The UK is celebrating bringing forward the phase out of coal and the plunging level of carbon emissions from the power sector. But as I have covered the sector over the years, I have noticed that it’s not always the…
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Lanarkshire project could see 500% increase in public EV charge points
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North Lanarkshire Council is backing a project which could see a £5 million investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging and electricity network infrastructure across Lanarkshire. ‘Public use’ hubs will be created in car parks owned and operated by North and…
ACT NOW: users and generators register by Thursday to offer Northern Powergrid paid-for flexibility
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Northern Powergrid is looking for major energy users such as supermarkets, as well as companies with generation or storage, who are willing to be paid to turn their usage up or down to help manage the local electricity system. Companies…
Ofgem to review GB System Operators with a roadmap for change within weeks
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Just ten months after National Grid ESO became a legally separate entity (on 1 April 2019) Ofgem has set out the terms of reference for a planned review of the electricity system operator that could see fundamental change. The regulator has…
Thrive takes stake in geothermal power plant
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Thrive Renewables is to invest up to £6.5 million in the UK’s first geothermal power plant at the United Downs Industrial Estate in Cornwall. The plant, being developed by Geothermal Engineering, will produce 3MW of electricity and up to 12MW of heat…
T-4 Capacity Market auction will see target procurement cut further
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Energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng has reduced again the target for procuring electricity generating capacity in the upcoming Capacity Market auction. The target capacity for the T-4 auction for delivery in 2023/24 is 43.1GW, 200MW below the target expected just a…
Vattenfall joins forces with Midlothian Council to provide energy services to new town
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Vattenfall has been selected by Midlothian Council as its energy partner, joining to set up an Energy Services Company (ESCo). This partnership, which will be a 50/50 joint venture, will focus on delivering a wide range of energy projects across…
Ofgem warns Outfox the Market over outstanding FIT payments
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Small supplier Outfox the Market has been told by Ofgem that it must pay outstanding feed-in tariff payments of £602,930 by Wednesday 12 February, or it may have its licence revoked. Foxglove Energy – the licence-holder, which trades under the…
Gove: livestream COP sessions to improve transparency
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COP sessions could be live-streamed to promote transparency and ensure that national leaders have to tell the same story on the conference steps that they did during negotiating sessions, suggested Michael Grove MP, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Grove…
OPINION: Consumer action is the key to net zero
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Chris Harris says so far consumer action on decarbonisation remains an untapped resource. How can it be harnessed? Climate change has been on the political agenda at least since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, driven by the United Nations…