Contracts for Difference AR7: What We Know and What's Next

REGO prices have plummeted - but is this a short-term dip or a sign of deeper change? From record highs in 2023 to lows not seen since 2021, prices in the Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) market have shifted fast.

To facilitate an ever-growing supply of intermittent renewable energy generation, there is a need for the Single Electricity Market (SEM) for Ireland and Northern Ireland to have robust System Services

We are excited to welcome James Babben 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.

In our latest insight paper, Living the Hy Life: Assessing Low-Carbon Hydrogen Offtake in the UK, Cornwall Insight dives into the evolving role of low-carbon hydrogen.

Delve 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

Since publishing the previous iteration of the Low-carbon Hydrogen Policy Index in April 2023, the global hydrogen market has continued to grow and develop as both national governments and industry stakeholders have sought to expand the role of hydrogen in their decarbonisation plans.

Cornwall Insight Australia has released our latest NEM Benchmark power curve (NEM BPC) for Q1 2024 to our subscribers. Our latest data from our recent Australian NEM Benchmark Power Curve shows that policy settings and decarbonisation ambition is likely to lead to a temporary, but significant, increase in wholesale energy prices before the end of the decade.

In this podcast, our experts discuss the opportunities and challenges being faced as we pursue the transition to a green economy in the UK.

The government has released the budget and reference prices, along with the auction parameters, for the upcoming Contract for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 (AR6)

We believe learning curves or rates have two important functions in the GB energy market: informing bids in subsidy auctions and fundamental inputs into long-term capacity expansion models.

We have collated some predictions from across our knowledge base to provide a quick snapshot of what to look out for in the GB energy market in 2024.

This report provides an annual overview of trends for the All-Ireland Power Market out to 2030 using outputs from Cornwall Insight’s latest forward curve for the All-Island (AI) Single Electricity Market (SEM) covering Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Increased macroeconomic pressures and rising international competition have left the UK at risk of falling behind in the race to attract investment in the net zero transition. In this paper, we examine these headwinds alongside a discussion of the short and long-term changes to the Contracts for Difference scheme

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

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 set to open to applications this month many in the industry are concerned