Will energy customers take control of the industry in future? The British Institute of Energy Economics (BIEE) is looking at the role of customers in the energy sector in a forthcoming conference and it wants contributions from a wide range…

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The impact of Brexit on the UK’s trade in waste will be discussed at a round table hosted by the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee. The UK exports 3 million tonnes of waste annually. The Committee concluded in…

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A rally at the Scottish Parliament today will call for action to find a way out of a payments dispute that has brought Scottish offshore contractor Burntisland Fabrications (Bifab) to the brink of bankruptcy. Bifab, which employs 1,400 staff largely…

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Consumer organisation Which? expressed concern after SSE and Innogy announced plans to spin off and merge their supply businesses. A new supply company will be created to include SSE’s domestic energy supply and services business in GB and Innogy’s Npower household…

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Mainstream Renewable Power has welcomed a decision by the Supreme Court that will clear the way for construction of the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. The court rejected RSPB Scotland’s application for leave to appeal in its long-running challenge to…

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Electricity System Operator (SO) National Grid is looking for innovators to put forward projects for the 2018 Network Innovation Competition (NIC) process. The competition is operated by the regulator, Ofgem, and it makes funding available to inspire large-scale and industry innovations…

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The UK’s gas networks want ideas for innovation that can deliver cost, carbon or environmental benefits for customers. The companies will be able to access innovation funding of up to £20 million per annum through the Networks Innovation Competition (NIC) and…

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An invitation to tender (ITT) is due for publication this week for for Alternative Home Area Network technologies and solutions. The Alt HAN procurement is part of the smart meter rollout. It  is needed to address 3.5% of buildings where…

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Ofgem opened a new window for applications to its ‘regulatory sandbox’.  It wants to have expressions of interest by 27 October. All innovators who submitted an expression of interest must have had an initial meeting with a member of the…

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Companies have been asked to register interest now if they want to take part in preliminary network testing for the future energy network. The call has come from the Energy Systems Catapult and the Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC) in Strathclyde. The…

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