Title2030 Climate and Energy Framework Entry into Forcen/a Transposition Deadlinen/a Amendmentsn/a Implementing legislationn/a SubjectEU Environmental Law—Climate...
What is a CHP project? Combined heat and power (CHP) is a shorthand to cover a wide range of projects featuring ‘co-generation’; this is where electricity is produced by...
The European Union (EU) aims to reach 20% of its total energy consumption through renewable energy sources by 2020. Biomass, which provides a reliable energy source with...
What is biomass combined heat and power? A biomass combined heat and power (CHP) system is an engine designed to generate energy using biomass. CHP is effectively a...
Biomass fuel Biomass is a generic term for organic material derived from plants or plant derived materials used to produce heat, electricity or transport fuel. Biomass as...
What is biomass heating? Biomass heating is the combustion of organic (non-fossil) material to generate heat. In theory there are many potential fuel sources, including:...
Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future Capacity Market support were suspended. This came as a result of the General Court...
The Capacity Market (CM) is there to ensure there is sufficient investment in the overall level of reliable capacity necessary to provide secure electricity supplies. The...
Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future Capacity Market support were suspended. This came as a result of the General Court...
Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future CM support were suspended. This came as a result of the General Court issuing its...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
What is the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance scheme (CHPQA)? The CHPQA is a scheme operated on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...
What is combined heat and power? Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is a technology used to provide heating and electricity, for a building or industrial process. It is the...
The former Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) first published a Community Energy Strategy in 2014. In March 2015, DECC published an update on the community...
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The aim of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is to provide long-term price stabilisation to low carbon plant and to enable investment to come forward at lower...
Electricity market reform (EMR) The EMR programme was developed by the government to promote investment in secure forms of capacity and affordable low carbon energy...
Electricity market reform and contracts for difference The Electricity Market Reform (EMR) programme was developed by government to make changes to the Great Britain...
What is a Corporate PPA? A corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) is an agreement under which a corporate entity purchases electricity (usually renewable electricity)...
Introduction This Practice Note forms part of our suite of detailed guidance on the main terms of the standard form Contracts for Difference (CfDs) contracts issued to...
Introduction This Practice Note forms part of our suite of detailed guidance on the main terms of the standard form Contracts for Difference (CfD) contracts, issued to...
District Heating Networks In the UK, District Heating Networks (DHN) provide heating to multiple customers within a building (sometimes referred to as communal heating)...
Introduction This Practice Note provides a detailed introduction to the key controls on carbon emissions from UK electricity generation powered by fossil fuel. If you are...
Background At the time the Energy Act 2013 came into force, and to an extent to this day, the UK faced real and serious challenges in relation to its electricity...
