Bristol has opened the procurement process for Bristol City Leap, a plan to attract £1 billion of investment to deliver a zero-carbon, smart energy city by 2030. It has now kicked off the procurement process (likely to last several months)…
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Simec Atlantis joins Alderney Electricity to develop tidal power source
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Alderney Electricity (AEL) has signed heads of terems with Simec Atlantis Energy (via its joint venture Normandie Hydroliennes) to supply the Channel Island with power from a proposed tidal array and reduce the island’s reliance on diesel generation. The heads of…
Engie Global Markets fined £2.1 million for gas market manipulation
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Ofgem has fined Engie Global Markets (EGM) £2.1 million because one of its traders manipulated wholesale gas prices to increase profits. In November 2016, a market participant alerted Ofgem to suspicious activity on GB’s wholesale gas market. The regulator found that a…
ACT NOW: ESO seeks input on competition for onshore network assets
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National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) is asking for views on how competition in onshore competition might work. It wants input from those with a direct interest in the regime, such as design, construction or financing companies that might participate. The…
EV users shift 70% of charging out of peak hours in ‘real world’ study
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A trial of electric vehicle users found that most were willing and able to shift vehicle charging out of peak hours (4-6pm). In the eight-week trial, with 247 ‘mainstream consumer’ users, nearly 90% said they would accept ‘managed charging’ after…
Spending review: the industry responds
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Chancellor Sajid Javid’s first spending review provided little for the energy industry or for the decarbonisation or ‘net zero’ carbon emisisons agenda. For BEIS it promised an additional £30 million to accelerate progress on developing decarbonisation schemes that will help…
Use universities as low-carbon energy test beds, says IMechE
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The UK’s university campuses should be test-beds for low-carbon local-energy, as they combine academic expertise and large areas of land and buildings, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The report, Exploring the Evolution of Low-Carbon Local Energy…
Work starts at subsidy-free wind farm in Scotland
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Construction has begun at Crossdykes wind farm, Scotland’s first subsidy-free onshore wind project being developed by Muirhall Energy and WWS Renewables. The project reached financial close in August. Close Brothers Leasing funded the scheme on a project finance basis. The turbines will be supplied…
Ørsted opens Hornsea Two base
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Ørsted has opened its construction base for the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm at Humberside Airport. The building, formerly a police station at the airport, will house around 30 Ørsted employees. When it is completed in 2022, Hornsea Two, 89km off…
‘Too cautious, too many rules, too slow on data’: Electralink’s Stuart Lacey calls for change in the energy industry
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The energy industry has to be ready to fail, says Electralink chief executive Stuart Lacey. In a wide-ranging interview with New Power, he said innovation doesn’t come from a process of building consensus, it comes from lots of trying and failing: “Some…