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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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…

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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…

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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).…

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Government projections that there will be two million electric cars on the road by 2020 are understated, says Tim Payne, chief executive of new fast-charging company InstaVolt. In a New Power interview Payne says there is a ‘perfect storm’ of…

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Dong Energy has announced it will convert all its remaining coal-fired power stations to biomass by 2023. “We’ve decided to take the final step and phase out the use of coal at all our power stations. The future belongs to…

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