National Grid ESO should procure 300MW of generation capacity in a ‘T-1′ Capacity Market auction for delivery in the winter of 2020/21, BEIS has said, although capacity estimates say it is not required. BEIS has been more cautious than the…
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Subcontractors named for Moray East onshore work
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Siemens has placed contracts for the construction of the transmission infrastructure for the 850MW Moray East Offshore Windfarm. Onshore undergound cables for the project stretch 35km from near Whitehills on the Aberdeenshire coast to the new substation site south of New…
EV charge operator promises 100 new rapid charge points by Christmas, 2000 by 2024
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EV charging network Engenie has anniunced plans to invest £35 million to install 2000 new rapid charge points in the UK by 2024. The plans are being funded by Cube Infrastructure Fund II and the company aims to install the…
China slowdown drags world renewable energy investment
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A 39% slowdown in renewable energy investment in the world’s biggest market, China, meant that globally renewable energy investment fell by 14% to $117.6 billion, compared to the first half of 2018, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. However, multibillion-dollar projects…
UK falling behind on climate action, says CCC
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Government has to embed the net-zero policy across all levels and departments of government, with strong leadership at the centre, if it is to be delivered, the CCC said. That includes clear and stable policy direction, investable rules and incentives, space for…
Advertising watchdog dismisses challenge over Friends of the Earth claims on fracking’s climate and water fears
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The Advertising Standards Agency has decided that Friends of the Earth can claim on its website that “Fracking is incompatible with tackling climate change” and “Fracking risks contaminating groundwater”. The watchdog rejected a challenge that questioned whether the comments could be substantiated and sugegsted they…
E.On to switch to renewables for all household electricity customers
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E.On has promised to make 100% renewable energy the standard for its 3.3 million residential customers, ‘at no extra cost’. It said a survey of electricity customers shows that 61% of customers not already on a renewable tariff would be likely to change…
Offshore wind innovators invited to test new technologies at Vattenfall’s site
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UK innovators have been invited to test products and services for the offshore wind market in real-world conditions at Vattenfall’s £300 million European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, off Aberdeen. The new £1.5 million three-year agreement between Vattenfall and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult wants innovators…
Shell promises its faster EV charger will be one of hundreds on retail sites
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Shell has claimed the UK’s first 150kW electric vehicle charger on a forecourt, at a Shell/Waitrose site in Battersea, London. The new charger is a part of Shell Recharge, Shell’s on-forecourt electric vehicle charging service. The 150kW charger allow drover…
Cusc change could give new entrants a bigger voice in power system evolution
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Large power companies will have less influence on some industry rules in future after Ofgem agreed changes to the way the rules are governed – two years after proposals for the change were first put forward. Rules for connecting and…