“I want to achieve things and really move the dial forward,” says Kwasi Kwarteng MP, who has stepped up to become secretary of state at BEIS as Alok Sharma MP moves to take on a full time role as COP…

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Tim Cornelius has moved to become senior adviser to Simec Atlantis Energy. Graham Reid will become chief executive from 18 January.  Reid delivered more than 5GW of wind, solar and storage projects in previous roles. Most recently he was chief executive of RES Americas,…

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An interactive map of energy storage facilities in the UK has gone live and the organisers want storage operators to add further data. The so-called UK Energy Storage Observatory (UKESTO) aims to help share information from energy storage developed with…

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Energy regulator Ofgem has opened an investigation into Symbio Energy over its late payments into the Renewables Obligation (RO) and Feed-in Tariff (FIT) schemes. Symbio Energy failed to pay into RO the buy-out fund or present the required number of ROCs…

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Engie, inspection and testing organisation Bureau Veritas and French research organisation CEA have announced the validation of smart contracts using blockchain. Engie said the smart contract solution had been developed by an internal startup company, The Energy Origin (TEO). It…

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Zeigo’s renewable energy procurement online platform has for the first time executed a power purchase agreement (PPA).  It has secured a PPA with a major UK energy supplier for two solar farms in Devon that belong to UK investment fund…

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“Investment in UK’s electrified supply chain, including accelerated large-scale battery production, is now crucial for sector’s long-term competitiveness and success,” according to SMMT, the lobby group for auto manufacturers and traders. It warned that the UK must grow its battery manufacturing…

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London local energy projects can tap into £6 million of funding from the Local Energy Accelerator (LEA). Interested parties can register by 8 January for a Q&A session on 11 January to find out more. LEA will deliver £6 million…

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Ecotricity has agreed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for power generated at the United Downs geothermal site. Geothermal Engineering’s deep geothermal plant is expected to go into operation in 2022. It won £6.5 million funding from renewable energy investment company…

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