Work is due for completion in March on NI Water a solar farm that will supply electricity to the Dunore water treatment works in South Antrim. The £7million, 4.99MW project covers a 33 acre site on the eastern shore of…
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Solarplicity plans future as vertically integrated energy group
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Solarplicity, one of the UK’s leading renewable energy providers, has disposed of a UK-wide portfolio of 133MW of solar assets, in a move described by chief executive David Elbourne as “a major step in the evolution of Solarplicity as we develop…
Green Star Energy wins Future Energy customers
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Ofgem has appointed Green Star Energy to supply the customers of Future Energy, which went out of business last week. Customers of Future Energy will be contacted by Green Star Energy by 6 February with more information about their tariff and…
‘Vehicle to grid’ trial aims for 1000 installations
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Up to 1000 ‘vehicle to grid’ (V2G) installations will be used to demonstrate how fleet operators can interact with the electricity grid, with £9.8 million in funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Private owners and businesses…
Brexit ‘raises fears over future energy supply and price’ says Lords committee
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Leaving the pan-European Internal Energy Market (IEM) could raise energy bills and risk supply shortages, a House of Lords committee has warned. What is more, losing access to the specialist workers could put energy construction projects in doubt, and failing…
Domestic supplier Future Energy ceases trading
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Future Energy, a company with around 10,000 domestic energy customers in the northeast and Yorkshire, largely in Newcastle, has ceased trading. Rob Salter-Church, Ofgem’s interim senior partner for consumers and competition, said customers could be sure their energy supplies are secure…
Consortium to roll out vehicle-to-grid trials this year
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A consortium of Octopus Energy, Octopus Electric Vehicles, Open Energi, UK Power Networks, ChargePoint Services, Energy Saving Trust and Navigant is launching a large domestic trial of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging. The consortium will roll out vehicle-to-grid charging technology to UK electric vehicle…
Triad challenge: opponents fail in bid to delay start date
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Companies seeking a judicial review of Ofgem’s decision to cut Triad benefits have failed to win an injunction to prevent the decision taking effect in April, as planned. The hearing took place on 23 January. Ofgem said the application “would…
Scottish parliamentary committee raises ‘grave concerns’ over green funding
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The Scottish Government’s environment committee has raised ‘grave concerns’ over the loss of European funding for climate change research as a result of Brexit. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee Report on Scotland’s 2018-19 budget said the Scottish…
Northern Powergrid unveils plan for major upgrade to ‘smart’ grid
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Northern Powergrid has announced details of an £83 million programme to prepare its regional economy for rapid growth of electric vehicles, domestic heat pumps and renewable power. The Smart Grid Enablers programme, which includes involves overhauling a communications network that is the…