An interconnector between France and GB is expected to be out of action until 1 February as a result of a cable fault. Interconnexion France Angleterre 2 (IFA2) is a 1000MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical interconnector between the…
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Try balancing the grid: NGESO game gives users an insight into its task
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People can try their hand at operating the GB electricity system in a game launched by National Grid ESO intended to give members of the public an insight into working a shift in the Electricity National Control Centre (ENCC). ENCC…
Ofgem opens ‘Call for Input’ on standing charges
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Ofgem has published a ‘call for input’ on the ‘standing charges’ applied to energy bills and what alternatives could be considered. The daily standing charge covers the fixed costs of providing gas and electricity, recovering the costs required to provide…
Leeds tower blocks swap to low carbon heat with high temperature heat pump
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Cenergist has completed what it believes to be the UK’s first installation of high temperature air source heat pumps in a domestic setting. It has replaced night storage heaters and hot water cylinders for 497 homes in six tower blocks…
UKPN makes queue data available for projects looking for connections
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UK Power Networks has released new data to give customers who want to connect to the network better understanding of whether and when there will be capacity available. The data, which will be available on UKPN’s Open Data Portal, concerns…
Government offers higher prices for upcoming green energy allocation round
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The government has increased the maximum price offshore wind projects can achieve in bidding for Contracts for Difference (CfDs) and will apply it in next years allocation round (AR6). It has also raised maximum prices for other technologies in the…
Public Accounts Committee calls on government to take a long-term approach to help the private sector provide Net Zero solutions
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The government’s short-term approach could jeopardise the UK’s legally-mandated pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and put at risk the large amounts of private investment needed to reach the target, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned.…
Growing uncertainty raises risk for gas network investors
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Gas distribution networks are becoming less attractive investments because of uncertainty over their long term future and because they are ‘marked down’ on ESG scores, it was clear from discussion at rating agency Moody’s annual meeting on European energy utilities.…
UK drops from first to seventh ‘most attractive’ destination for offshore wind investment
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The lack of bidders for offshore wind projects in the UK’s fifth allocation round (AR5), in 2023, was a “huge setback” in the UK’s goal of reaching 50GW of offshore capacity by 2030 and has lost it the no1 position…
£3.12 million funding will upgrade 54 heat networks
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A total of £3.12 million will be provided to 54 heat networks in the latest funding round of the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES). The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero funding helps heat network owners and operators in…