Abundant renewable energy has become part of a country’s ‘competitive edge’ in attracting inward investmen including manufacturing, according to Mainstream Renewable Power’s Andy Kinsella. In an exclusive interview with New Power Report, Kinsella has two examples of renewables as a…
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MPs hit out at ‘unacceptable’ government failings on delivering ‘clean growth’: call for action on heat, EVs, zero carbon homes, onshore renewables
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The government may be ambitious when it comes to reducing carbon emissions, but it is not putting the policies in place which are needed to achieve those targets, accoridng to a new report from the Commons Science and Technology Committee. Norman…
Habitat Energy adds to battery management portfolio
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Specialist battery optimiser Habitat Energy has been appointed to operate Arlington Energy’s 40MW Greenfield Road project, currently under construction and due to be completed in October 2019. The battery will be trading in the day ahead, intraday and balancing mechanism markets…
Regulator agrees short-term return to service for Hunterston B reactor
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The Office for Nuclear Regulation has given EDF Energy the all-clear to bring reactor 4 at Hunterston B back into operation – but the operation covers only a limited amount of operation likely to give it four months on line,…
Small suppliers asked to estimate costs of shift to half-hourly settlement
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Ofgem has asked small suppliers for new estimates of the costs they will face when the industry moves the way customers are charged for their electricity to a ‘half hourly’ basis. The price of power varies dramatically over a 24-hour…
Welsh development framework sets out 15 priority areas with ‘presumption in favour’ of large-scale onshore wind and solar
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The Welsh government has identified 11 ‘priority’ areas to develop large-scale onshore wind and solar projects and four more for large-scale solar only. The push for more renewable construction comes in a draft National Development Framework now out for consultation.…
ElecLink interconnector consults on no-deal Brexit trading rules
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ElecLink, a new 1000MW interconnector with France routed via the channel tunnel, has opened a consutation on access rules and charging methodology in the event if a no-deal Brexit. At issue is whether the GB market will continue to be…
British Gas to supply renewable energy to Catholic churches, schools and care homes
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The Catholic church has become one of the largest single consumers of green gas certificates in the UK after it signed a new supply deal with British Gas. Under the deal with the Catholic church’s energy procurement group, Inter-diocesan Fuel Management (IFM), British Gas will…
Banks Renewables judicial review puts a freeze on CfD auction
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Banks Renewables has applied for judicial review of the government’s third Contracts for Difference auction, saying it discriminates in favour of offshore wind at the expense of onshore wind and other renewable energy technologies. Banks says that, ”is against the public…
BEIS and Ofgem order reports on Friday’s blackouts
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Ofgem has asked National Grid ESO (NGESO) for an interim report on Friday 16 August, on the power outage that affected large areas during the evening rush hour last week (9 August). A final, detailed technical report must be provided to…