The government is “massively out of step” with most of the public when it stands in the way of building more wind farms, according to new polling for RenewableUK. In YouGov of 3,600 adults on 5-7 June, 66% said they would…
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End-users: what’s your view on demand-side response?
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National Grid’s Power Responsive initiative and the Energyst are looking for views from energy users for their 2018 report on battery storage and demand side response. The aim is to provide a snapshot of the challenges and opportunities from an…
National Grid Future Energy Scenarios: local generation and EVs can help decarbonise
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The UK will have much more power generating capacity in 2050 than in does today, up from 103GW to between 189GW and 286GW, National Grid says in its latest ‘Future Energy Scenarios’ document. The new capacity could be mainly be small, local…
System Operator: we are off-target for 2050 decarbonisation
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National Grid is working on the basis that the UK is not on a trajectory to meet its 2050 decarbonisation target. The assumption came in the System Operator’s annual Electricity Capacity Report, which assesses capacity needs four years ahead to set…
UK Power Reserve starts new gas engine procurement
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UK Power Reserve has begun the tendering process for supplying 200MW of gas reciprocating engines. The company won 200MW of contracts in the most recent Capacity Market auction, taking the company’s total portfolio to over 1GW. The company is now looking for engine suppliers with: • …
Nuclear: it’s about generations
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In the olden days (the 1990s), when I worked on Nuclear Engineering International magazine, I couldn’t see why a European utility would go to the trouble and capital outlay of building a nuclear plant. A gas turbine would go up…
Octopus Energy chief: auto-switching is no way to build industry trust
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New market players aimed at encouraging switching are doing nothing to help build trust between the energy industry and consumers, according to Greg Jackson, founder of supplier Octopus Energy. “The current crop of auto switchers are just arbitraging loss-leading deals…
Capacity auction will seek 46.3GW for 2022/23, 4.6GW for 2019/20
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The Capacity Market auction this year will source 46,300MW of capacity for delivery in 2022/23, energy minister Claire Perry has decided. National Grid’s analysis resulted in a total capacity target for the delivery year of 46,700MW. The minister set aside 400MW. The T-1 auction this…
NextEnergy Solar Fund makes more acquisitions
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Next Energy Solar Fund (NESF), a specialist investment company for UK solar power plants, has acquired ten operating solar plants with a total installed capacity of 66.8MWp. All ten assets were connected to grid between 2012 and 2014 with subsidies,…
Consumer views sought on plans publicly-owned energy company in Scotland
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The public and other stakeholders have been invited by Holyrood’s Economy, Jobs and Fair Work committee to give their views on the feasibility of a not-for-profit, publicly owned energy company. Issues being considered include whether such a company will reduce costs for…