Carmaker Nissan and power company Enel have announced plans for the first electric vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial in the UK. One hundred V2G units will be installed at locations agreed by private and fleet owners of the Nissan Leaf car and e-NV200…
Flash update
Attractiveness of UK renewables investment ‘on a landslide’, says EY report
by Annabel Andrews •
The UK’s attractiveness as a destination for renewable energy investment has reached an all-time low and investment in new projects is expected to decrease drastically from 2017, according to Ernst and Young’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, published today. The report’s authors say the…
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National Grid’s Gone Green scenario ‘too cautious’, new Energy Systems Catapult hears
by New Power •
The ‘Gone Green’ scenario among four options set out by National Grid in its Future Energy Scenarios is ‘middle of the road’, and the next five years could see a dramatic change in the energy system if consumers act. That…
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Centrica to raise £700 million in share issue
by Annabel Andrews •
Centrica announced today that it will raise £700 million by issuing around 350 million additional shares, a move that ratings agency Moody’s described as “a credit positive step”. The issue represents around 7 per cent of the company’s share capital. Centrica will place the shares…
Longread
Revised P2 standard could create a patchwork of electricity service levels
by New Power •
P2 revision: will it mean cheaper connections, or a slow and uncertain process?
Flash update
“Local markets are the future”, says Open Utility after peer-to-peer energy trial
by Annabel Andrews •
Tech company Open Utility have finished a six‐month trial of an online peer‐to‐peer marketplace for renewable energy, which allowed consumers and generators to buy and sell renewable energy directly. The trial was a collaboration between energy startup Open Utility and…
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European Commission consults on post-2020 bioenergy policy
by Annabel Andrews •
A consultation on an updated EU policy on sustainable bioenergy for the period 2020-2030 closes next week on 10 May. The European Commission is asking energy market participants and other stakeholders to respond to an online survey. The Commission said it was…
Editor's blog
What is an engaged energy customer? And how many make a competitive market?
by New Power •
A competitive and innovative energy market depends on engaged customers who are ready to switch for better value, better service or better ideas. That need has been underlined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its recommendations on improving…
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Ofgem’s decisions should be transparent and open to appeal, MPs urge government
by Annabel Andrews •
The governments draft legislation on energy should be amended to ensure decisions the regulator makes are transparent and open to appeal, the cross-party Energy and Climate Change Committee has recommended in a report published today. The committee has been scrutinising the Government’s…