Laura Sandys, CEO Challenging Ideas, this week launches the first episode and headline findings of her latest report ReCosting Energy. Published ahead of the imminent Government Energy White Paper, recommendations include changing energy system objectives, which include moving from consumption to optimisation; and getting more from less across five key drivers of cost and value – Carbon, Capital, Capacity, Costs, and most importantly Customers.

The following document, shared here by James Cartlidge MP, Member of Parliament for South Suffolk, is a joint MP response to National Grid ESO (NGESO) Offshore Coordination Project consultation Autumn 2020. It follows a series of virtual conversations with: the Energy Minister, Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng, and other officials at BEIS; overseas grid operators (e.g. Elia, Belgium); OFGEM; NGESO; technical specialists; local campaigners.

Discussing what is achievable in engineering terms on the journey to Net Zero, we share here the Atkins ‘Engineering Net Zero’ Technical Report.

Looking to the future, the 50-year long WildEast project aims to make East Anglia one of “the world’s great nature reserves” and Britains first regional nature recovery project.

This article by Patrick Barkham discusses the captivating experience of canoeing along the clear waters of the Waveney.

Tuesday 28th July saw the launch of Hydrogen East whose goal is to bring together interested parties and key stakeholders on hydrogen in East Anglia.

This summary discusses the potential opportunities for developing hydrogen in the East of England, and the advantages it brings as an additional source of clean energy on the journey to Net-Zero.