Energy regulator Ofgem is exploring barriers to demand side response among industrial and commercial (I&C) energy consumers in an online survey. The survey is part of the regulator’s flexibility programme, which is looking at which areas might benefit from flexibility. It is also…
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Air Products abandons plans for plasma-based energy from waste plants in Tees Valley
by New Power •
Air Products has announced it will exit its energy from waste (EfW) business, leaving the future of two projects – with 100 technical and 1500 construction jobs – in doubt. The US-based company had planned to build two 49.9MW EfW…
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Consultation launched on managing the ‘queue’ of distributed generation connections
by New Power •
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched a consultation on how electricity distribution network operators (DNOs) should manage the ‘queue’ of distributed generation customers who want to connect to the network. The consultation sets out principles on which DNOs could…
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Government sets out plan to protect energy intensive industry from renewables costs
by Annabel Andrews •
The business secretary has set out details of an exemption for the steel sector and other energy intensive industries from energy costs. The exemption, first announced at Autumn Statement, will spare all energy intensive industries from paying some £390 million a year in…
From the monthly Report
Jack of all trades: storage is being held back by its complex offering
by New Power •
The story from new mechanisms like National Grid’s Demand Side Balancing Reserve and the Capacity Market are that they welcome bids from storage. But in practice, those mechanisms have largely incentivised traditional generation instead, some of it at small scale.
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EIB loans £500m for electricity transmission network in Scottish highlands
by Annabel Andrews •
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide £500m to support a major reinforcement of the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland to improve connections between wind, wave and tidal renewable energy schemes and the national power network.…
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Fiddler’s Ferry gets stay of execution
by New Power •
Three units at SSE’s Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired station will remain operable for another year and could be retained until 2017/18, SSE has announced. The stay of execution has come after one of the three remaining units won a one-year contract…
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MPs to investigate “disruptive” technology in energy sector
by Annabel Andrews •
The energy and climate change committee has launched an investigation into disruptive technologies and innovation that could transform the future energy sector. As a first step, the committee of MPs is asking which innovations have the greatest potential to revolutionise energy…
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Power industry evolution: local energy v long distance transport
by New Power •
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed changes to the way transmission losses are charged among its recommendations to improve competition in the energy industry. The energy lost in transporting power from centralised generating plants to customers has been…