A government ‘update to market’ for the ‘midstream’ gas industry, which delivers gas to homes and businesses within the UK, sets out some of the challenges to manage in decreasing gas use as we transition to low-carbon energy. It flags…
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Roadmap aims to smooth path to 47GW of solar
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The government has published a ‘Solar Roadmap’ for the UK that aims to rapidly accelerate of solar deployment, from 18GW to 45-47GW by 2030 and potentially more. Launching the roadmap the government said “Every family and business in Britain is…
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NESO opens five-week consultation on energy planning framework
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The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has begun a consultation on proposals for a new strategic energy planning technical framework. It sets out the future transmission network infrastructure needed across Great Britain for electricity, gas and hydrogen. This is the…
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Co-operative seeks investors for solar farm on opencast coal area
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Investment platform Ethex has opened a bond offer for a 3.5 MW solar farm on a former opencast coalfield area in Whiteborough, Nottinghamshire. The project is being delivered by Big Solar Co-op Ltd, which said it hopes to sell solar…
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XLinks ‘surprised and disappointed’ to be refused a CfD for Morocco project
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XLinks, the company that is developing a 3.6GW interconnector between Morocco and Devon to bring power from a solar, wind and battery facility, has said it is “hugely surprised and bitterly disappointed” that secretary of state Ed Miliband said the…
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Ofgem confirms funding for hydrogen FEED work at East Coast Cluster
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Ofgem has agreed that three gas distribution networks (GDNs) who lead East Coast Hydrogen can spend around £96 million on front end engineering design (FEED) for a regional hydrogen transport and storage network. Ofgem said that, “there is consumer value…
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Ofgem supports tariff trial that cuts standing charge
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Domestic energy customers could see their standing charge reduced if they avoid using power at peak times, in a test tariff supported by Ofgem. The regulator is currently inviting energy suppliers to come forward to take part in the trials.…
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Utilita pays compensation after missing Warm Homes Discount deadline
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Utilita will pay around £277,000 in compensation after failing to pay its Warm Home Discount payments on time to more than 4000 customers, according to Ofgem. The Warm Home Discount scheme – which is administered by Ofgem on behalf of…
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Preferred bidders named for two floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea
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Two consortia have been awarded rights to each develop a 1.5GW floating wind farm in in seas off the coasts of Wales and South West England, The Crown Estate has announced. The allocation fell short of the 4.5GW up for…