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Lengthy grid connection queues are one of the major challenges to the rollout of renewable energy in the UK, with a series of ongoing reforms from the Government, Ofgem and the National Energy System Operator to tackle it. Alongside these wider reforms, Ofgem is also exploring the potential role for Competitively Appointed Transmission Owners (CATOs) in supporting the buildout of onshore network infrastructure. In our latest Energy Essentials podcast we introduce CATOs and discuss how they fit into the wider grid connection reform programmes.
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In September, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) published their Winter Outlook discussing their forecasts for supply and demand in the gas and electricity markets this winter.
In our latest Energy Essentials podcast, we present a summary of the key points from the NESO’s Winter Outlook alongside a broader discussion of the critical variables that could impact on security of supply over the next six months. -
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In our latest episode of The Energy Essentials Podcast, we are excited to welcome James Brabben from RWE. Building on our recent discussion about the Allocation Round 6 results of the Contracts for Difference scheme, James shares his expert insights as a renewable power developer.
Learn about the current landscape of renewable energy development in the UK, explore potential changes to the Contracts for Difference scheme, and uncover valuable lessons from international markets.
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In this episode of The Energy Essentials Podcast, our Research Analyst Jamie Maule is joined by our Senior Consultant's Antony Badger and Jacob Briggs, as they discuss energy supply contracting for electric vehicle chargepoint operators in the GB market.
In this podcast, we cover:
The different electricity procurement options available to EV chargepoint operators Strategies for mitigating price risk The benefits of onsite generation -
Our latest episode of The Energy Essentials Podcast delves into the Allocation Round 6 results of the Contracts for Difference scheme, how they impact national decarbonisation and net zero targets, and what we can expect from future Allocation Rounds.
Listen to our podcast and find out more about how our Contracts for Difference Support Service can help your business navigate the application and allocation round process.
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With the upcoming launch of our new North West European Benchmark Power Curve modelling, we have produced a new podcast “Exploring Europe’s largest energy market: An introduction to Germany.”
In this episode of The Energy Essentials Podcast, our Research Analyst Jamie Maule is joined by Tom Andrews, Senior Consultant at Cornwall Insight, as they introduce and discuss the German energy market and give a flavour of how our modelling can project future developments.
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The Labour Party has clinched victory in the general election, but what does this mean for UK energy policy?
Listen as Cornwall Insight experts Kate Mulvany and Robert Buckley delve into this question in the first part of our general election podcast. Unpacking the Labour Party's energy promises and exploring the most pressing issues that could impact the energy sector over the next parliamentary term.
If you would like to listen to the full podcast and are a Cornwall Insight subscriber, log in to your account on CATALYST to listen here. -
Hear from Jamie Maule and Dr Matthew Chadwick as they discuss the opportunities and challenges being faced as we pursue the transition to a green economy in the UK amid macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility and a changing investment environment.
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Heating is responsible for around 20% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions so decarbonising the heat in buildings will be essential to achieve net zero targets in GB. Heat networks go some way to providing a solution to this challenge and could provide up to a fifth of total UK heat by 2050. In particular, heat network zoning is how the government plan to establish and accelerate heat networks across England.
In this podcast our Lead Research Analyst, Kate Hill, is joined by Stephen Knight from Heat Trust and George Munson from Leeds City Council to discuss heat network zoning and the impact this might have on consumers and how this could deliver for consumers.
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Join us for a podcast episode where we tackle the complicated seeming topic of constructing an electricity network that supports decarbonisation. Despite its complexities, the conversation is accessible and easy to follow. Guests, Frank Hodgson from REGEN and David Cowdrey from MCS Charitable Foundation, share opinions and findings from the research report "Building a GB electricity network ready for net zero".
Hosted by Kate Mulvany, Senior Consultant at Cornwall Insight, don't miss this insightful conversation. -
Anna Moss is joined by Cornwall Insight’s Jacob Briggs and Dan Hamza-Goodacre and Sophie Bordat from Integrate to Zero to talk about our recent research into the carbon and cost reduction opportunities from integrated energy in GB.
In this podcast, we discuss the current market landscape, opportunities, and barriers to offering integrated energy propositions to consumers in Great Britain (GB).
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Soaring inflation and interest rates*, combined with supply chain issues and labour shortages, have pushed up the cost of capital and increased the costs needed to finance renewable projects. With the latest round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme now ongoing, many in the industry are concerned that administrative strike prices are set too low for projects to be financially viable given the rising capital costs.
In this podcast, Research Analyst Jamie Maule, and Senior Modeller Tom Edwards – co-authors of our insight paper WACC-A-MOLE: Implications of the rising cost of capital for the fifth round of the Contracts for Difference scheme – discuss the impacts of a high cost of capital on the UK’s renewables sector and the success of both prospective and previously commissioned projects under the CfD scheme.
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In the context of soaring energy prices and challenging macroeconomic conditions, many businesses are struggling to maintain progress towards net zero.
With increasing pressures from both consumers and investors for companies to decarbonise, the desire to progress to net zero remains for many businesses but financial pressures have forced plans to be pushed back.
In this podcast, Matthew Chadwick (Lead Research Analyst at Cornwall Insight) and Nick Fothergill (Corporate Partner at Weightmans) discuss the steps businesses can take to decarbonise and maintain momentum on their net zero journeys. -
In this podcast, Senior Analyst, Sam Peek and Lead Analyst, Joe Camish discuss Liquefied natural gas and its importance over the winter. They discuss:
The significant European and UK uptake in LNG as a replacement for the shortfall of Russian natural gas this winterThe influence of wider geopolitical issues that have prompted a pivot in favour of LNG as a supply side balancer Expectations for the future of LNG prices into 2023 and how the UK and European gas markets could be preparing to make LNG a long-term proposition to manage our gas demand needs - Se mer
