For the first time an HVDC (high voltage direct current) connection will be used to link an offshore wind farm to the onshore network. ABB will use the technology to connect offshore wind farms in the Dogger Bank region of…
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Final order for Gnergy: supplier must pay RO bill by tomorrow
by New Power •
Ofgem has issued a final order to Gnergy to compel the supplier to its make its outstanding Renewables Obligation payment – £673,876.62 plus interest – by tomorrow (31 October 2019). Ofgem had consulted on issuing three other suppliers – Toto…
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First transformer delivered for Moray East substation
by New Power •
After a 1500km journey, the first of three 270t transformers has been delivered to the onshore substation site that will connect the Moray East wind farm to the onshore grid. The transformer was moved from the port at Peterhead on Sunday…
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EP UK acquires Irish CCGT
by New Power •
EP UK Investments has completed the acquisition of 80% of the shares of Tynagh Energy, an independent power producer in the Republic of Ireland that owns a 400MW CCGT in east County Galway. The sellers were EFS Tynagh Holding Company…
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Lidl and Podpoint to roll out rapid EV chargers across up to 300 stores over three years
by New Power •
Lidl, which has plans to open 50 new stores in GB in 2019, has announced plans to install rapid electric vehicle chargers at all of them. It will also install charging points at existing stores. That should mean rapid chargers…
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CMA opens investigation into SSE/Ovo merger
by New Power •
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a statutory merger investigation into Ovo’s pland to acquire the supply business of SSE. The merger would make it the UK’s second largest energy supplier and CMA is required to consider whether…
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The long read: How I helped break the power of the Big Six
by New Power •
Here’s my competitive energy market story For years I am an Npower customer. I switched – I know the basics! – but a while ago. Although it regularly comes low down on price and customer satisfaction rankings, I don’t use…
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Capacity Market reinstated: the industry responds
by New Power •
Caroline Bragg, head of policy, Association for Decentralised Energy: “The ADE welcomes the European Commission’s decision to re-instate the Capacity Market’s State Aid. “Whilst undoubtedly not perfect, the Capacity Market has been an important revenue stream for decentralised energy and its…
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Capacity Market gets new go-ahead from European Commission
by New Power •
The European Commission has cleared the GB Capacity Market, in suspension since last year, saying it passes State Aid tests. The Commission had been required to re-examine whether the CM complied with State Aid rules after a Tempus Energy challenge…