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Ovo Energy’s SSE acquisition gets CMA green light
by New Power •
The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared Ovo Energy’s £500 million acquisition of SSE SSE Energy Services. The acquisition, which includes energy and home services customers, will make Ovo the UK’s second largest energy supplier. CMA was required to consider whether it ”may…
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Japanese buy-in to boost Igloo Energy
by New Power •
Osaka Gas has taken a minority stake in new energy supplier Igloo Energy, with a strategic investment of up to £20 million in the company. Igloo said the investmentwill accelerate growth. It will also fast-track the development of Igloo’s home services arm,…
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Vitol appoints director for CHP project in step towards Humber Zero
by New Power •
Vitol has taken a step forward in developing plans for its 1.2GW combined heat and power plant (CHP), part of the Humber Zero decarbonisation project in North Lincolnshire. It has appointed Jonathan Briggs as project director. Briggs joins Vitol from OGCI Climate Investments,…
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Post-Brexit regulation gaps risk putting UK electrical manufacturing at risk, says BEAMA chief
by Annabel Andrews •
Post-Brexit regulation gaps could allow low-quality goods to overwhelm those produced to existing standards, according to Howard Porter, the chief executive of British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA). Brexit plans assumed that all regulations would initially be brought into UK…
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Drax sets out ambition to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030
by New Power •
Drax chief executive Will Gardner has announced an ambition for the power site – once the UK’s largest coal-fired generating site – to be carbon negative by 2030. After closing its remaining two coal generating units at Drax Power Station –…
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German offshore wind farm atrracts new investors
by New Power •
London-listed renewable energy infrastructure investment company Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) is to acquire 36% equity interest in Merkur Offshore, a 396MW offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea. At completion, (expected in H1 2020), TRIG will sell-down a share to minority co-investors managed by…
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Northern Powergrid trials low-loss transformer
by New Power •
Northern Powergrid is to trial five transformers with far lower energy losses than the technology currently used. The ’super low loss’ ground-mounted amorphous transformers (AMTs) are expected to reduce core losses by up to 90%, compared to the older ground-mounted…
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SmartestEnergy acquires NHH supply specialist
by New Power •
SmartestEnergy has acquired small business energy supplier Dual Energy, a company it had provided with wholesale market access services since Dual started up nine years ago. SmartestEnergy said the acquisition would complement its existing I&C electricity supply business, adding smaller…
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EC grants €530M for Celtic Interconnector
by New Power •
A €530.7 million grant for the construction phase of the 700MW Celtic Interconnector Project has been formally signed. The Celtic Interconnector is an EU Project of Common Interest (PCI) which will provide the first electricity interconnection between Ireland and France. The total…