Two interconnector operators may receive ‘floor’ payments even when they do not meet the minimum levels of availability, under changes in regime planned by Ofgem. The regulator is minded to make changes in the interconnector ‘cap and floor’ regime that…
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Solar farms face second ‘ride through’ upgrade
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The UK’s solar farms may require additional upgrades to ensure they can ‘ride through’ system faults, instead of acting in a way that exacerbates the system fault, as happened during August’s blackout. The upgrade would require a change to inverter…
Johnson’s Brexit proposals throw more doubt on Single Electricity Market future
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The government’s proposed arrangements for the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would put the future of the Single Electricity Market in doubt. That is because it requires the SEM to be agreed by the Northern Ireland…
Foresight picks up two wind farms
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Foresight has acquired two wind farms, Gruig and Todmorden, with an aggregate generating capacity of 37.5MW from Glennmont Partners. Gruig is a 10 turbine, 25MW, NIROC-accredited wind farm located near Ballymena in Northern Ireland operating since 2009. Todmorden is a five-turbine, 12.5MW, ROC-accredited…
Brixton block to trial offer of flexibility services to distribution network
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Residents at at Elmore House in Brixton, south London, will be able to take part in a local energy market offering flexibility services to the distribution network in a new project that brings together UK Power Networks, EDF Energy and Repowering London. …
EDF Energy finds energy efficiency options remain untapped
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EDF Energy believes energy efficiency changes could deliver over £45million in savings per year across 4,150 schools, hospitals, hotels, police stations and offices. EDF Energy analysed energy consumption remotely at locations including , using this data to understand the potential for efficiency…
EU funding could see Celtic Interconnector in place by 2026
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Funding from the EU has brought the Republic of Ireland a step closer to a direct link with the EU’s Internal Electricity Market. Irish links with the bloc are currently all indirect, as all its current interconnectors link it with…
Four suppliers face 31 October deadline to pay £14.7M in outstanding RO payments
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Ofgem has issued Delta Gas and Power, Gnergy, Robin Hood Energy and Toto Energy with final orders to compel them to make £14.7 million in outstanding payments they owe to comply with the Renewables Obligations schemes within the month. The…
Shell joins PassivSystems to launch hybrid heat system
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Shell UK and PassivSystems have launched a hybrid heating system called B-Snug, aimed at homes that use oil or LPG for heating. The B-Snug manages a combination of an air source heat pump and a traditional boiler. The intelligent controls monitor the…
Missing from the Conservative Party conference
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For many years, energy fringe meetings at the Conservative Party conference were accompanied by a chorus of muttered ‘no’s and the odd loud ‘tut. They came from someone at the back, quivering with rage, waiting for the moment they could…