Ofgem is investigating Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) over prices it has offered to reduce generation when there is limited capacity to export to the grid, known as a constraint. In order to manage transmission constraints, system operator NESO uses the…
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INTERVIEW: Matthew Knight, Siemens Energy, says no-one saves money by slowing a project down
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The UK’s plan to operate a clean power system by 2030 (dubbed CP2030) relies heavily on the supply chain. New Power spoke to Matthew Knight, head of policy and markets at Siemens Energy, about whether the UK is an attractive…
High density pumped storage project could use mine voids
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A high-density pumped storage power plant could be sited within a new mine in Anglesey. Anglesey Mining is developing a polymetallic underground mine at Parys Mountain south of the town of Amlwch in north east Anglesey, Wales – an area…
British Gas takes on 90k customers from failed supplier Rebel Energy
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Ofgem has appointed British Gas to take on supply for Rebel Energy’s 84,000 domestic customers and 6,000 non-domestic customers. The customers were switched to British Gas on Sunday 6 April. British Gas was appointed by Ofgem through its Supplier of…
Rampion 2 wind farm wins development consent
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The Rampion 2 offshore wind farm off the Sussex coast has been granted planning permission by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. The 1.2GW will wind farm will have 90 turbines. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said approval puts…
Ofgem includes green gases and large-demand data centres in strategic innovation challenges
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Ofgem has named the seven ‘challenges’ to be addressed in its the fifth Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) round. Identifying the strategic challenges is the first of a four-stage two-year process. The challenges will be addressed between May 2025 and September…
Ofgem sets out more information on NESO’s regional planning function
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Ofgem has confirmed the activities that it has charged the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to undertake as Great Britain’s Regional Energy Strategic Planner, following a consultation on the activities NESO would undertake in this role. The aim of the…
Ofgem opens consultation on whether to make grid service provision a licensable activity
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Ofgem is consulting on whether to make the provision of new network services, required to operate a clean power system, a licensable activity, which would give the regulator more visibility of the growing sector and more power over it. At…
Octopus Energy boosts offshore wind ownership
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Octopus Energy’s generation arm has taken a 10% stake in the East Anglia One wind farm. The 714MW wind farm, 43 kilometres off the coast of Suffolk, has been I operation since 2021. With 102 turbines, it is among the…
Government to allocate £20M to nuclear fusion fund in bid to attract private investors
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The government has announced it will invest £20 million to kickstart ‘Starmaker One’, a British private fusion investment fund aimed at helping start-ups in the sector commercialise. The government is a cornerstone investor in this limited partnership, which DESNZ says…