The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult) has today announced that it will run a competition for smaller businesses to gain access to its 7MW Levenmouth offshore wind demonstration turbine to prove and commercialise innovative new sensing technologies. In a…
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Take a ‘cross sectoral’ view of infrastructure, says Armitt
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Government has to come to terms with the ‘cross-sectoral’ nature of infrastructure investment, Sir John Armitt, deputy head of the National Infrastructure Commission, told Waterfront’s conference on Meeting the UK’s Infrastructure Needs. Speaking just ahead of the Autumn Statement, he…
GB Energy Supply ceases trading – Co-Operative Energy to take on customers
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Small supplier GB Energy Supply has ceased trading. Ofgem has appointed Co-Operative Energy to take on GB Energy’s customers after a competitive process. Subscribers: login to read our interview with Co-operative Energy chief Ramsay Dunning and Robin Hood Energy’s Jo…
Irish Republic, Northern Ireland, set to delay start of revised electricity market
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The ‘go-live’ date for a new Single Electricity Market (SEM) across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, dubbed I-SEM, could be delayed by eight month st May 2018. The existing SEM is being ‘rebuilt’ so it is consistent with…
Baringa Partners to lead new project on the future of UK biomass logistics
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ETI has chosen energy consultancy Baringa Partners to lead its new bioenergy project, which will examine the future of biomass logistics in the UK. The six month project will model the logistics requirements of different future bioenergy scenarios, identifying commonalities…
Waste-to-gas plant to help ‘green’ gas network
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National Grid Gas Distribution, Advance Plasma Power, and Progressive Energy have joined forces in a plant that uses 10,000t household waste each year to produce substitute natural gas. The gas will be used to fuel heavy goods vehicles and injected…
£1.35m for low income pensioners in 2015-2016 Warm Homes Discount scheme
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Low income pensioners received over £1.35m rebates as part of the £320m Warm Homes Discount last year. The 11 obligated energy suppliers provided the budgeted £320m worth of eligible support in the fifth year of the scheme, from 1 April 2015 to 31 March…
Ovo hikes electricity price following commodity cost rises
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Ovo has announced a hike in its Pay Monthly Simpler (variable) tariff with effect from 10 January 2017. The company said it was “due to a steady increase in wholesale commodity costs for both electricity and gas.” It said, “Since…
Feed in Tariff queue stretches to second quarter of 2018
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Generators seeking a Feed in Tariff subsidy for some wind installations will have to queue until the second quarter of 2018, according to new figures released today. The latest information from Ofgem showed that there are currently 52 generators applying for…
Greencoat Wind raises £147m in share issue
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Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind has announced gross issue proceeds of £147m after an oversubscribed capital raise. The firm, which invests in operating UK wind farms announced the second issue of its share issuance programme on 25 October. Today,…