NGESO, which balances electricity supply and demand on the national high-voltage transmission network, has opened a consultaton on how it expects to work in future with distribution system operators (DSOs), who are expected to be performing similar functions on the…
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Managing is key: why EpCM is becoming an attractive alternative to EPC for waste to energy projects
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Paul Harmer, director, conventional generation, Black & Veatch Europe, explores an option that could give energy from waste developers more certainty in delivering their projects The UK’s pipeline of waste-to-energy projects is potentially very strong. “Energy from waste is…
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ACT NOW: NGESO wants new members for its ‘issue group’ on using distributed generation to help balance the system
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National Grid ESO is looking for people to join an industry group exploring the barriers that stop small distributed generators and demand side response from joining the Balancing Mechanism, which NGESO uses to ensure supply is precisely matched to demand…
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Welsh offshore wind ‘could rival ScotWInd’, MPs hear
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Offshore wind in the Celtic Sea could offer investment on a similar scale as the current ScotWind leasing round and should be taken forward to help maintain a UK pipeline of investment, according to Maf Smith, Director, Lumen Energy and Environment.…
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ABB invests in fuel cells for EV charging and data centres
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ABB has invested £3.25 million in fuel cell company AFC Energy to deliver a high power EV charging system utilising AFC Energy fuel cell technology later this year. The two companies have also announced plans to use the fuel cell…
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When can we retire ‘demand’ and ‘supply’?
by New Power •
Electricity and energy industry models are starting to diverge from the centrally dispatched model dominated by large generators, and demand side response – although often an opaque term to users – is becoming a familiar part of the landscape. Initiatives…
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Shell to double electricity sales by 2030 and put Net Zero strategy to shareholders – but plans to expand gas business
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Shell is to ask its shareholders at its 18 May AGM to endorse an energy transition strategy that will see it set a Net Zero target by 2050 for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. It said, “the support of our shareholders is…
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Capacity Market entrants want Covid derogations extended, fearing contract terminations over build delays
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Companies who have new-build Capacity Market contracts have pleaded with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to extend special Covid arrangements that delayed the required completion date for the new assets. The companies said new plant that…
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Smart relays will release capacity for more connections in Kent, Surrey and Sussex
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New ‘smart’ relays on being installed by UKPower Networks on 80 transformers across 35 sites across Kent, Surrey and Sussex should allow additional plant to connect to the system. The £932,000 project will see the devices installed between now and 2024. Traditionally,…