The charity Age UK has been criticised and told to make significant changes by the Charity Commission after an investigation into its controversial relationship with energy supplier E.ON. In February this year the Sun claimed OAPs were being overcharged when they signed…
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Community generator Mongoose plans to become an energy supplier
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Community energy company Mongoose has announced plans to start an energy supply business, planned to launch before the end of the year. The supply business will be run in partnership with locally-run community benefit energy companies across the UK. “We…
Government pledges £1.9bn to protect data, systems and networks from cyber attacks
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The government has announced plans to spend £1.9bn to defend the UK’s data, systems and networks from cyber attacks. In the final report on delivery of its previous five year cyber security strategy (Cyber Security Strategy 2011-2016), the government said…
E-serve spin-off planned for autumn
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Ofgem’s ‘E-serve’ delivery body will be separated from the regulator and its future set out as part of a new ‘delivery landscape’ by the time of the Autumn Statement. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) says in a…
DEME to buy 2 per cent stake in Tidal Power Scotland for £2m
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Belgian offshore construction specialist DEME Group has agreed to buy a 2 per cent stake in Tidal Power Scotland, the Scottish tidal development company owned by Atlantis Resources, for £2m cash consideration. As part of the transaction, Atlantis and the…
Ofgem opens tender pre qualification for Burbo Bank Extension Ofto
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Ofgem has started the tender process for Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round Four (TR4). The bidding process will decide who owns the transmission assets of the258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm. Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm will be 32 8MW…
Ofgem gathers evidence on demand side response
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Energy regulator Ofgem is exploring barriers to demand side response among industrial and commercial (I&C) energy consumers in an online survey. The survey is part of the regulator’s flexibility programme, which is looking at which areas might benefit from flexibility. It is also…
Air Products abandons plans for plasma-based energy from waste plants in Tees Valley
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Air Products has announced it will exit its energy from waste (EfW) business, leaving the future of two projects – with 100 technical and 1500 construction jobs – in doubt. The US-based company had planned to build two 49.9MW EfW…
Consultation launched on managing the ‘queue’ of distributed generation connections
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The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched a consultation on how electricity distribution network operators (DNOs) should manage the ‘queue’ of distributed generation customers who want to connect to the network. The consultation sets out principles on which DNOs could…
Government sets out plan to protect energy intensive industry from renewables costs
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The business secretary has set out details of an exemption for the steel sector and other energy intensive industries from energy costs. The exemption, first announced at Autumn Statement, will spare all energy intensive industries from paying some £390 million a year in…