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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Utilities join to build infrastructure workforce and skills
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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 &…
Supergen research programme to launch three new hubs
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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.…
Minesto plans to scale up Holyhead Deep tidal array to 80MW
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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…
C.Gen to seek Capacity Market contract for new CCGT
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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…
Drax acquires Opus – expects to lower imbalance and trading costs
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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…
E.On plans fast-charging electric vehicle network across Europe
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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…
Ofgem invites innovators to experiment in ‘regulatory sandbox’
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Ofgem has invited expressions of interest for a regulatory sandbox, which will allow innovators to trial business propositions without incurring all of the usual regulatory requirements. In an open letter, Pamela Taylor, who heads up the regulator’s Innovation Link service, said: “We…
Wind generators to queue until October 2018 for Feed in Tariffs
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Generators seeking a Feed in Tariff subsidy for some wind installations will have to queue until the final quarter of 2018, according to new figures released today. The latest information from Ofgem showed that there are currently 52 generators applying for…
Ofgem announces price caps for pre-payment customers
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Ofgem has published gas and electricity price caps for customers using pre-payment meters. The caps apply to electricity and gas and vary between regions (because network charges vary) and between types of meter (eg for those on Economy 7 tariffs).…