Energy weekly highlights—7 August 2025
This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes: the extension by the National Energy System Operator (NESO)of the ‘Gate 2 Whole Queue’ evidence submission window to 11 August 2025—, the announcement by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)of its negotiations with six new carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects under the Track-1 expansion (T1x) of the HyNet cluster, as well as its publication of two parallel calls for evidence on carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) infrastructure development, namely: (1) on the evolution of CO₂ networks to support the transition from government-led support to market-driven operations and (2) on whether the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model remains appropriate for CO₂ storage regulation.