Energy Scanner, an auto-switching service aimed at small and micro businesses announced its official launch. The company follows two domestic auto-switching sites, Flipper and Swuto. In March we spoke to all three companies and asked whether they would change the…
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Dong sets IPO price range and date
by Annabel Andrews •
Danish utility and offshore wind developer Dong Energy has published more details about its intended initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq Copenhagen, including a nindicative price range has been set at DKK 200 to DKK 255 per share. This proposed float price…
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Consumers must have access to their energy data by 2017, government says
by Annabel Andrews •
Consumers across the energy and other regulated sectors should have easy access to the data they need to find the best deal and they should also be able to easily and securely share this data with price comparison websites and…
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Beware of Brexit certainty
by New Power •
From New Power founder Dom Maclaine’s latest blog: “amid extreme predictions of certain doom, there are areas where the implications of Brexit are much more overtly uncertain. Energy policy, and particularly the future of low carbon technologies and policies is…
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National Grid and RES launch sub-second frequency response service
by Annabel Andrews •
National Grid and Renewable Energy Systems (RES) are working on the first battery energy storage systems to provide a dynamic frequency response service in under a second in Great Britain. The companies have signed a four year contract that will…
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Aggreko to supply back-up power for Network Rail
by Annabel Andrews •
Aggreko has won a five-year contract to supply rental power to Network Rail for emergency support and planned maintenance. Network Rail chose Aggreko after a competitive tender to loan and install a range of large output power generation that will be…
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Beatrice wind farm wins £525M in EIB funding
by New Power •
The Beatrice windfarm has won the European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) single largest investment in an offshore wind project. The EIB is providing £525 million for construction of the project to be built 14km off the Caithness coast. The 19-year long-term…
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ENGIE confirms Rugeley Power Station to cease operations next month
by Annabel Andrews •
ENGIE has confirmed it is to begin decommissioning its 1,000 MW coal-fired Rugeley Power Station in Staffordshire by the end of June 2016. The company first announced its plan to cease market operations in February this year, due to the deterioration in…
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Eurelectric: The EU needs a strong carbon price signal to drive low-carbon investment
by New Power •
Hans Ten Berg, Eurelectric secretary general, says electrification remains crucial to reducing carbon emissions and the EU ETS must be able to provide the right investment signals The Paris Agreement is a major landmark in addressing the global climate change…