Today’s market report from the Competition and Markets Authority raises concerns over the way that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) negotiated so-called “final investment decision (Fid)-enabling contracts” in its Contracts for Difference (CfD) support scheme for low…

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From New Power’s February interview with Infinis chief executive Eric Machiels:   As we approach the general election Eric Machiels seems pessimistic about politicians’ announcements in the short term, saying “They have never sat in front of a board asking…

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Tax authorities in Europe have grappled for years with the problem of so-called “carousel fraud”. In this scam goods are traded across EU borders and VAT is charged but never paid – netting the fraudulent traders a steady 20% of…

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Franck Latrémolière argues that wider transmission charging questions should be addressed before considering whether distributed generation benefits are appropriate   At present, distribution-connected generators below 100MW are treated as negative demand. They have no transmission entry capacity and therefore no…

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Decc’s “backstop offtaker” is critical in providing market options for independent generators, and it should be available from mid-2014, argues Nigel Cornwall Independent players are key to helping deliver the three key energy policy objectives of sustainability, security of supply,…

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Graham Shuttleworth and George Anstey, examine the interactions between an exist­ing market intervention – Short Term Operating Reserve – and planned measures including the Capacity Market and new cash-out arrangements

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This month energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey said he expected to see investment start to flow into the energy industry in the next 12-18 months. The New Power project monitor index, focusing this month on CCGTs, shows how…

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