Vattenfall IDNO, an Ofgem regulated independent distribution network operator (iDNO), has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by developer Parabola to provide and operate the electrical infrastructure at Edinburgh Park Southern Phase. The masterplan for Edinburgh Park Southern Phase is for it to be…
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Sizewell C consent examination raises more questions over managing the East Coast’s energy boom
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National Infrastructure Planning (NIP) has submitted extensive requests for information on the cumulative effects of energy infrastructure on the east coast, to EDF-backed NNB Generation Company. The questions are an early stage of assessing the application for planning consent for Sizewell…
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Transmission operators plan to standardise offshore connections to make them ‘offshore grid ready’
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Seven European transmission system operators have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the launch of Eurobar, an initiative on international standardisation of interfaces and technology for interconnecting offshore wind platforms across Europe. The aim of Eurobar is to integrate offshore…
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Shortlist announced in tender for two offshore links worth £1.3B
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Three ‘bidding groups’ have been shortlisted in the tender to own and operate the offshore transmission connections to two offshore wind farms. Ofgem says the value of operating and owning the two links is around £1.3billion. Triton Knoll is a 857MW wind farm…
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SF6 alternative: major suppliers announce collaboration
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Hitachi ABB Power Grids and GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business have announced today a non-exclusive, cross-licensing agreement related to the use of an alternative gas to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) used in high voltage equipment. This fluoronitrile-based gas mixture has…
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Ofgem: half-hourly settlement to be mandatory from October 2025
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Ofgem has fired the starting gun for a major change in the way consumers interact with their power supplier, announcing that all customers’ usage will be tracked on a half-hourly basis. It means that consumers will have the option of…
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Gresham House acquires Scottish battery storage at Byers Brae
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Battery investor Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has acquired its first operating project in Scotland. The Byers Brae project near Livingston in West Lothian was acquired from Gresham House DevCo Limited and Noriker Power Ltd, for £15.6 million (plus up to…
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E.On pays £650,000 in recompense for direct debit error affecting 1.6M customers
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E.On is to make redress of £650,000 after taking direct debits too early from 1.6 million customers. A majority of the affected payments were due to be taken in January 2021, but they were wrongly taken on 24 December 2020. This…
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Smart EV charging: government warned making smart meter DCC the only option is no way to be a global leader
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Relying on the smart meter framework and the its ‘data hub’, the DCC to manage vehicle ‘smart charging’ would be the wrong choice, and would stifle innovation and restrict the UK’s ability to be a leading global player, argues a…