Will power trading seize up across GB’s interconnectors after Brexit? National Grid says trading will continue, but it will not be ‘frictionless’ if there is no deal and the UK exits the pan-EU ‘internal energy market’. Janet Wood discussed the…
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Planning approval sought for Gleshero wind farm
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Simec, part of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, has applied to build a £158 million wind farm at Glenshero. The 168MW scheme, comprising 39 turbines located around eight kilometres north west of Laggan, is being developed on Simec’s behalf by RES. GFG Alliance already…
Arlington Energy announces £200 million investment in flexibility assets
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Arlington Energy has announced that it has secured initial funding of £200 million to build energy storage and gas peaking assets. The company said it has access to over 1GW of assets which will be developed and constructed over the next 1-3…
Biogas project in northeast
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Wardley Biogas is to construct a new plant at Wardley, Tyne & Wear, to convert unwanted organic waste into green gas for use across the region’s heat, power and transport sectors. The £17 million project is supported by BioConstruct, a…
Gas to grid plant completed in Devon
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Biogest has completed a 100% anaerobic digestion plant near Exeter, Devon, that can accept a variety of different grass-type feedstocks. The gas produced is being injected into the local gas grid. The plant can be operated with a variety of…
Floating wind farm celebrates first power
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Kincardine offshore windfarm (Kowl) has confirmed that its first turbine started generating power off the coast of Kincardineshire on 26 September. The turbine was assembled in Dundee before being moved and anchored in place and the team has also completed the…
How can regulators promote innovation? Treasury asks for comment
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The Treasury wants to know how to encourage innovation in regulated utilities – electricity, gas, water and telecoms – and it has launched a consultation to ask for ideas. The consultation says, “When regulators were first set up, lowering costs…
Budget 2018: ‘Carbon Emissions Tax’ to replace EU ETS in event of ‘no-deal’ Brexit
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Plans for a Carbon Emissions Tax (CET) to take effect in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit were set out in Budget 2018. HM Treasury said the aim is to maintain a stable carbon price, provide stability for businesses and replace…
Budget 2018: the industry responds
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Will Gardiner, chief executive, Drax Group: “I strongly support the Chancellor’s decision to strengthen the total carbon price until at least 2021 – it provides investors with certainty and is a critical factor in ensuring an end to the use…
BEIS seeks grant applications for projects to use industrial waste heat: £18 million on offer
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BEIS has opened a competition offering up to £18 million of grant funding for projects that will recover and make use of heat from industry. A study by Element Energy of eight industrial sectors found that in 2014 11TWh/year of industrial heat could…