Carlton Power wins stay of execution for Trafford
Carlton Power has won a three-month extension to the termination date for its capacity market (CM) contract for a planned combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) at Trafford in Manchester.
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Switch gas to supply heat
Adapting the existing gas network to hydrogen or biogas is the cheapest way to decarbonise heat by 2050, a report by KPMG for the Energy Networks Asso-ciation (ENA) has found.
PV farms sold
Cubico Sustainable Investments has acquired ten operational solar projects totalling 65MW from British Solar Renewables (BSR).
Most are in southwest England but the portfolio includes Scotland’s largest solar park in County Angus.
Engie seeks domestic customers
Business supplier Engie is set to enter the UK’s domestic supply market.
The company has applied for an extension of its gas and electricity supply licences to include domestic supply.
ECCC calls for evidence on Brexit and the energy industry
The Energy and Climate Change Committee has launched an inquiry into the implications for UK climate policy of leaving the European Union.
Ofgem opens probe into Extra Energy
Ofgem has opened an investigation into whether Extra Energy broke rules relating to billing, customer service and complaints handling.
PAC reveals why the Green Deal failed
The design and implementation of the government’s Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) put public money at risk and led to minimal CO2 savings, according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
SSE cuts debt
SSE has sold its interest in three public finance
initiative (PFI) street lighting entities to a DIF Infrastructure fund.Developers aim to slice costs by 2020
Nine European offshore wind developers – Dong Energy, EnBW, E.On, Iberdrola, RWE, SSE, Statkraft, Statoil and Vattenfall – have signed up to collectively invest at least £6.4 million to bring the cost of offshore wind below £100 per MWh by 2020.
Rampion under way
Eon has recommenced piling for its planned 116-turbine Rampion windfarm.