The NESO's Clean Power 2030 report calls for a "Herculean effort" in scaling up renewable energy infrastructure, offering practical advice for the government to establish a clean power system by 2030. The report defines clean energy as aiming for 95% clean power generation within this timeframe. It also details the scale of the required expansion, projecting that an additional 70GW of renewable capacity over the next five years will be necessary to meet the ambitious targets laid out in the Further Flex and Renewables scenario.
This raises critical questions: How can these ambitious goals be practically implemented, and what obstacles is the energy sector likely to encounter over the next five years as it pushes towards these targets?
In this episode Modo Market Analyst, Joe Bush joins Ed Porter to explore NESO’s Clean Power 2030 report. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:
- The purpose of the Clean Power 2030 report and what it covers.
- The sheer scale of buildout required to meet renewable and flexibility system targets, from 50 GW to 130 GW.
- Transmission and network challenges and how the government might tackle the issue of constraint.
- The role of energy storage in managing constraints and supporting the grid.
- Exploration of potential market changes, including zonal pricing to incentivize demand location near generation.
Mentioned in this episode
- Joe’s research article - Clean Power by 2030: what would it mean for BESS?
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