Bidding has opened to own and operate the links connecting two offshore wind farms to the onshore network. The links to be tendered are for Galloper off the east coast of England and Walney Extension in the Irish Sea. Ofgem,…
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ADE launches district heating task force
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The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has launched a task force on district heating, aiming to deliver a subsidy-free heat network market with strong protections for consumers. The task force, which will represent a range of stakeholders, will provide recommendations…
Blackout Britain? ECIU says customers are paying millions to fix a problem that does not exist
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The electricity supply market is working more efficiently, with demand-side balancing proving cheap and effective, and unjustified fears over supply/demand margins have led to customers’ money being spent unnecessarily. That was the conclusion of a report published today by the…
REACTION: energy industry responds to budget
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Paul Taylor, chief executive of FCC Environment: “While it is encouraging to see the Government pledge its ongoing support for UK infrastructure projects, we feel that a major opportunity has been missed to set out plans to maximise the resource productivity…
Winter resilience shows UK coal-phase-out is achievable, report finds
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The government should not step back from plans to phase out coal-fired generation in the UK, as concerns that it will leave the country short of power are unfounded. That was among the conclusions of a new report from the…
CUSC code panel: nominations are open
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Industry members have until 17 March to put forward new nominations for the Connections and Use of System Code (CUSC) panel, the body that oversees changes to the way companies interact with – and are charged for using – the…
E.On blames policy costs for April tariff increase
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E.On has blamed “increasing policy costs and other costs it doesn’t control”, for an average 8.8% increase in its standard variable tariff from Wednesday 26 April. It blamed the rise “in large part” on increases in “non-energy parts of the…
BEIS select committee “deeply worried” by carbon budget policy delivery
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The Business Innovation and Skills Committee has expressed concern about the gap between current energy policy delivery and the government’s ambition to meet future carbon budgets. In it’s first report on the government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper, the group of MPs…
Six companies to tender for three offshore links
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Ofgem has announced the shortlisted bidders to own and operate transmission links for three separate offshore wind farms. They are: Dudgeon: Balfour Beatty Investments, Equitix, Diamond Transmission Partners (Mitsubishi Corporation and HICL), Mari Energy Transmission, Transmission Capital Partners (International Public…
Engie strengthens energy services offering with acquisition of Keepmoat regeneration business
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French multinational Engie has signed a £330m deal to buy the regeneration business of Keepmoat from TDR and Sun Capital. Keepmoat regeneration specialises in the design, refurbishment and upgrade of buildings and places, including zero carbon new homes, retrofitting high-rise accomodation and on-site…