Zouk Capital has entered exclusive negotiations with the government to manage the £400 million Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF), one of a a package of measures aimed at helping to increase the uptake of electric vehicles. CIIF will match £200 million raised from…
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Utility chiefs set out programme to make workforce more diverse
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Chief executives from 32 energy and utilities employers have launched a long-term commitment to attract more diverse and inclusive talent into the industry. The Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership, led by sector employers, recognised the gap in its Workforce Renewal…
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OPINION: RIIO2 must deliver skills resilience for energy
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There is a gap at the centre of energy skills strategy. It needs a strategic approach at least equal to the industries that rely on it, says Nick Ellins, Group chief executive and chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Power Energy and…
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North Wales DCOs: network delay request, nuclear application continues
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National Grid has proposed a slowdown in the process to gain a development consent order (DCO) for the North Wales Connection, a new transmission line prompted by the planned Wylfa Newydd nuclear reactor on Anglesey. The transmission owner has written…
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Bristol Energy joins Energy Systems Catapult to offer ‘heat as a service’
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Bristol Energy has become the first energy supplier in the UK to trial selling ‘heat as a service’, offering households the chance to buy a tailored ‘Heat Plan’. The government-backed trial is being run by Energy Systems Catapult. Heat Plans provide consumers…
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EDF Energy to close coal-fired station at Cottam
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EDF Energy has announced that generation will end at its 2000MW Cottam coal-fired station on 30 September. Its remaining coal-fired station, 2000MW West Burton A, has Capacity Market agreements in place for three of the four units util September 2021. EDF…
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Price cap rises by £117: the industry responds
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From 1 April, the levels of the default tariff price cap will increase by £117 and pre-payment meter cap by £106 to reflect higher costs, Ofgem has announced. Of that increase, £74 is related to wholesale price increases, and £43 for networks and policy. The…
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Industry groups call on secretary of state to step in over charging reforms
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Energy trade associations from the decentralised and decarbonised renewables sector have warned the government that Ofgem’s charging reforms are putting at risk a more flexible, low-carbon energy system. In a letter to secretary of state Greg Clark MP the ADE, Beama,…
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Smart meter installations slow
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Smart meter installations fell by 35% in December – the biggest month by month fall since 2012, according to figures on electricity meter installation provided by industry body Electralink. The worst area affected was South Scotland, with a 41% month-on-month…