From New Power’s February interview with Infinis chief executive Eric Machiels: As we approach the general election Eric Machiels seems pessimistic about politicians’ announcements in the short term, saying “They have never sat in front of a board asking…
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It’s time we made energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority
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As Derek Likorish approaches the end of more than six years as chair of the government’s Fuel Poverty Advisory Group for England, he finds time for some reflection on the past and thoughts on the future I took up…
Book review: Electricity Supply, The British Experiment, by David Porter
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Are ‘good intentions’ on energy enough? David Porter’s inside history of the privatisation and marketisation of the UK energy industry is required reading for anyone who has been in the industry over the years or who has a stake in…
New Power: FEBRUARY ISSUE OUT NOW
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INTERVIEW
Eric Machiels chief executive of Infinis, on renewables, the switch to CfDs, and how to be a successful UK renewables developer
FEATURES
Liquidity: is Ofgem’s ‘cautious optimism’ justified? We investigate.
Smart meters: as the rollout looms we look at what’s going on behind the scenes
Capacity market: feedback from the participants
Independents: what do they expect from the year ahead
PLUS: CfD auctions, CCS plans, fracking debate, fuel poverty and much more
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New Power: JANUARY ISSUE OUT NOW
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ANALYSIS: outcomes of the capacity market auction
INTERVIEW: Nina Skorupska, REA, talks about the challenges in building a renewables-based economy
INTERVIEW: Wolf Ketter, Erasmus University, on the emotionalisaton of energy
FEATURE: changes in water competition – risks and opportunities for power developers
POWER PROJECT MONITOR: projects in the planning process and under construction
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Certify fossil power and let customers choose
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Jessica Lennard, head of corporate affairs at Ovo Energy, argues that true fuel mix disclosure – and customer choice – requires a new certification scheme for fossil power Much time is spent debating the optimum fuel mix at the generation…
Is there progress on energy infrastructure planning?
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Clare Hennessy, UK Technical Director at Parsons Brinckerhoff, finds the infrastructure planning regime a mixed success but welcomes recent changes. If I had a pound for every energy client I have worked with who has complained about changes to planning…
Storage or demand side response?
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Andrew Jones of S&C Electric suggests that both options will be required and says they should be a part of any grid development process Electricity storage and demand side response (DSR) are two of key technologies that are undergoing…
DECEMBER ISSUE OUT NOW
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EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH:
Consumers want low bills but support long term investment. What do they think of energy party politics?
REPORTS:
Is political influence over competition growing?
EC grants for UK interconnectors
Energy storage progress
Renewables provide jobs in the short term. What about the long term?
FEATURES:
CfD auction raises questions over offshore wind
Is the energy industry ready for cyber attacks?
DATA: Offshore transmission owners
INTERVIEW: Michelle Hubert, CBI
“When you look at the facts there is consensus there, but the rhetoric is something different. The rhetoric needs to start matching what politicians want to achieve”
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Energy innovation in the UK? Streamline funding to bridge the ‘Valley of Death’
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Paul Drummond argues that better co-ordination between research funders and the Green Investment Bank would help commericalise new technologies There are numerous governmental funds and initiatives in the UK with the objective of inducing low-carbon innovation in the energy system,…