Fourth Update of November 2019 – An overview of last week’s Energy news

Below is this week’s summary. It should be a one minute read relevant to UK energy with links to documents for those who wish to read more.

*** NOTE: The COMPLETE weekly update is not including UK General Election announcements related to energy (there are a lot!) ***

(Click a bullet point to open the relevant article)

Monday – 25th November

• BBC reports on a projected global fall in use of coal for generation of electricity in 2019 and asks ‘is this the beginning of  the end?’

Tuesday – 26th November

• The UK Heat Pump Association sets out the opportunities and challenges of heat pumps in their role to de-carbonise heating.

Thursday – 28th November

• Another statement of the case for hydrogen as a fuel which can help UK reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Friday – 29th November

• One of the UK’s so-called ‘Big Six’ energy suppliers is expected to cut 4,500 jobs in an effort to return to profit in a challenging market.

• The UK’s Rail Safety and Standards Board has commissioned a study into the viability of hydrogen replacing diesel to fuel train services.

Saturday – 30th November

• Nuclear power generation in the UK is suffering from a cyber attack.