There must be the equivalent of a utility-scale PV installation in every local authority by 2050 to meet our Net Zero aim, and stronger policy support is needed to achieve that target, according to speakers at an event organised by…
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Utility Warehouse to make redress of £1.5M for customer service and support failings
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Utility Warehouse is to pay £1.5 million in redress after it failed to treat its customers fairly and to offer services and support to those in payment difficulty. A formal investigation by Ofgem found that between 2013 and 2019 Utility…
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Rolls Royce ‘small modular’ nuclear plant wins £210M government investment
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The government has announced funding of £210 million for Rolls-Royce to develop new nuclear technology – part of the £385 million Advanced Nuclear Fund announced last year in the 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. Rolls-Royce Group, BNF…
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INTERVIEW: Robert Ogden, chief executive, Renewable Exchange, on trading costs and the importance of machine-readable data
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In September, community energy company Egni Co-op caused a stir when it actioned new power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 25 solar farms simultaneously, using Renewable Exchange’s online platform. In October, PPAs for 157MW of renewable power were successfully executed through…
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ITM Power names new site, plans collaboration with Sheffield University
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ITM Power will site its new ‘gigafactory’ in Tinsley, Sheffield, on a site acquired from the University of Sheffield at a cost of £13.4 million. The site is part of the University of Sheffield Innovation District, 2 miles from ITM’s…
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Yü Group adds 38% to meter base as SOLR for Ampoweruk customers
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Multi-utility business supplier Yü Group has been appointed by Ofgem as Supplier of Last Resort (SOLR) for 8,158 businesses supplied by Ampoweruk, which has ceased trading. Yü Group sells water as well as gas and electricity to its customers. Ampower’s…
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On-street EV charger installer Connected Kerb targetting 5k installs by end 2022, 190k by end 2030
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Drivers without off-street parking represent just 9% of EV users. But EV charger company Connected Kerb says that after having installed 1,000 chargers in 2021 it expects to have 5,500 installed across the UK by the end of 2022, with…
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EDF to use Octopus Energy’s Kraken customer platform, aims to develop EV and home heat offerings
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EDF, the UK’s fourth largest energy supplier, is to move its five million customers onto Octopus Energy Group’s Kraken platform, under a licensing deal. EDF is the third licensee to work with Kraken Technologies in the UK, following successful migrations…
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Cost cutting and localisation are making offshore wind too risky to insure, says underwriter
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The dramatic fall in the cost of offshore wind has resulted in more failures and a rise in insurance claims that mean problems in insuring projects is becoming a barrier to delivery, according to a new claims report from GCube…