The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has begun procuring a system to track nuclear materials in the UK and ensure they are not diverted from civilian uses, which will be required if, as planned, the UK exits the Euratom treaty…

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Kiwi Power has begun operation of a smart battery system ‘behind the meter’ at Parc Stormy, the Cenin Renewables site near Bridgend, Wales. The 4MW battery will provide frequency support services to National Grid. Cenin’s 20-acre site includes a low carbon cement production facility, a…

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Citizens Advice has called for new entrants to the energy market to face greater scrutiny. The call comes as Ofgem announced that it has opened an investigation into small supplier Iresa. It is considering whether the company has broken rules…

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Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Finland’s Fortum, following its €3.8 billion acquisition of a 47.12% stake in E.On spinoff Uniper. The agency said the deal would increase Fortum’s financial leverage, and although Fortum would be Uniper’s largest shareholder, it would not be…

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The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has announced funding for five projects under its Whole Systems Networking Fund. Funded by EPSRC, this scheme aims to improve the diversity, communications and collaboration between people working on whole energy systems and those…

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Greencoat Renewables has acquired Lisdowney, a 9.2MW wind farm situated in County Kilkenny, for  €22.5 million. Lisdowney wind farm consists of four Enercon E82 turbines. The wind farm was commissioned in November 2016 and its revenues are contracted under the…

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Heat network customers should have their bills capped to ensure they are charged no more than customers using natural gas, energy regulator Ofgem told the Competition and Markets Authority, which is conducting a market study into district heat networks. In…

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A consortium led by Carbon Clean Solutions (CCSL) has been awarded £900,000 grant  by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. The grant will enable CCSL to build a…

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Orkney renewable energy developers stuck in a ‘catch 22′ because of delays in upgrading the network have a month to let Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) know whether a proposed ‘alternative approach’ to upgrades will work. SSEN said Orkney…

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“Millions of customers are ripped off for staying loyal to their energy provider. An energy price cap is now necessary and the government must act urgently to ensure it is in place to protect customers next winter,” said Rachel Reeves…

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