A Community Windpower wind farm in the Scottish borders will power half Nestlé’s operations in the UK and Ireland when it is completed in 2017. This new deal, an initial 15 year partnership with Community Wind Power, will see a brand…
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Ofgem happy with SSE’s commitments to boost competition in connections business
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Ofgem is satisfied that legally binding commitments from SSE following the regulator’s investigation into the company’s behaviour hampered competition in the market for connecting new developments to SSE’s electricity distribution networks. Ofgem’s investigation identified competition concerns relating to SSE’s behaviour in providing…
Glamorgan Power Company withdraws application for opencast coal mine
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Glamorgan Power Company has told local Torfaen council that it will be withdrawing its application for an opencast coal mine at Varteg Hill in Wales. The company had submitted an amended proposal in February – some 12 years after the…
Revised P2 standard consultation closes this Sunday
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A consultation on changes to distribution network supply standards – so-called P2 – that could see local standards vary between areas will close on Sunday at 5pm. The consultation has been published by an industry working group, called GB Distribution Code…
Accelerate coal phase out, government told
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Phasing out coal will not undermine the security of the UK’s energy supply and could be achieved two years ahead of schedule, according to a new report from think tank Bright Blue. In its report, Keeping the lights on: security of…
ABDA criticises government for lack of ambition on anaerobic digestion
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The government’s latest review of support for Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and micro-CHP will make it “even harder to deploy viable AD plants”, according to the industry body, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ABDA). The consultation is seeking input on the…
Moody’s assigns highest green investment grade to Tennet green bonds
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Ratings agency Moody’s has assigned it’s highest grade (GB1) to latest green bond offering from Tennet, the Dutch state-owned electricity transmission system operator. The bonds, called Green Medium Term Notes will be offered as part of Tennet’s Euro Medium Term Note Programme and…
Anesco Community Energy buys two solar farms
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Anesco Community Energy has purchased another two solar farms near Stratford-upon-Avon, bringing the company’s generation capacity to 19MW, including 4MWh of battery storage. It has agreed the purchase of the sites, named Willows and Poplars, from Anesco Ltd. The purchase…
40MW straw-fired biomass plant goes live in Lincolnshire
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The 40MW Brigg Renewable Energy Plant 40MW straw-fired biomass plant has officially opened in Lincolnshire, making it the largest dedicated straw fired biomass plant in the UK. The plant is owned by BWSC North Lincs Ltd (BNLL), a joint venture…
Dong sets IPO price range and date
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Danish utility and offshore wind developer Dong Energy has published more details about its intended initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq Copenhagen, including a nindicative price range has been set at DKK 200 to DKK 255 per share. This proposed float price…