UK Power Networks has joined forces with Thames Water and Essex and Suffolk Water, claiming it is the first electricity Distribution Network Operator to integrate its Priority Services Register (PSR) with records held by water utilities that operate in the…
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UPDATED Ecotricity sets out firm offer for Good Energy shareholders
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Ecotricity has firmed up its offering to Good Energy shareholders in its bid to acquire the green energy specialist at a share price of 340p. In its offer to shareholders, the company said “the energy market has become increasingly competitive,…
SSEN to open tenders for 12 new flexibility zones in England and 25 in Scotland
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Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has released 37 new flexibility zones- its biggest single flexibility offering to date. It says that the zones are open to all providers and as many of the 37 zones have no capacity…
Ten-week consultation by BEIS and Ofgem tees-up long-expected change for system operator and code reforms
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A new ‘Future System Operator’ (FSO) should take on the responsibilities of transmission network operator NGESO, BEIS and Ofgem have proposed, and add additional responsibilities for system planning in both gas and electricity transmission. The step to a fully independent…
Uniper says Enfield upgrade has increased efficiency
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Uniper and GE have completed an upgrade at Uniper’s Enfield power station in north London. This is the first time GE has completed such an upgrade for the ‘GT26’ gas turbine used at Enfield. “We were pleased to work with…
Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan: the industry responds with a warm welcome. However…
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Among a raft of energy publications, the Departmemt for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published a revised Smart Syatems and Flexibility Plan. Read the plan here and see the industry responses below Susanne Baker, associate director for climate, environment and…
Anesco picks up a dozen solar farm management contracts
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Cubico Sustainable Investments and GLIL Infrastructure have contracted Anesco to provide operations and maintenance services for 12 jointly owned solar farms, totalling 148MW. The agreement, initially for five years, is the largest O&M portfolio to be secured by Anesco to…
Three gasification ‘waste to energy’ projects nearing financial close, says EQTEC
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Waste to energy gasification company EQTEC says three energy projects using refuse-derived fuel (RDF) in the UK are making good progress toward financial close. At Billingham, Teesside, project development and associated engineering work, led by an EQTEC team, has produced…
INTERVIEW: Nicola Pitts, INA
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Independent network operators provide a large proportion of utility connections for new buildings, and in some cases operate those networks under licence. That puts them at the sharp end of delivering both our net zero ambition and other needs such…
Coventry and Sandwell named as sites for EDF/Pivot Power batteries and EV charging.
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Wartsila and Pivot Power have announced a deal to develop two grid-scale battery storage facilities in Coventry and Sandwell. The projects will together provide 100MW/200MWh of battery storage. Wärtsilä will supply the battery technology for both projects, underpinned by its…