The Consumer Futures Unit of Citizens Advice Scotland is calling for greater protection for consumers who use district heating schemes. The watchdog said that as district heating is not regulated in Scotland, consumers do not benefit from the same level…
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Beatrice: offshore wind demo to close as work starts on £2.6bn project
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Oil and gas joint venture Repsol Sinopec is to decommission two 5MW turbines at the Beatrice demonstration project in the Moray Firth, reports ReNews. The Beatrice demo was built in 2007 as a joint venture between SSE and Talisman. The turbines will…
Northern Powergrid signs electric vehicle MoU with Nissan
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Northern Powergrid has joined with Nissan to look at how electric vehicles, batteries and other technologies can support energy networks. Through its Intelligent Mobility blueprint, Nissan aims to demonstrate how electric vehicles like its LEAF car can work in tandem…
Cadent acquisition drops gas network credit quality
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Ratings agency Moody’s regards the new parent company of Cadent, which has acquired National Grid’s gas distribution networks, as “weak investment grade”, it said, announcing a ratings downgrade from A3 to Baa1 for Cadent. Moody’s noted the very low business…
EMR Delivery Body confirms CfD auction timetable
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The next Contract for Difference auction for new renewable energy projects will be after the General Election, the EMR Delivery Body has confirmed. Scenarios in which a window for submitting sealed bids could open before 8 June have fallen away,…
Guernsey investigates offshore wind
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A preliminary feasibility study has concluded that offshore wind technology could be viable in several locations off Guernsey’s coast. The study, by Xodus Group, was funded jointly by the States of Guernsey and Guernsey Electricity. It found that developing a…
Court ruling reinstates consent for 2.3GW of offshore wind
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Plans for four large offshore wind farms in the Firth of Forth have had their planning consents restored after a decision from a Scottish court. Together the schemes represent generating capacity of 2.3GW. One of the schemes, Neart Na Gaoithe…
Cloud-based trading platform launched
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Trading specialist OpenLink has launched a cloud-based platform for trading, treasury and risk management.OpenLink said the system was developed with 50 of its largest and most sophisticated energy and financial services clients. Customers will have immediate access to OpenLink’s dynamic…
Wartsila acquires energy management company, expecting storage to grow ‘exponentially’
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Wartsila is to acquire storage company Greensmith Energy Management Systems. Wartsila says the acquisition will “to expand its footprint in the energy storage market and position itself as a leading global energy systems integrator.” Greensmith’s energy management software system, GEMS,…
UK renewables: expect mergers and acquisitions, says investor Foresight
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There will be major consolidation in the renewables sector in the UK over the next couple of years, according to Dan Wells, a partner in the infrastructure team at investment managers Foresight. Developers and EPC contractors have held projects on their…