Ofgem is forging ahead with plans to introduce competition to the network, despite legislative logjams. A competitive approach to the Hinkley Point C connection is to be presented to bidders in Q1 2018. Janet Wood took a look
The most deprived households are switching energy supplier more often than some of their better-off neighbours, according to data from ElectraLink.
To be resilient, new business models need stakeholder support. Sustainability First has developed a checklist for energy companies
Jim Cardwell says a fast-changing industry has to leave its options open
Don’t exclude network companies from using storage, Jim Cardwell of Northern Powergrid has pleaded.
As solar subsidies fall, companies are looking for new business opportunities. For British Solar Renewables, that means operations and maintenance, expanding overseas and some innovative directions for storage.
The Planning Inspectorate, Wales, has had 15 “expressions of interest” for energy projects under its Nationally Significant Infrastructure regime since it went into operation in March 2016, director Tony Thickett has reported.
The UK is unlikely to see a return to seasonal variation in gas prices, BEIS has concluded.
The way that innovation funding is provided encourages a “silo” approach to research that could hold back innovation, Ian Cameron, head of innovation at UK Power Networks, has suggested.
The fall in production of fly ash in the UK as coal-fired power plants are less frequently used, means the cement and concrete industry has to reassess its supply chain, according to research from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial
Defining storage as generation solves a charging problem for use of the electricity system, but it adds to the planning burden, according to Julian Boswall, a partner at Burgess Salmon lawyers.