Assured Energy News & Insights

Committee on Climate Change: UK should set 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions target

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the independent advisory group, has recommended that the UK achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 in a new report published on 2 May.

Posted at: 01/05/2019

European Commission confirms Capacity Market investigation

The European Commission confirmed that it would be undertaking a full investigation of the Capacity Market (CM), the scheme which guarantees the UK’s security of supply.

Posted at: 01/04/2019

We are back with more energy saving tips that are sure to significantly lower your energy bills: Assured Energy know how costly energy usage can be for a small business. If you want to reduce your business’s energy expenses in 2019 please read on:

Posted at: 05/03/2019

 Government to consult on further technical amendments to Capacity Market

The government has launched a new consultation on proposed further technical amendments to the Capacity Market (CM) to keep it “running smoothly during the standstill period”. The standstill period has been in effect since the November 2018 ruling by the General Court of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the scheme violated state aid rules.

Posted at: 04/03/2019

European Commission to appeal Capacity Market suspension

The European Commission (EC) has lodged an appeal against the decision to suspend payments under the Capacity Market (CM).

Posted at: 04/02/2019

You may have seen the press reports a few weeks ago: a UK pet food manufacturer is launching a dog food product that is 40 percent insect—soldier flies, to be precise. However, feeding flies to Fido isn’t the only way that we can help to conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions.

From an environmental perspective, the flies-as-food idea is to help combat climate change by avoiding beef from cattle fed on soya grown in Brazilian plantations that have been cleared from rainforest.

Posted at: 31/01/2019