Enel has bought the Tynemouth battery storage project from Element Power. The construction-ready project is supported by a four-year EFR contract to provide grid balancing services to National Grid, with a price of around £12/MWh. Enel bought 100% of the shares in Tynemouth Energy…
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Dong to divests upstream oil and gas business to INEOS
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Dong Energy said it is now a “pure play renewables company” after signing an agreement to divest its upstream oil and gas business to INEOS. Dong agreed to divest the entire share capital of it’s upstream oil and gas business…
Some wind generators to queue until 2019 for Feed in Tariffs
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Generators seeking a Feed in Tariff subsidy for some wind installations will have to queue until the final quarter of 2019, according to new figures released by Ofgem. The latest information from the regulator showed that there are currently 51…
Uber EV trial identifies barriers to electric private hire fleets
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A three-month trial conducted by Uber and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) has identified the issues holding back further penetration of electric vehicles into the capital’s fleet of private hire vehicles. The EST said these issues could be summed up…
National Grid’s French interconnector profits drop 41% year on year
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National Grid’s profits from its French interconnector fell 41 per cent from £123m in 2015 to £72m in 2016, the company said in its annual results announced today. The company said this was driven by lower power price differentials between the…
Ofgem gives approval for Project Nexus go-live on 1 June
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Project Nexus, the gas settlement reform programme, is set to go live on 1 June after the Project Nexus Steering Group met today to make the final go/no go decision. Yesterday, Ofgem told the steering group it would not delay Project…
UK back in top 10 renewable energy investment destinations but “continues to underwhelm investors”, says EY
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The UK has climbed back into the top 10 in EY’s index of the world’s most attractive renewable energy markets. However, the firm said this was because of other countries dropping down the table, rather than because the UK’s appeal…
Sandbag has joined energy generators in plea for carbon floor price visibility
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Climate policy think tank Sandbag has joined energy firms in co-signing a letter to party leaders, recommending they commit to the Carbon Price Support after 2021 in their election manifestos. The letter argues that the carbon price floor and support…
Instavolt partners with ChargePoint to deliver new rapid charging network
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Instavolt has signed a deal with US electric vehicle company ChargePoint to purchase 200 of ChargePoint’s rapid charge systems. The charging stations, which will be installed later this year, can add hundreds of miles of range in as little as 15 minutes…
Britain should push for new pan-European energy partnership post-Brexit, think tank says
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It is in the EU and Britain’s best interests to work together on energy policy once Britain has left the EU, Chatham House said in a new report, Staying Connected: Key Elements for UK–EU27 Energy Cooperation After Brexit. Strong energy cooperation…