Ofgem has opened its tenth tender round for offshore transmission owner (OFTO) licences. The tender to own and operate the links between Dogger Bank A Phase 1, Moray West and Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farms to the onshore network.…

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England and Wales’ water regulator Ofwat is inviting the energy sector and other innovators to take part in the Water Discovery Challenge, a £4 million open-access competition. The water regulator says it wants “innovators with bold and ingenious ideas that…

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Energisation of a new 20MW/40MWh battery at Farnham has been delayed by several weeks because the local distribution network operator (DNO) cannot allow for the grid outage necessary to make the connection in the current high energy demand environment, according…

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Network Rail has begun a market engagement exercise with a view to installing rooftop solar PV on its buildings in Scotland. Network Rail operates, maintains and develops Britain’s rail infrastructure. It is one of the UK’s largest purchasers of electricity,…

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The Welsh Affairs Select Committee has welcomed an acknowledgement from the UK Government that a ‘step change’ is needed to relieve pressure on the Welsh electricity network – but said it was disappointed over the action to be taken. The…

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The ASA has upheld complaints that four separate companies had wrongly advertised that their portable heaters could save consumers money on their heating bills. Ecomm Movadgency SL’s Heater Pro X, Ecom7 Ltd’s Heater Pro, Keilini Technology lnternational’s Kelini Portable Heater…

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A High Court ruling has quashed a decision in January 2022 by then Secretary of State for Business (BEIS) Kwasi Kwarteng MP to refuse development consent for an electricity interconnector with France planned by Aquind. The Planning Inspectorate’s report recommended…

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Tees Valley Lithium has received first phase approval for an application to the government’s £1 billion Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF). The ATF aims to support large-scale industrialisation in the transition to electric vehicles and will invest up to £1 billion…

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The System Operator has asked one coal-fired generator to warm in case it is needed to help cover evening peak demand on Tuesday 24 January and has activated the Demand Flexibility Service for the second day in a row. NGESO…

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National Grid’s interconnector business will return some £200 million to consumers in the next two financial years because it revenues from its interconnectors have exceed the cap agreed with Ofgem. The IFA2 and Nemo interconnectors, with France and Belgium respectively,…

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