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EP UK acquires Irish CCGT

EP UK Investments  has completed the acquisition of 80% of the shares of Tynagh Energy, an independent power producer in the Republic of Ireland that owns a 400MW CCGT in east County Galway. The sellers were  EFS Tynagh Holding Company…

CMA opens investigation into SSE/Ovo merger

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a statutory merger investigation into Ovo’s pland to acquire the supply business of SSE. The merger would make it the UK’s second largest energy supplier and CMA is required to consider whether…

Capacity Market reinstated: the industry responds

Caroline Bragg, head of policy, Association for Decentralised Energy: “The ADE welcomes the European Commission’s decision to re-instate the Capacity Market’s State Aid. “Whilst undoubtedly not perfect, the Capacity Market has been an important revenue stream for decentralised energy and its…

Moixa and Energia partner to offer battery/PV/EV combination

Moixa, which manufactures smart solar batteries and GridShare software, has partnered with Irish energy supplier Energia to demonstrate how smart home batteries, rooftop solar and electric vehicles can deliver valuable flexibility to the grid. The  partnership will create a 120kWh virtual power plant…

Origami takes on battery management

A 9MW battery at the Port of Tilbury  project will be managed using the Origami platform to generate value from Triad revenues, a fast frequency response (FFR) contract and a capacity market contract. The project, using NEC batteries, is 100%…