A study has found that the UK could deliver 1GW of new onshore wind capacity at no additional cost to consumers over and above the long-term wholesale price of power, according to a new study from Baringa Partners. However, this depends…
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CCS research centre gets £7.6m funding boost
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The UK CCS Research Centre (UKCCSRC) has today been awared £7.6 million funding to extend its work for a further five years. The UKCCSRC has been awarded £6.1M by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to continue its…
E.On to develop airborne wind energy test site
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E.On has committed to invest in the development, and if successful, construction and operation of an airborne wind energy demonstration site in County Mayo, Ireland. In parallel, E.ON entered into a collaboration agreement with Ampyx Power as the first user…
Government awards £24m funding for low carbon heat networks
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New government funding to help develop clean and efficient heating systems has been awarded to 13 local authorities across England, climate change and industry minister Nick Hurd announced. Nine of the winning authorities will receive a share of just over…
Brexit ambiguity worrying UK energy leaders, report finds
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Brexit has left the UK’s commitment to future sustainable energy projects uncertain, according to a new report from the World Energy Council think-tank, World Energy Issues Monitor 2017: ‘Exposing the New Energy Realities. The report found that UK’s decision to…
Sheringham Shoal OFTO misses out on £85k costs payment due to email error
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Blue Transmission Sheringham Shoal , the company that owns and operates the link connecting the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm to the GB network, has missed out on a £85,420.08 contingent event adjustment (CEA), after its email to Ofgem failed to arrive…
Ofgem moves to limit back-billing to 12 months
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Suppliers will not be allowed to back-bill customers for energy used more than 12 months ago under new proposals from Ofgem, expected to come into force later this year. Ofgem has written to energy suppliers to announce its intention to…
Extra Energy remains in bottom place for business complaints handling
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Extra Energy has come bottom of Citizens Advice’s complaints league table for business customers for the second time, receiving a ratio of 1231.2 complaints per 10,000 customers. The ranking measures how effectively energy suppliers are dealing with complaints from small business…
Government publishes regulations to exempt energy intensive industries from CfD costs
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Regulations to save energy intensive industries around £100 million a year in energy costs have been laid in parliament today. The government expects the new measures to benefit over 130 eligible energy intensive companies across the UK in sectors including…
Offshore wind could contribute £2.9bn to UK economy by 2030
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The offshore wind industry could be worth as much as £2.9bn to the UK economy by 2030, according to a new report published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The economic Value of Offshore Wind: Benefits to the UK of…