracted a diverse range of renewable energy projects\u2014including more than enough offshore wind bids to make up for the lack of such projects in the 2023 auction.<\/p>\n
The UK also launched an astonishingly ambitious effort to develop an economy-wide energy planning process for the entire country, conducted by the newly-established National Energy System Operator (or NESO). NESO produced its first report, providing essential guidance to all participants in the country\u2019s energy system. Additionally, Great British Energy was created, which will make the British government a direct investor in renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n
In this episode, we speak with Adam Berman, the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Energy UK, the nation\u2019s energy industry trade group. He advocates for ways to speed up the UK\u2019s journey to net-zero through enabling low-carbon investment in clean power generation. We review all of 2024\u2019s developments in detail, and outline the path forward for the UK\u2019s energy transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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