Neart na Gaoithe has initiated a CFD dispute, according to the Low Carbon Contracts Company, which terminated the wind farm’s Contract for Difference on 29 March From the February 2015 issue of New Power: New uncertainty has been created around the…
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Nissan and Enel join forces to start electric vehicle to grid trial in the UK
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Carmaker Nissan and power company Enel have announced plans for the first electric vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial in the UK. One hundred V2G units will be installed at locations agreed by private and fleet owners of the Nissan Leaf car and e-NV200…
National Grid’s Gone Green scenario ‘too cautious’, new Energy Systems Catapult hears
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The ‘Gone Green’ scenario among four options set out by National Grid in its Future Energy Scenarios is ‘middle of the road’, and the next five years could see a dramatic change in the energy system if consumers act. That…
Revised P2 standard could create a patchwork of electricity service levels
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P2 revision: will it mean cheaper connections, or a slow and uncertain process?
What is an engaged energy customer? And how many make a competitive market?
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A competitive and innovative energy market depends on engaged customers who are ready to switch for better value, better service or better ideas. That need has been underlined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its recommendations on improving…
ScottishPower chief says onshore wind must not be ‘subsidy junkies’ but work out framework for aging plant
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Onshore wind must not be “a bunch of salivating subsidy junkies trying to beat on the government’s door trying to embarrass it into maintaining subsidies,” Scottish Power chief operating officer Keith Anderson told delegates at the All Energy Conference in…
Project Nexus fears: new gas settlement system faces further delay
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Ofgem has stepped in to take ownership of Project Nexus, the system that will underpin processes including settlement and meter registration for the gas supply industry, in an effort to keep the project on track. But the project looks unlikely…
Energy industry fears over Brexit: freeze on decision-making; financial risk
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Energy companies fear a black hole for decision-making if the Brexit referendum on 23 June results in a vote to leave the EU.
ScottishPower to pay out £18M for billing and service failings
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ScottishPower has agreed to pay £18m in redress after an Ofgem investigation into the supplier’s complaint resolution, call handling and billing processes. Up to £15m will be paid in customer compensation and the rest will go to charity. Ofgem said ScottishPower…
Licence application submitted for Norway-Scotland interconnector
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NorthConnect has applied for a licence to build an interconnector between Peterhead in Scotland and Simadalen in western Norway. The interconnector is planned to be a 500kV 1400MW HVDC subsea cable, 650km long. It is planned to go into operation…