Five projects aiming to produce low-carbon hydrogen at bulk have together been awarded over £28 million in funding by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Dolphyn, awarded £3.12 million, and led by Environmental Resources Management, concerns production of hydrogen…

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North Lanarkshire Council is backing a project which could see a £5 million investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging and electricity network infrastructure across Lanarkshire. ‘Public use’ hubs will be created in car parks owned and operated by North and…

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Northern Powergrid is looking for major energy users such as supermarkets, as well as companies with generation or storage, who are willing to be paid to turn their usage up or down to help manage the local electricity system. Companies…

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Just ten months after National Grid ESO became a legally separate entity (on 1 April 2019) Ofgem has set out the terms of reference for a planned review of the electricity system operator that could see fundamental change. The regulator has…

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Thrive Renewables is to invest up to £6.5 million in the UK’s first geothermal power plant at  the United Downs Industrial Estate in Cornwall. The plant, being developed by Geothermal Engineering, will produce 3MW of  electricity and up to 12MW of  heat…

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Energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng has reduced again the target for procuring electricity generating capacity in the upcoming Capacity Market auction. The target capacity for the T-4 auction for delivery in 2023/24 is 43.1GW, 200MW below the target expected just a…

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Markets for fexibility run by distribution network operators (DNOs) have made a very slow start, according to comments made at NGESO’s recent Power Responsive forum. There have been bidders available for just 20% of the requirement so far offered. However, there have been dramatic…

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Vattenfall has been selected by Midlothian Council as its energy partner, joining to set up an Energy Services Company (ESCo). This partnership, which will be a 50/50 joint venture, will focus on delivering a wide range of energy projects across…

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Small supplier Outfox the Market has been told by Ofgem that it must pay outstanding feed-in tariff payments of £602,930 by Wednesday 12 February, or it may have its licence revoked. Foxglove Energy – the licence-holder, which trades under the…

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COP sessions could be live-streamed to promote transparency and ensure that national leaders have to tell the same story on the conference steps that they did during negotiating sessions, suggested Michael Grove MP, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.  Grove…

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