The UK has voted to leave the EU but until – and probably after – Brexit is accomplished it will not be able to avoid Europe’s regulations intended to keep energy trading transparent and fair.
For what still sometimes feels and is treated like a fledgling industry, wind is beginning to feel its age. Windfarms are reaching the end of their lives.
Open war seems to have broken out in the industry between large central generation and distributed plant.
Sian Crampsie looks at companies investing in so-called car park plants to meet the country’s growing need for peaking power
Sharon Darcy is leading Sustainability First’s ‘New-Pin’ work on resilience. Janet Wood spoke to her about how resilience is changing, how customers can help – and how the distributional impacts should be managed
News that delivery of the central hub for the smart meter rollout has been delayed again (it was originally planned in 2015) was met with anger in the energy industry.
The energy industry is facing radical change, with the advent of distributed generation, data-driven customer relationships, greater competition and sophisticated intermediaries.
More network investment opportunities are arising on and off shore as Ofgem takes forward its plans to introduce competition in the industry.
National Grid is talking afresh to demand-side balancing reserve (DSBR) providers about how they can respond to the need for peak services this winter, after it had ‘minimal’ response to its June tender for the service to be provided over the wint
Rhyd-y-Groes Windfarm has received planning consent from Anglesey County Council to be repowered.