Dr Nina Skorupska CBE, Chief Executive, Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA): “The Energy Security Strategy is wholly inadequate. If ever there was a time for the government to be bold, this was it, but they have failed…
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UK energy security plan relies heavily on nuclear new-build
by New Power •
A “significant acceleration of nuclear” is the centrepiece of a new British Energy Security Strategy, which aims for low carbon sources to provide 95% of electricity by 2030. But the security strategy disappointed those who hoped it would help consumers…
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BEIS sets out plans for Future System Operator
by New Power •
The government has set out details of the planned new Future System Operator (FSO) that will undertake day-to-day operation of the electricity system operator and have a beefed up role in planning the electricity system and facilitating competition. It also…
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How inflexible fossil plant drives up energy costs – and how consumers can help
by New Power •
An investigation now under way into how costs in the Balancing Market for electricity have been spiking reveals how inflexible fossil fuel plants help to drive up costs. The Balancing Market applies after the gate closes on trades between electricity…
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Ecotricity founder puts company up for sale
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Ecotricity founder Dale Vince has decided to sell the company, saying on social media that the aim was to “clear the decks for some new frontiers” including a move into politics. He said on his ‘Carbonista’ podcast that he had…
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Nordic networks ready to support Baltic power supply in the event of Russian disconnection
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Nordic transmission networks have made preparations to support the network operators in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which are currently closely linked to Russian grids, in the event of an emergency. Last week chief executives from Energinet, Fingrid, Statnett and Svenska…
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Consent granted for 1700MW of capacity at two East Anglia offshore wind farms
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Scottish Power Renewables is celebrating development consent for two major wind farms off the Suffolk coast. Decisions on East Anglia One North (800MW) and East Anglia Two (900MW) had been due on 6 January. In a blog on the consent…
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New funding for MeyGen tidal turbine
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Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE) has been granted a non-convertible loan of £2.5 million from Scottish Enterprise, which will allow it to redeploy two more turbines at the MeyGen site in May 2022 and March 2023. This follows the successful deployment…
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Wind and battery owners sign up to reduce costs of managing congested Scotland/England network
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System operator NGESO has announced contracts with companies that operate windfarms and batteries to maximise renewable generation on the system and reduce constraint costs across the key cable (B6) on the English/Scottish border. Currently, the main mechanism to manage the…