UK Energy Security Bill introduced amid political turmoil has wide-ranging implications for the energy sector

12 July, 2022
The post below was first published on our Energy notes and Infrastructure notes blogs On 6 July 2022, a day of significant political uncertainty, the Government published its long-awaited Energy Security Bill. Notwithstanding the current political turmoil, this is expected to survive to become the most wide-ranging legislative reform of the UK’s energy market for … Read more

Door left ajar for fracking? Kwarteng orders BGS to reconsider the evidence

06 April, 2022
The post below was first published on our Energy and Infrastructure Consenting Blog. In a surprise move yesterday which has received relatively little press, Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, wrote to the British Geological Society giving them 3 months to produce a report setting out whether shale gas can be extracted safely in the UK using … Read more

Electricity storage in Europe and the UK – the regulatory landscape

08 December, 2020
The post below was first published on our Energy blog. Both the EU and UK aim to achieve net zero by 2050 and are either taking steps (the EU) or already have enshrined this target in law (the UK). In the shorter term, the EU is currently increasing its 2030 targets to a 60% reduction, … Read more