Interconnector sold
Eurotunnel will take on sole ownership of the planned ElecLink interconnector. It has signed a conditional agreement with Star Capital under which Groupe Eurotunnel will acquire Star Capital’s 51% share of the project.
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Energy and Climate Committee wants transparency in upcoming energy bill
The government’s draft legislation on energy should be amended to ensure the regulator’s decisions are transparent and open to appeal, the cross-party Energy and Climate Change Committee has recommended.
Queen’s Speech: more competitive energy market, more local planning control
The government highlighted plans for a “more competitive” energy market in the Queen’s Speech and devolved some energy powers to local government.
Parliamentary watch: Energy bill completes parliamentary ping-pong
The government’s energy legislation completed its passage through both chambers after a bout of parliamentary ping-pong and obtained Royal Assent on 12 May.
Energy Systems Catapult aims to get new energy innovations across the ‘valley of death’
The Energy Systems Catapult is one of nine government-sponsored centres – others include offshore wind and digital systems – intended to be a springboard for innovation.
Energy from waste industry takes a new interest in the energy side of the equation
At last year’s world waste to energy summit, the discussion was mostly about waste and securing the feedstock. This year there seemed to have been a sea change.
CfDs: Decc acts to stop bids from high-risk projects and halt ‘double dipping’ on support
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) has proposed amendments to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) regime that make the allocation of contracts a more challenging hurdle for projects.
Capacity Market: small plant in the firing line
Decc has promised another, “more focused”, consultation in an attempt to ensure that ‘car park generators’ cannot accumulate different types of government support while participating in the Capacity Market (CM).
Review of embedded benefits opens fault lines among industry players
Fault lines are opening in the industry over plans announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) to re-examine the ‘embedded benefits’ that accrue to small-scale generation.
The New Power Interview: Lawrence Slade, chief executive, Energy UK
Lawrence Slade says the energy industry will look very different by the 2020s and it is time to do ‘blank sheet’ thinking on governance and administration