The Secretary of State has granted development consent to Orsted’s Hornsea Three offshore wind farm. A report from the planning inspectorate was initially passed to BEIS in July 2019 but the statutory date by which a decision was required was…
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Six industrial zones share £8M funding to develop plans to reach Net Zero by 2040
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Six industrial zones across the UK will share £8 million in government funding to produce detailed plans for reducing emissions across major areas of industrial activity. The Industrial Clusters Mission aims to deliver four low-carbon regional zones by 2030 and…
Carland Cross export marks Scottish Power entry into battery storage
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Energy has been exported from a commercial 1MW battery energy storage system connected to Carland Cross windfarm in Cornwall. For ScottishPower Renewables, and its Spanish parent Iberdrola, this is the first in a pipeline of almost 1GW of battery storage…
A big binary decision on hydrogen is not the approach we need
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Focusing on “Net Zero by 2050” fundamentally misunderstands the problem of the Climate Crisis. While the destination is absolutely critical, it is the journey which will dictate the success of the outcome writes Chris Manson Whitton, director, Progressive Energy. Our complex…
Ofgem suspends policy development on power trading liquidity
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Ofgem has suspended new policy development on improving liquidity in traded power markets. The regulator says that market monitoring since measures to improve liquidity were removed has revealed little or no loss of either ‘churn’ (the number of times power…
CMA tells water companies ‘manage your energy bills’ as it rejects option to recoup extra costs from customers
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A decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will force major energy buyers in the water sector to take a more active approach to managing their energy costs. Energy represents 9% of water company costs and, according to Veolia, the sector…
Balancing services should be £/MWh and based on final demand – task force
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All final demand customers should pay grid balancing charges that are based on a set £/MWh basis, according to the Balancing Services Charges Task Force. The group, convened by National Grid ESO at Ofgem’s request, has spent two years working…
Green Gas Levy: Flat rate and quarterly collections favoured
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Government thinks its plans for a biogas levy will add no more than £6.90 per annum per meter – both for businesses and households. The Green Gas Support Scheme is due to launch in Autumn 2021. It will be funded…
National Grid and Tennet explore offshore grid
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National Grid and Dutch transmission system operator Tennet are working on plans for a multipoint interconnector that would connect offshore wind farms to both countries. The plan involves simultaneously connecting 4GW of British and Dutch offshore wind, providing an additional…
Ofgem wants views on ESO’s first half performance
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Ofgem seeks industry views on how the electricity system operator has performed in the first half of the year. The regulator’s framework regularly seeks such feedback, but this year’s review may be more interesting than most, given the events and…