Toshiba, parent of the company planning to build a new nuclear plant at Moorside in Cumbria, has announced a $6.3 billion write-down for its US nuclear subsidiary Westinghouse. Reuters said that would “wipe out its shareholder equity and will drag…

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The government has stepped back from its proposal to cut the support for anaerobic digestion plants above 500kW. The government’s review of support for Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and micro-CHP originally suggested cutting the Feed in Tariff for AD plants sized 500kW-5MW to zero.…

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OVO has acquired US energy technology company Vcharge. The US company’s technology uses  algorithms to balance grid requirements with individual user requirements. The first application of the pioneering technology controls electric storage heating in social housing to better manage resident…

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Three street lights in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have been converted into electric vehicle (EV) charge points in the start of a trial with UK Power Networks and Ubitricity. The installation allows two local residents to charge…

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The energy and utilities sector requires 221,000 new recruits by 2027, in order to provide the essential services its customers seek and the infrastructure the UK needs for its economic growth. Industry leaders have come together, as the Energy &…

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The EPSRC and Research Councils UK have issued an invitation for proposals designed to launch the next phase of the Supergen Programme. This is the first of a two-stage process designed to launch the next phase of the Supergen Programme.…

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Marine energy developer Minesto announced plans to increase the installed capacity of its proposed tidal array in North Wales to 80MW, rather than the originally proposed 10MW. The company submitted a scoping report to UK consenting authorities Marine Management Organisation…

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C.Gen Killingholme has set its marker down for the next Capacity Market auction, in December 2017, saying it plans to enter its consented 470MW North Killingholme power station. The combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT), near Immingham in North Lincolnshire, was…

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Drax shareholders have approved plans to acquire business energy supplier Opus Energy with 83% voting in favour. The £340 million acquisition will now be completed tomorrow (10 February). Drax’s board said Opus will enhance Drax’s retail offering “by combining the…

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E.On has announced plans for a partnership with Danish e-Mobility service provider Clever to roll out ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) along European motorways. The partners want to install several hundred charging locations across Europe, placed every 120-180km…

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