Secretary of State Ed Miliband has announced the budget for this year’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) round, the sixth, is being increased by £500 million to over £1.5 billion. Of that, £1.1 billion is set aside for offshore wind –…
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INTERVIEW: REA’s Trevor Hutchings says the REA should be the ‘go-to’ green trade association
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The Association for Renewable Energy & Clean Technology (REA) has been part of the UK trade association landscape for many years. When I speak to the new chief executive, Trevor Hutchings, he has been in post, replacing REA’s long-serving and…
Elexon to take on local market facilitator role
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Energy regulator Ofgem has conformed that the new market facilitator for local energy flexibility will be Elexon, the company that currently has responsibilities in market settlement and managing low carbon subsidy flows, as well as in delivering market-wide half hourly…
Great British Energy set to develop green power plants across the UK nations and at small to large scale
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A ‘Founding Statement’ has introduced Great British energy, an operationally independent company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The new company will be chaired by Juergen Maier, previously chair of supply chain company…
Clean system needs more transmission lines – and new gas-fired plant
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Two recent reports have highlighted expanding the transmission network as one of the most pressing issues to address in making the electricity system fit for the future. Alongside that they confirmed that some new gas-fired power plants would be required.…
UK pension funds increase stake in solar PV
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UK pension funds will take a stake in nine solar farms as part of a strategic partnership with Bluefield Solar, a fund focused on acquiring and managing solar energy assets. GLIL is a partnership of UK pension funds, investing into…
Code change could mean more green gas enters network
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Ofgem has opened the door to allowing more ‘green’ gas to be injected into the gas network. The change would facilitate more use of so-called ‘biogas’, methane which is produced in anaerobic digesters from organic material such as grass or…
INTERVIEW: Spencer Thompson, Eclipse Power Networks, says microgrids will cut connection delays
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Janet Wood talks to Spencer Thompson, chief executive of Eclipse Power Networks A typical map of the UK’s low voltage distribution network owners (DNOs) shows a handful of companies that operate monopoly licence areas covering the whole of the country.…
King’s speech: the industry responds
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Ruth Herbert, Chief Executive, CCSA: “The King’s Speech is a key indicator of the Government’s priorities, and we are pleased to see low carbon energy and the net zero economy at the heart of its legislative agenda.” … “With the…
Durham to expand EV charging infrastructure
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Durham County Council is working in partnership with Zest to identify an additional 250 electric vehicle (EV) charging locations across the county. The first phase of the charging points is set to be installed from September. The project is being…