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?? Autumn Budget 2024: what it means for energy security and net zero.??
?? End to miners’ pension injustice: former mineworkers have ￡1.5bn transferred to them.?
? Boost for jobs and investment in Scotland: skills passports and new deal for GB Energy.?
??? Blueprint for Britain’s energy infrastructure: strategic spatial plan commissioned.?
?? Support for Grangemouth workers: new skills and training package announced.?
??? Clean heat innovation: six towns to pilot heat network zones.?
?? Energy projects unlocked: consultation to reform planning system in Scotland launched.?
?? Plus: other news and your views wanted.?
Autumn Budget 2024: ??
For energy security: The Budget marks a major step forward for the Government’s clean energy superpower mission, paving the way for the most significant investment in clean, homegrown power that this country has seen in generations.??
For good jobs: The Budget also underscores the centrality of the clean energy mission to this Government’s decade of national renewal.?
For lower bills: It confirms unprecedented investment in homegrown clean energy, building on our recent renewable auction success with investment in Carbon Capture Usage and Storage, Hydrogen and Nuclear.?
For climate action: The settlement also represents one of the largest annual increases in the history of the Department and its predecessors with significant initial funding for Great British Energy and the Warm Homes Plan.??
For more detail: Autumn Budget 2024.?
End to miners’ pension injustice: ??
Injustice ended: Historic injustice reversed as 112,000 former coalminers finally have ￡1.5 billion from their pension scheme transferred to them, boosting their pensions by 32%.?
Promise kept: Government delivers longstanding campaign ask from ex-pit workers, alongside new review to also ensure mineworkers receive a fair pension for years to come.?
Credit due: Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pays tribute to the “mineworkers who powered our country” and the campaigners who fought for justice over many years.?
Boost for jobs and investment in Scotland: ?
Ed in Aberdeen: Energy Secretary Ed Miliband visits the ‘Granite City’ as UK and Scottish Governments partner to make billions available in funding across the UK including for Scotland’s clean energy industry?
It’s a deal: UK and Scottish Governments strike new deal for Great British Energy to work with Scottish public bodies to support clean energy supply chains.?
Wait, there’s more: UK Government also confirms the speeding up of delivery of a ‘skills passport’ to support oil and gas workers to move into offshore wind.?
Blueprint for Britain’s energy infrastructure: ????
Stability: New plan to provide a blueprint for Great Britain’s energy infrastructure out to 2050, providing stability for investors.?
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Strategic: More strategic approach will help cut grid connection waiting times, reducing overall system costs and accelerating the government’s clean energy superpower mission.?
Spatial: UK, Scottish and Welsh energy ministers commission National Energy System Operator (NESO) to produce first ever spatial plan for energy in 2026.
Support for Grangemouth workers: ??
Standing with workers: UK and Scottish Governments jointly step up plans to support workers at the Grangemouth refinery affected by the risk of redundancy, with immediate investment in skills and training.?
What’s been announced? Forth Valley College mobilised to support affected workers with bespoke skills support, backed by the UK Government’s Office for Clean Energy Jobs.?
Energy Secretary reiterates: UK Government willing to engage on how the National Wealth Fund could fund viable Project Willow outcomes, working with trade unions and industry.?
Clean heat innovation: ????
New kid on the block: Government announces England's first-ever heat network zones, supporting businesses and building owners to benefit from low-cost, low-carbon heating.?
Ground-breaking: Schemes in Leeds, Plymouth, Bristol, Stockport, Sheffield, and two in London will receive a share of ￡5.8m of government funding to develop the zones, with construction expected to start from 2026.?
Jobs, you say? Tens of thousands of jobs to be created through the development of heat networks across the country in engineering, planning, manufacturing and construction roles.?
Energy projects unlocked: ???
Joint endeavour: UK and Scottish governments set out proposals to improve the outdated system for determining energy infrastructure consents in Scotland.?
Streamlined, please: the consultation (which closes on 29 November) aims to cut delays and create a fairer system, in which communities can have their say from the outset.?
Open for business: the move could help to unlock Scotland’s pipeline of energy projects, driving forward the UK’s clean power mission and energy independence.?
Other news: ????
Updated oil and gas guidance following Supreme Court ruling (30 October).??
Prof. Howard Wilson to lead science and technology for STEP (24 October).??
Transition Finance Market Review launch (17 October).??
Delivering a skills passport for the Clean Energy Transition (17 October).?
New chair of North Sea Transition Authority appointed (16 October).?
Energy experts appointed to deliver clean power 2030 mission (10 October).?
New scheme to attract investment in renewable energy storage (10 October).?
UK climate finance helps reduce more than 105 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions globally (10 October).?
Retired Energy Professional
1 天前The proposals for the new spatial plans for energy are welcomed, but I question whether they can build on the current plans for clean power 2030. The recent NESO report on Clean Power 2030 has yet to be accepted by government and indeed it only delivers 95% clean power in an average year. A spatial plan must be underpinned by a sound strategy for long duration energy balancing, and as yet we do not have this in our sights. I have attempted to provide some insights into this through my recent feature for The Chemical Engineer looking at the NESO report. A hybrid energy system, building on what we have today, will provide more redundancy and resilience, give consumers more choice, and ensure more flexibility can be built into future spatial planning. This is especially relevant for our diverse energy user market, at our geographical latitude with marked seasonal swings. https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/features/pathways-to-success-assessing-neso-plans-for-clean-power-2030/
Environmental Sciences, Renewables Advisory and B2B Services
3 周What are labour’s plans for IETF? There are opportunities to enhance and improve or will it be scrapped and replaced? Historically, the conservative government scrapped RHIs in favour of IETF. The improvements were positive BUT the whole process of consultation and reinvention took an inordinate amount of time. Whatever is decided, please do it quickly: momentum is critical in our route to net zero.