Uniper and General Electric have signed an agreement aimed at decarbonising Uniper’s gas-fired power plants and natural gas storage facilities. GE’s Gas Power business and Uniper will explore, assess, and develop technology options across the company’s fleet. A GE/Uniper joint…
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Ofgem launches revised Sandbox, saying to innovators ‘talk to us any time’
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Ofgem has opened a new revised Sandbox service that will allow innovators with new energy supply proposals to contact the regulator. It has abandoned the application windows used in the previous Sandbox and instead said innovators can discuss proposals at any…
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Octopus Renewables adds 9.1MW to rooftop solar portfolio
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Investor Octopus Renewables has acquired a 9.1MW portfolio of operational residential UK rooftop solar assets. The deal will complement its existing rooftop solar portfolios in the UK and France. The newly acquired solar assets cover more than 2,700 rooftops across…
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ACT NOW: Transport for London to procure 1.6TWh of green power direct – respond to market testing
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Transport for London (TfL) has begun market testing with the aim of procuring renewables to cover 10% of its 1.6TWh electricity demand by 2022 and 100% by 2030. TfL power contracts are currently manged by the Crown Commercial Service, but the London mayor’s…
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System Operator warns no more firm reserve or STOR procurement as it mulls day-ahead products
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System operator NGESO has said it will not procure more firm fast reserve in its current form. Nor does it expect to procure firm short term operating reserve (STOR), this year or next. The ESO plans to use other services…
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Offshore wind connections: Kwarteng kicks off review promising to remove ‘major barrier’
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The form of a new enduring regime for offshore transmission should be clear in 2021, according to energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng MP, after he announced the terms of reference for a review of the current regime. Offshore wind developers have…
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Uskmouth ‘energy from waste’ conversion delayed as Simec Atlantis seeks data centre customers
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Conversion of the Uskmouth coal-fired power station to burn pellets made from waste will now take place in two stages, owner Atlantis has announced, with the second 110MW unit financed after the first enters operation. The delay to unit 2…
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Ofgem opens investigation into United Gas and Power and Hudson Energy
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Ofgem has opened investigations into United Gas and Power, which acts on behalf of Hudson Energy Supply UK, and into Hudson Energy itself, which is responsible for United’s actions. United Gas and Power serves business customers. The investigation covers rules around billing,…
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Work begins on National Grid’s Viking Link interconnector with Denmark
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National Grid has announced the start of work on a new 1.4GW interconnector linking the GB grid with Denmark. The £1.8 billion project is a joint venture by National Grid and Danish transmission company Energinet and is due to enter service…