Most of Aggregated Micro Power’s (AMP’s) business has in the past specialised in biomass boilers, and acquisitions in recent years enabled it to take charge of the supply chain for fuel, and to staff operation and maintenance for those plants.…
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National Grid Gas tries to see into future as new users test gas network operability
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The gas system operator has asked for more information from users about gas use in future, as it tries to maintain gas pressures in the system. National Grid Gas has warned in recent ‘operability’ documents that it may not be able…
Tempus Energy chief: Capacity Market auctions will have to be re-run
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It is misleading for climate change minister Claire Perry to tell Capacity Market (CM) participants that payments under CM contracts will resume, according to Tempus Energy founder Sara Bell. CM contracts were suspended and payments halted after the European Court…
Energy efficiency fund joins Stock Exchange
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SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (Seeit) has begun trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, claiming to be the first such company to focus exclusively on energy efficiency infrastructure. On 7 December the company announced it had raised…
Welsh government to outlaw fracking and extraction of coal bed methane
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Fracking will not be permitted in Wales, Lesley Griffiths, cabinet secretary for energy, planning and rural affairs in the Welsh Assembly has announced. In addition, she said no new petroleum extraction licences would be granted. Wales took over petroleum licensing powers…
One Select is latest energy company to fail
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One Select, an energy supplier with about 36,000 domestic customers, has ceased to trade and has entered the ‘supplier of last resort’ process. Ofgem will choose a new supplier to take on One Select’s customers as quickly as possible. This supplier…
Ofgem confirms Capacity Market role for co-located storage – including mobile options
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Ofgem has published new guidance for companies who want to add storage to renewable energy installations that are supported under the Renewables Obligation (RO) and feed-in tariff (FIT) schemes. Adding storage to such sites was not foreseen when the two…
Three European companies face fines for breaching Remit rules
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Energi Danmark has been fined for market manipulation on the Nordic wholesale electricity market The fine imposed on Energy Danmark is the result of an investigation started by the Danish Regulatory Authority for Energy and referred to the Danish State…
OPINION: Market integrity benefits energy consumers
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As ACER budgets come under pressure, Alberto Pototschnig, ACER chief executive, discusses the value of Remit Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT) introduced an unprecedented, sector-specific monitoring framework for the EU wholesale energy market and…
Northern Powergrid seeks flexibility tenders
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Northern Powergrid will be seeking expressions of interest for flexibility services for next winter. Initial information was presented at a stakeholder group and it expects to announce dates for the tender shortly. It will be seeking around 14MW of response…