The UK government has increased the budget for this year’s renewable energy auction to GBP 1.56 billion (USD 2bn/EUR 1.85bn), a rise of over 50% on the budget <a href="https://renewablesnow.com/news/uk-sets-budget-of-over-gbp-1bn-for-cfd-auction-850733/" target="_blank">previously set in March</a>, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced on Wednesday.