For many years, energy fringe meetings at the Conservative Party conference were accompanied by a chorus of muttered ‘no’s and the odd loud ‘tut. They came from someone at the back, quivering with rage, waiting for the moment they could…
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RWE set to shut or convert coal plants
by New Power •
RWE has set out plans to become a carbon-neutral company by 2040. – although it said it will continue to be “a responsible producer of power from all energy sources” including gas-fired generation. It wants to reduce emissions by 70%…
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Siemens joins forces with UK100 to drive local smart energy projects
by New Power •
Siemens has signed a partnership agreement with UK100, a network of 94 UK mayors and council leaders, to work with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to bring together financing from local authorities, private capital and government investment…
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Pensions trustees face new requirement: invest with climate change risk in mind
by New Power •
UK pension funds are looking for investments in green energy, Doug McMurdo, chair of the Local Authority Pension Find Forum, told a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party conference. He told the audience that with £250 billion under management…
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Upgrade will add 40MW and flexibility at Shoreham power station
by New Power •
Shoreham power station is set to be upgraded. GE announced that Shoreham’s owner, Drax Power, has invested in its gas turbine upgrade package for the power station near Brighton. GE will perform an enablement inspection in 2019 to allow operation…
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Outfox the Market told to moderate advertising claims – comparison sites ‘not proof’
by New Power •
An energy supplier has been told by the Advertising Standards Agency not to run ads claiming to be the cheapest in the UK, partly because of the limitations of comparison sites. The ASA told Outfox The Market that it could…
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ATOL v SOLR
by New Power •
Watching the huge effort being put in to manage the thousands of Thomas Cook travellers affected by the company failure, it is probably a good time to compare ATOL, the Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing scheme, and energy companies’ supplier of last…
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Labour promises £83 billion investment in offshore wind with majority public ownership
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Majority public ownership in a fleet of 37 new offshore wind farms, each 1.1GW in size, with the profit recycled into new renewables and the built infrastructure: that was the promise from shadow secrtary fo state Rebecca Long-Bailey announced at…
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ESO announces timetable for Mersey reactive power service tenders
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National Grid ESO is set to run two tenders to procure winter reactive power services in the Mersey area. The first – short term – tender will seek offers to supply from April 2020 and will open on 14 October…