Auto-switching company Labrador has announced backing from the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) which is backing the company with a hybrid package of £500,000 in cash and media investment, in exchange for a subscription of ordinary shares. Speaking to New Power…
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Onshore wind: an industry for a post-Brexit UK?
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New Power’s March issue explored whether the UK onshore wind industry could punch above its weight in a growing global market. The key was a pipeline of domestic projects. Giving evidence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee in February,…
Take ACER survey: what is the value of electricity?
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The Europe-wide Agency for the Co-operation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is carrying out research on how domestic and business customers value electricity supply. The organisation has invited users to take a 7-8 minutes survey that will help it make informed decisions…
UK will remain in EU ETS until 2020, minister confirms
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Energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry MP has confirmed that the UK will seek to participate in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) at least until the end of Phase 3 in 2020. Giving evidence to the House…
Nuclear regulator puts Hinkley Point C supply chain assurance on amber warning
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The company building Hinkley Point C (Hinkley Point C), the new nuclear power station in Somerset, has ‘deficiencies’ in its supply chain arrangements and quality assurance and must make improvements, according to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). The regulator…
Fleet installations add hundreds of new EV charge-points
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Pod Point has installed 67 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints for Skanska UK, one of the country’s leading contractors, at Skanska’s Hertfordshire head office. The installation should be scaled up to 243 chargepoints in the future. Skanska, which employs 6,000 people in…
OPINION: The energy price cap makes for an unpredictable wholesale energy market
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David Gilchrist of lawyers DWF argues that small suppliers and new technologies will suffer under plans for a price cap A 2015 investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority accused the UK’s energy suppliers of overcharging their customers to the…
Vendors invited for Alt HAN rollout services
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Operational services will soon be up for tender to support delivery and installation of the Alternative Home Area Network (Alt HAN) – a key enabler for the full rollout of smart meters. At present, 5% of homes in GB are…
MPs: government must pass a new Clean Air Act and restructure emissions legislation to tackle pollutants alongside carbon dioxide
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The UK needs a new Clean Air Act, unifying and updating air quality legislation on pollutants including sulphur dioxide, particulate matter, ozone, and nitrogen oxides after it withdraws from the EU, according to MPs. The MPs from four select committees…
Wind turbine supplier Gaia Wind in liquidation
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Gaia Wind, a Glasgow-based supplier of small scale wind turbines has gone into liquidation. The company announced that Michael Reid, Meston Reid & Co, Aberdeen was appointed provisional liquidator by the Court of Session in Edinburgh on 13 March. The…