In this month’s issue
THE NEW POWER INTERVIEW
Felix Lerch, Uniper
“‘At some point in time we will have to reposition Uniper”
REPORTS
Is fear of missing out improving performance?
Farewell to Rough
More interconnectors planned
OPINION
Volker Beckers and Wolf Ketter
“The race to be the country with the most sustainable energy system has begun”
Mark Meyrick
“Contracts for Difference will soon be affecting wholesale market behaviour”
AND MUCH MORE ..
Talk of time of day tariffs sometimes hit an impasse when the amount of money that customers can save by moving out of peak time is calculated. It’s often just pennies. But there is no need for the industry to…
Nearly 1 in 5 people said they would consider an electric car for their next vehicle, but government needs to work harder to remove barriers and ensure continued support for the industry, says business and technology consultancy Baringa Partners. Electric vehicle uptake…
Work is expected to start next year on a major offshore wind farm in the Firth of Forth, after RSPB Scotland was denied permission to appeal an earlier go-ahead. Developer Mainstream Renewable Power welcomed a decision by the Court of…
Drax Group Plc has blamed currency hedging and depreciation of its coal generation assets for the firm’s £83m pre-tax loss, announced in its results for the six months ending 30 June 2017. Cheif executive Dorothy Thompson said: “Delivering reliable renewable electricity…
Many homebuyers would be able to take out a larger mortgage if the property’s energy performance rating was factored into the lending criteria of mortgage providers, according to new research. The LENDERS project has mapped how the energy performance rating…
UK Power Networks has launched a strategy consultation paper outlining its vision for the future of its network, which delivers electricity to London, the East and South East. The paper sets out how the company will transform from being a…
Job losses at Uniper, the fossil fuel and commodities company spun out of E.On, will continue until the end of the year, admits UK chair Felix Lerch. He told New Power in a wide-ranging interview that streamlining the company is…
Contracts for difference are a small part of the wholesale market now, but soon they will be affecting market behaviour, argues Mark Meyrick Under the government’s Electricity Market Reform, its replacement for the Renewable Obligation is now upon us. The…
Up to £20 million is available from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy – working with the Office for Low Emission Vehicles and Innovate UK – to fund projects that investigate new business models, consumer awareness and technologies…