Anesco is to provide operations and maintenance services for a further 10 UK solar farms, on behalf of Foresight Group and Alpha Real Renewables. The 10 sites have a combined capacity of 71MW.  Anesco’s O&M team now looks after more…

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The solar sector saw employment fall from 9,900 full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2015 to 6,600 in 2018, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Turnover in the sector fell from £2.7 billion in 2015 to £1.8 billion in 2018, it…

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The government has set target procurement for the winter of 2022/23 at 44GW. The capacity will be procured in an auction on 30-31 January. Capacity for the following winter (delivery in 2023/24) is expected to be slightly lower at 43.3GW…

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Environmental risks led by extreme weather and climate action failure are both the most likely risks facing the world and those with most impact, according to the latest annual Global Risks Report, produced by the World Economic Forum ahead of…

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How will courts handle damage claims where a cartel has been found to be operating? A recent decision gives some indications BritNed v ABB is the first competition damages action, based on a European Commission cartel decision, to reach judgment…

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London Power, a partnership between Octopus Energy and the Mayor of London, launched this week. The company offers two tariffs, My London fixed yearly plan and My London top-up plan. The Mayor will become one of the first customers of the company…

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Co-op Energy has today launched a Community Power Tariff, which offers green energy sourced from 90 local renewable energy generation projects across the UK. The Community Power tariff offered by Co-op Energy will be  delivered by Co-op Community Energy, a joint venture…

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Disputes could be set to grow in offshore wind projects, say Charlie Lightfoot (partner) and Rachael Cresswell (associate) in Jenner & Block’s International Arbitration Practice. In an article in the January issue of New Power Report the authors say that growing…

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Octopus Electric Vehicles and EO Charging have combined to launch an all-in-one EV home charging bundle combining EO’s Mini Smart Home charger in the world and Octopus’s Go energy tariff. EO claims that the charger – smaller than an A5 piece of paper – is…

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Cadent, Britain’s largest gas distribution network, has installed its first solar array,  at an existing Cadent site in Brisley, North Norfolk. The solar farm’s 388 panels have a peak generation capacity of 130kW and are expected to generate 120MWh a year –  enough…

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