An application by Drax to build a gas power station in Abergelli has been approved by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The 299MW open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) power station, in southern Wales, will be…
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At least 7GW of new offshore wind in prospect as Crown Estate opens seabed leasing Round 4
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The Crown Estate has opened a new seabed leasing round, offering the rights to build at least 7GW of offshore wind in the waters around England and Wales. It is making four areas available, within which potential developers will have…
Ovo aims to halve customers’ carbon footprint by 2030, offer heat pumps to replace gas boilers
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Ovo Energy celebrated its tenth anniversary and acquisition of SSE’s domestic customers by announcing plans to drive emissions down to zero in its own operation by 2030 and help its customers halve their carbon footprint over the same period. Launching…
Ørsted raises renewable generation focus as it divests customer-facing business
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Ørsted has agreed to divest its Danish power distribution (Radius), residential customer and City Light businesses to SEAS-NVE, adding £2.5 billion (DKK 21.3 billion) to its war chest for further expansion. The Danish company has investments in eleven UK offshore…
EC approves RWE/E.On asset swap
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The European Commission has approved a £40 billion asset swap between E.On and RWE that will reshape the two energy giants. The asset swap had aleady been approved by competition authorities in Germany and the UK. E.On told Innogy’s board earlier…
Smart meter rollout deadline shifts: now 85% by end 2024
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The target rollout date for smart meters is to be delayed by four years and the number of smart meters involved has been reduced to 85% of domestic properties. BEIS says around a quarter of households now have smart meters…
Ovo Energy to acquire SSE’s household energy and service customers
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Ovo Energy has reached agreement with SSE to buy SSE’s GB household energy and related services business. The plan has to be approved by the Competition and Markets Authority, and SSE says that is expected in late 2019 or early 2020,…
UPDATED: Eversmart Energy ceases trading – Utilita takes on customers
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Utilita Energy has been appointed as the supplier of last resort for the customers of Eversmart Energy. Utilita took over supply for these customers with effect from 11 September. Eversmart Energy has ceased trading and its customers will enter the ‘supplier of…
Climate change minister promises action on hydrogen ‘this year’
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The government will make “new, bolder steps” in climate change and “refresh our ambitions” to meet net zero carbon emission targets, Lord Ian Duncan – appointed parliamentary under secretary of state for climate change at BEIS less than two months ago,…
Supply chain companies blast government ‘fudge’ on net zero and call for radical action on local heat planning, building standards, time of use tariffs
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Companies supplying low-carbon energy technologies have called on government to be more ambitious in setting net-zero requirements for homes and businesses and provide a stable policy and regulatory framework to help industry deliver them. They say ”Fudging the current regulatory framework…