New plant planned
Eggborough Power Ltd (EPL) has announced plans for a 2,000MW combined cycle gas-fired power station on the site of its existing coal-fired power station at Eggborough near Goole in East Yorkshire.
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Carrington comes on line
ESB’s 880MW Carrington gas-fired power plant has entered commercial operation.
The company said the new plant began providing electricity to the market on 19 September.
Tidal turbine
Atlantis unveiled the first completed turbine for its MeyGen project at the Nigg Energy Park in Scotland on 13 September. The project is set to be the world’s largest free stream tidal power project.
Statoil grows
Statoil is to takes over as operator of the Sheringham Shoal offshore windfarm from January 2017 and will increase its share in Dogger Bank.
RES shrinks in the UK
Renewable energy firm RES has said the closure of the Renewables Obligation together with uncertainty over onshore wind’s access to Contracts for Difference (CfDs) means it will be cutting its UK workforce, with the onshore wind development team r
Catapult seeks university partner
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is looking for a UK-based university to help speed up its offshore wind turbine blade research and development activities.
Smartest labels energy sources
SmartestEnergy is issuing 500 UK companies Energy Labels, which specify the source and carbon content of the clean electricity these companies buy.
Complaints are down, but so is satisfaction
The total number of energy complaints has halved since 2014, but customers who make a complaint are less satisfied with how their supplier handles it compared with two years ago, according to Ofgem’s biennial complaints survey.
New tariffs
Scottish Power is set to launch a prepay energy tariff that allows customers to pay for ‘days’ of gas and electricity.
Switching site
Portsmouth City Council is the first local authority to sign up to a new energy switching service from AgilityEco that is designed to help local authorities and social landlords combat fuel poverty in their community.