Ofgem is satisfied that legally binding commitments from SSE following the regulator’s investigation into the company’s behaviour hampered competition in the market for connecting new developments to SSE’s electricity distribution networks. Ofgem’s investigation identified competition concerns relating to SSE’s behaviour in providing…
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Second Norway-GB interconnector awarded licence
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Ofgem has awarded NorthConnect an interconnector licence for a 650km link to transmit power between Scotland and Norway. The 1400MW High Volage DC (HVDC) connection already has planning permission for an HVDC convertor station near Peterhead. Applications for the cable…
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ETI project to explore future for hydrogen, gas and electricity networks
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The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has begun a £300,000 project to understand how new ‘energy vectors’ will affect energy systems. The ETI said energy vectors – electricity, gas and hydrogen – are capable of delivering multiple services. This project will…
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Stage diving into a smart, distributed, energy system
by New Power •
Feel for the government that has not only to set out a new energy vision but deliver it. The dangers – some actual, some purely political – over the transition from one to the other sees nervous policymakers trying to…
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Scottish Government awards £1.5M for offshore wind development
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The Scottish Government has made a £1.5 million grant to the Carbon Trust to support its Offshore Wind Accelerator research and design programme. Set up in 2008, the Accelerator drives new technologies in the offshore wind sector. Previous funding rounds…
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Select committee: low carbon needs independent national system operator and local balancing
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The GB network should have an independent system operator to ensure that conflicts of interest do not arise, according to a new report from the Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change. The MPs said the change should be…
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Project Nexus update: new risks to delivery
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A new update on Project Nexus, the new settlement system for the gas industry, has identified additional risks to delivery. The latest programme update highlights that key industry processes such as transfer of ownership may not be operable across industry…
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Ofgem staff discussions on adverts force it to bow out of probe into price comparison sites
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Ofgem has passed an investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by price comparison websites to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) because it found that its own staff had been in discussions with the websites during the period. Ofgem opened the investigation,…
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Energy Institute members join calls for long term policy vision
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The energy industry needs more visibility of future policy to attract low-carbon investment, according to members of the Energy Institute polled in the organisation’s annual “Barometer”. The Institute members were echoing calls from other industrywatchers seeking a long term vision…