Mendip Green Party is offering a one-off payment for customers switching from any supplier using nuclear energy to Ecotricity or Good Energy. It has promised £20 to customers who switch a single fuel and £40 for a dual-fuel switch. The…

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The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched a new global innovation competition to find and fund the development of innovative solutions to a challenge facing the offshore wind farm industry today: how to monitor the condition of subsea…

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Tidal power company Atlantis has secured a €20.3m grant from the European Commission for its MeyGen Phase 1B project, which will be developed by the Demotide Consortium. Demotide will design, build and operate a 6MW turbine array, MeyGen Phase 1B, in…

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National Grid expects to have to manage excess generation of 3-5GW during the summer of 2017 and has announced plans to procure more so-called ‘footroom’ services to soak up the power overspill. Services will include a major expansion of ‘Demand…

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The Scottish government has launched a 12-week consultation on the long term framework for the devolved management of the Crown Estate in Scotland. The devolution of the management and revenue of the Crown Estate in Scotland was recommended by the Smith…

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Small businesses in the UK are concerned about energy security and believe the UK should be more self-sufficient, according to a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). But they are optimistic about the role of renewable energy…

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Green Energy UK has launched a variable tariff for residential electricity customers, claiming it will give customers more control over their energy bills. The new tariff is called TIDE. Doug Stewart, Green Energy UK’s chief executive, said: “The introduction of…

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Dong Energy has entered into an agreement to sell 50% of its 573MW UK offshore wind farm project at Race Bank to Macquarie Group – with equal interests.   Race Bank is currently in advanced stages of construction and is…

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Changes announced to the reformed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) have been welcomed by the renewable heat industry. The government announced that solar heat would still be supported by the new scheme and support will increase for large and industrial biomass projects.…

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NI energy supplier Open Electric has ceased trading and had its licence revoked by the NI Utility Regulator. The company’s customers will now transfer under supplier of last resort arrangements to Power NI, which is the price-regulated supplier in Northern Ireland.…

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