Fourteen major renewable energy companies have written a joint letter to Greg Clark, secretary of state at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, asking him to give onshore wind an opportunity to take part in Contracts for Difference auctions. Developers ScottishPower Renewables, SSE,…
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OPINION: Post-Brexit, the UK must support new technologies that have potential global value
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Andrew Scott, chief executive of Orbital Marine Power (previously Scotrenewables) says revenue support for the UK’s tidal energy sector would be a cost-effective way of growing a global business As the dust settles on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon rejection…
National Grid Gas signals new products to improve system operability
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National Grid Gas (NGG) has said it will consider introducing new products – and being stricter on users – to manage growing operability issues. NGG has to meet strict pressure limits on the National Transmission System and that is now…
Ofgem seeks members for group to help deliver competition in networks
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Ofgem wants to recruit around a dozen senior level participants to join an industry group that will help drive competition in extending electricity transmission networks. The group’s first job will be to provide advice and guidance on the development and…
Should we underwrite new gas storage? Think about the ‘smart, flexible’ system plan first
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Once again gas suppliers are arguing that consumers should underwrite more gas storage for Great Britain. The argument is that GB ‘nearly’ ran out of gas during the ‘Beast from the East’, and the BEIS Select Committee has duly announced…
UKPN to trial Faraday Grid self-balancing network
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Faraday Grid is to partner with UK Power Networks to trial its autonomous, self-balancing network, which can be installed within an existing electricity grid. Comprising a network of independent Faraday Exchangers, it is designed to automatically smooth the intermittency and…
OPINION: RIIO 2 is the time to do some serious thinking on heat and decarbonisation
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Bridget Woodman and Richard Lowes consider the decarbonisation of the UK’s heat sector – and the lack of political commitment to achieve it. Extensive, or even complete, decarbonisation of the heat sector is vital if the UK is to meet…
Comment by 26 October: how should the new Electricity System Operator be funded and incentivised?
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National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) is seeking comment on its funding model for the future. The ESO is being spun out of National Grid and will have a separate regulatory framework. Unlike the remaining pipes and wires business, the…
Eurelectric reiterates warning over ‘no deal’ for energy sector
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The head of Eurelectric, the lobby group for electricity utilities in Europe, has called on the UK and EU to reach a deal on Brexit to avoid rising power prices, security of supply issues, and disruption to global energy trades.…
Drax acquires 2.5GW of generation from Scottish Power
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Drax has acquired 2566MW of power generation and storage assets from Scottish Power parent Iberdrola, saying the assets represent a growing system support opportunity. It expects the bulk of income from the plant to come from non-commodity sources. Scottish Power said “We have…