Ofgem intends to require electricity generator EP SHB Ltd to pay redress of £23.63 million for breaching its generation licence at its South Humber Bank power station, raising consumers’ bills. Ofgem has concluded that between October 2019 and May 2021,…
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Welsh Government seeks hydrogen supplier for bus pilot
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The Welsh Government, in partnership with Transport for Wales, is looking for a provider of ‘green’ hydrogen that to provide fuel for buses to be operated in a pilot scheme in Swansea. The pilot scheme will include 20 hydrogen buses…
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Wales aims for decarbonised heating based on heat pumps and district heat networks
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Wales has set out a plan for decarbonised heating that would see large scale deployment of heat pumps and heat networks, with hydrogen’s role limited to areas around industrial ‘hydrogen hubs’. A consultation on the new heat strategy says heat…
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Downing acquires land housing 200MW wind farm
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Downing LLP has acquired the land and associated lease income related to a 200MW operational onshore wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. This investment was made by Downing Sustainable Investment, a bespoke investment vehicle for UK charitable institutions that provides…
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Dogger Bank exports first power on the way to becoming the world’s largest offshore wind farm
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Power has been exported to the GB grid for the first time from Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, which will become the world’s largest. Over three phases, by 2026 the project will eventually have a capacity of 3.6 GW –…
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Drax launches demand flexibility scheme for business customers
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Drax has launched a new flexible electricity scheme in which businesses will be paid to reduce their electricity consumption during times of peak demand and high prices. The ElectriFlex will see businesses customers receive payment per MWh to reduce electricity…
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New parties will be able to offer consumers cash for flexibility from November 2024
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Ofgem has agreed a market change that will allow consumers to get the benefit of providing demand response from other parties as well as their supplier. It approved a Balancing and Settlement Code Modification (modification number P415) on ‘Facilitating access…
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Northern Powergrid to open new flexibility tender
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Northern Powergrid has announced its latest tender bid for flexibility service providers in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.The latest tender invites providers across thirteen targeted locations to provide 5 MW of flexibility between December 2023 and March 2024,…
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Ofcom refers public cloud infrastructure services market to CMA
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Ofcom has referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority for investigation, after it completed a market study that identified features that make it more difficult for UK businesses to switch and use multiple cloud…