UK Power Networks has opened its largest ever flexible electricity offering. The tender round is seeking up to 850MW of flex – both demand turn-up and demand reduction – across 452 different zones in its London, East and Southeast England…
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SSEN opens up data on network use with ‘near real time’ granular view to LV feeders
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Stakeholders can now get access to constantly updated network usage data in Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN’s) service areas, after the distribution network operator (DNO) released a ‘beta’ version of a new tool for public use. The Near Real-time…
Ofgem prepares to find new licensee to run smart meter data and communications hub
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Ofgem is preparing for a competitive process for a new licensee to undertake data and communications services for Great Britain’s smart energy meters. The licence – whose current cost to consumers is £600-700 million per year – is currently held…
ScottishPower invites applications to ‘Returners’ programme to support people finishing a career break
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ScottishPower has invited people who have taken a career break to join its ‘Returner’ programme in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) roles. The programme offers a structured pathway for candidates to refresh their industry knowledge and rebuild confidence in…
Celtic Sea floating turbines could provide 4.5GW of capacity
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The Crown Estate has set out further details on its plans for new floating offshore wind turbines off the coast of Wales and South West England in Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5. Round 5 is expected to be the first…
MPs put pressure on Sunak and Coutinho over Net Zero speech
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Two key parliamentary bodies have written the government to raise concerns over his suggestion that there is not consensus on Net Zero and urge him not to slow measures that will minimise costs to consumers. The Select Committee on Energy…
XLinks 3.6GW Interconnector with Morocco will take NSIP route to development consent
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The government has confirmed that Xlinks, a planned interconnector between the GB electricity grid and Morocco, will be treated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project in seeking development consent, like most other large energy projects. It means the plans will…
INTERVIEW Oliver Lancaster, IGEM: Who needs the gas network?
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Going beyond fossil gas means fundamental change for more sectors than domestic heating. Janet Wood spoke to IGEM’s Oliver Lancaster about some of the issues ahead The gas network has provided a large part of the nation’s heating and industrial…
MeyGen 2 tidal project aiming for 2025 financial close
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SIMEC Atlantis Energy is targeting financial close in Q2 2025 for its MeyGen Phase 2 tidal stream project, according to a market update. The company secured four Contracts for Difference (CfDs) totalling 22MW from the UK government in the AR5…
Battery storage owner revenues fall by 30%, blames poor pick-up from system operator
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Battery owner Gresham House Energy Storage Fund saw revenues fall by a third in the first half of 2023, as “long-expected saturation of ancillary services has not been replaced by the anticipated level of trading revenues”. The Fund said the…