Innasol has signed a deal to distribute, service and maintain Mercedes Benz Energy’s domestic energy storage products in the UK. Innasol has already trained 50 installers to install Mercedes Benz Energy domestic batteries at the Innasol Academy in Essex. Those installers will…
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Industry warned to get ready for Project Nexus Go-Live
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Ofgem has warned the entire energy industry has to be ready for Project Nexus Go-Live this month. Project Nexus is the implementation of new business processes for gas settlement reform and the single service provision for all gas transporters. The system will cover…
Renewables subsidy cuts send energy entrepreneurs to battery storage, says SmartestEnergy
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Growth in independent renewable projects has flatlined in the wake of deep and sudden subsidy cuts, according to SmartestEnergy’s fifth annual Energy Entrepreneurs Report, released today. Energy entrepreneurs outside the traditional electricity supply sector are now turning to the storage sector as…
SMEs offered grants of up to £10k for renewables or energy efficient equipment
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A new fund launched by the Carbon Trust is offering small and medium businesses up to £10k to install energy saving technology, including renewables and batteries behind the meter. The Green Business Fund will provide direct funded support through energy assessments, training…
Businesses call for faster renewables transition
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Two separate reports calling for a qucker transition to a renewable economy have been published by business leaders. In the first, launched by The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group, companies warn that inconsistent, vague and unambitious EU policies are stifling investment and…
Firms win Queen’s Awards for innovation in energy sector
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An emissions-reduction firm and an energy monitor company are among the businesses celebrating receiving a Queen’s Award for innovation. Winchester-based RJM International won an award for innovation in the design and manufacture of Ultra-Low NOx Burners for thermal-fired combustion plant.…
Energy efficiency must be an industrial strategy priority, say engineering institutions
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Improving energy efficiency and resource productivity must be a priority in the government’s new industrial strategy, particularly in buildings and energy networks, according to a new report published today that summarises the engineering profession’s response to the government’s industrial strategy…
Macquarie-led consortium buys Green Investment Bank for £2.3bn
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The government has agreed to see the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) to a consortium led by Macquarie, comprising Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie), Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 (MEIF5) and Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Climate change and industry minister Nick Hurd said…
Is the Secure and Promote liquidity fix fit for purpose?
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Ofgem is reviewing the Secure and Promote licence condition, starting with a workshop on 2 May. In 2014, the regulator brought in the Secure and Promote Licence Condition, to try to address concerns about the lack of liquidity in the GB…
Ofgem raises concerns over Scottish heat networks proposals
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Ofgem has responded to the Scottish government’s Consultation on Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies, and Regulation of District Heating with suggestions on how to regulate the district heat sector. In the letter, Martin Crouch, Ofgem’s senior partner for improving regulation, said: “Any regulatory…