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In a recent announcement, Great British Energy revealed it would provide £12 million of additional funding to support clean local energy generation throughout Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. With this funding, the total amount of funding provided by the UK to support renewable energy deployment at the community level across the devolved nations has now exceeded £21 million and assists in accelerating the rollout of renewable energy sources at the community level. From an energy systems perspective, this expansion is significant. Local and community energy projects play a crucial role in reducing grid pressure, improving regional resilience and enabling the public sector to decarbonise at pace. Over the next five years, Great British Energy plans to back more than 1,000 locally owned renewable schemes , aligning with the wider Local Power Plan and the UK’s ambition to become a clean energy superpower. Scotland will see 23 new projects , backed jointly by Great British Energy ...

  Biomass had the best year to date in electricity generation in the UK as a reliable and dispatchable renewable energy source. The latest report from Drax Electric Insights , dated 3 December 2025, indicates that on a calm and cloudy September morning with tremendous demand for electricity, biomass produced an all-time high of 17% of the total electricity generated in the United Kingdom. July also marked the sector’s highest-ever monthly contribution and a new daily output peak. Source: https://www.drax.com/ This research shows that there is a big shift taking place in the way we produce and use energy in the UK. A large increase in the use of electricity from electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps and the rapid growth of data centres means that there will be an increased demand for electricity that is readily available and reliable. According to Imperial College London , the impact of weather on electricity supply is growing. Therefore, biomass will continue to be a major part...

The UK energy sector is at a vital juncture. In order to reach net-zero by 2050, it will take much more than a series of tweaks here and there. It will take intelligent collaboration between government regulators and energy suppliers in the UK. Working together, they can create coherence amongst policy, market functioning, and technology deployment across the energy system to establish decarbonisation as a process of change, not a problem, while ensuring the energy system remains secure, affordable, and fair for our communities.  A result of this collaboration is the ability to transition to more intelligent investment, deployment of technology at higher speeds, create resilience in the grid for supply, and build out energy that includes social equity. Aligning Policy and Market A successful energy transition will start with better aligning policy and market mechanisms. Mechanisms that provide certainty of revenue streams for renewable projects through Contracts for Difference (CfD...