Industry body Scottish Renewables has said Scotland should generate the equivalent of 50 per cent of its total electricity, heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030. Renewables currently produce the equivalent of 15 per cent of Scotland’s energy use from electricity,…
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NextEnergy acquires 53MW solar PV parks in Cambridgeshire and Gloucestershire
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NextEnergy Solar Fund limited has bought three operating solar PV plants for £61.7 million. It now owns the 20.4MW Fenland plant and 24.8MW Green End plant, both in Cambridgeshire; and the 8.1MW Tower Hill solar farm in Gloucestershire. The three plants are grid-connected…
Eggborough owner buys Lynemouth power station from RWE
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Central European energy group EPH has added Lynemouth to its UK portfolio, buying the power station – due to be converted to burn biomass – from RWE. EPH already owns the 2GW Eggborough power station. Lynemouth is a 420MW coal-fired…
National Grid publishes guidelines for Capacity Market transitional auction
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National Grid has published guidelines for the 2016 transitional Capacity Market auction. The secretary of state has set the target capacity for the auction at 900MW and the price cap at £40/kW/year. The transitional auction will take place on 26 January 2016. Click…
RES to build battery energy storage facility for WPD
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RES are to engineer, procure and construct a 300kVA/640kWh battery energy storage system for Western Power Distribution (WPD). The project will demonstrate nine different applications of energy storage on the grid as part of WPD’s initiative to investigate the technical and commercial feasibility…
National Audit Office fears 1 in 3 major government projects are in doubt
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A third of major government projects due to deliver by 2020 are in doubt or unachievable unless action is taken, according to a report published by the National Audit Office. Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said: “I…
EC fears market distortion: plans in-depth investigation of new Drax conversion
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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…
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…
Collective switch: Good Energy wins Clean Energy auction but other offers around
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The Clean Energy Switch could see 100,000 customers move to a green energy supplier. But is it the cheapest option?