Ofgem has announced that there will be a second round of its ‘regulatory sandbox’, a programme allowing energy businesses to trial new ways of working without incurring all of the usual regulatory requirements. In an open letter, Pamela Taylor, who…

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The Scottish Government has given Vattenfall consent for its proposed South Kyle Wind Farm in East Ayrshire and Galloway. Guy Mortimer, Vattenfall’s UK head of development for onshore wind, said: “The Scottish Government’s consent decision for this scheme is reassuringly robust. The…

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Completion of the £1bn Western HVDC link, a subsea electricity cable linking Hunterston in Scotland with Deeside in North Wales, has been delayed until 2017-18 due to cable manufacturing problems. As a result of the delay, Ofgem has postponed the allowances…

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UK Power Networks and National Grid are launching an innovative new service to enable more electricity generation across the South East of England. The region has one of the most dynamic electricity networks in Europe and new electricity generators in…

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The UK’s transition to a resilient, low-carbon economy is in danger of being derailed by a lack of government action on climate change and urgent action is needed, according to the Committee on Climate Change’s statutory 2017 Report to Parliament. The…

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Extra Energy has come out bottom of the quarterly non-domestic energy supplier performance league table published by Citizens Advice, as well as receiving the lowest score for Citizens Advice’s star rating system for household energy suppliers. The company, which has been in bottom…

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The government should develop a new system for rating vehicle emissions, that takes into account both tailpipe emissions and indirect emissions from power generation, according to a new report by Policy Exchange. The thinktank said the current system is becoming…

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The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has warned that a short term deal allowing foreign seafarers to enter the UK on their way to join offshore wind vessels will not solve the problems caused by a recent change in immigration law.…

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Just as human beings can find it harder to get to grips with their activities on a hot day, the efficiency of many electrical assets changes with the ambient temperature. When the temperature rises in the summer, people often say…

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The infrastructure investor Foresight Group has acquired the Port of Tyne 35MW battery storage project from RES.   The project at Port of Tyne was developed and will be constructed and operated by RES. Construction on the project will start immediately…

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