Plans to convert a third unit (of six) at the Drax power station to burn biomass, instead of coal, have received a knock after the European Commission announced plans for an in-depth investigation of whether government support for the project…
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How can European electricity networks ease the distribution bottleneck?
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A key issue to be resolved in the GB market is whether and how to balance supply and demand. What should be at transmission level and what at distribution level?. Similar questions are being asked across Europe, as Janet Wood found
From the New Power archive: industry expectations of the second Capacity Market auction
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In the September issue of New Power we asked industrywatchers how they thought this year’s Capacity Market auction would play out. Here’s what they said
Energy Institute: we must improve on overlapping carbon taxes
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On 9 November, HM Treasury completed a consultation on the business energy-efficiency policy landscape. Sarah Beacock of the Energy Institute discusses the response from energy professionals
The energy industry should have a one-stop code shop
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SmartestEnergy’s Colin Prestwich thinks it is time to amalgamate industry codes and industry code administrations
New Power interview: turning Manchester into a smart energy city
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In New Power’s September issue Janet Wood spoke to Paul Brodrick, Head of connected communities at Siemens, about making networks smarter – even in advance of the smart meter rollout
Three-minute warning on CCS puts a cloud over all UK investment
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When considering the effect of George Osborne’s Spending Review, leave aside the messages on climate change and low carbon, if you can, important as they are a few days before those issues are debated in Paris. The withdrawal of funding…
Interested in community energy? Here’s some projects urgently looking for investors
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Community Energy schemes have been rocked by government’s decision to make energy projects ineligible for the tax reliefs offered under the Enterprise Investment Scheme. The cut-off for eligibility is the end of November, but there are still some schemes out…
Retaining onshore wind subsidy could save £30M annually, says Citizens Advice, and taxpayer funded energy efficiency ‘should be priority’
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Excluding onshore wind from bidding for support available for low-carbon generation could add £30 million per year to the cost of meeting UK targets, and it should have access to a bigger subsidy pot than offshore wind, according to new…
Government’s consultation on energy-related bureaucracy must give businesses a real voice
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Wayne Mitchell, director of markets & innovation at Npower Business Solutions, says it’s a myth that businesses do not care about energy and climate policy. But he says they need a simpler and more stable framework to be able to…