Iberdrola earnings rise by 3%
In its annual report for 2014 Iberdrola name contracts won in the recent Capacity Market auction among its highlights for the year. The company won contracts for 2,261MW of capacity.
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Lynemouth CfD under State Aid scrutiny
The European Commission has opened an investigation into whether the UK breached State Aid rules by agreeing a Contract for Difference that would enable the owner of Lynemouth power plant to convert it to use wood fuel.
Spark Energy to pay £250,000 penalty
Independent supplier Spark Energy has agreed to make a payment of £250,000 split between Citizens’ Advice (in England and Wales) and Citizens’ Advice Scotland, in recompense for customer service failings between June 2010 and October 2013.
Slow progress for Hinkley Point
EDF and the government have “the shared objective of finalising documents in the coming weeks” on the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant project and “this will allow a final investment decision to be possible in the next few months,” EDF said when it
Screggagh back in business
A Northern Ireland wind farm that was shut down after a turbine collapsed is back in business.
Scottish amenity bodies urge stricter controls on wind farms
The Scottish Government has been challenged by six national organisations to change its policy on assessing major wind farm developments.
Sandy Knowe rejected
The Scottish Government has rejected Burcote Wind’s application for development consent for the Sandy Knowe wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway.
Triton Knoll agreement
RWE Innogy and Statkraft have signed an agreement to develop Triton Knoll, a 900MW wind farm, off the east coast of England.
Viking fights off challenge
The Viking wind farm project is set to move forward after a legal challenge to the Scottish Government planning consent for the 103-turbine development was rejected
Swansea lagoon slammed by Citizens Advice
nergy and Climate Change (Decc) and Tidal Lagoon Power on a contract for difference (CfD) for the project are not transparent and could burden consumers for decades, Citizens Advice has warned.