BEIS has opened a competition for £20 million in grant funding for technologies used in new nuclear, focused on helping move towards demonstration and commercialisation. The fund builds on an initial £5 million award that has been running in a two-year…
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Tender by 30 January: BEIS seeks technical experts for Capacity Market panel
by New Power •
BEIS is looking for five technical experts to serve a three-year term on the panel that advises on technical aspects of the Capacity Market. Contracts start in February and tenders close on 30 January. The Panel’s role is to provide assurance that the analysis provided…
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Apply by 18 February: UKPN’s £300k community energy fund offers grants to tackle fuel poverty
by New Power •
Not-for-profit organisations and community groups in UK Power Network’s region can apply for grants of £2,000 to £20,000 for initiatives that combat fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of community spaces or support people in vulnerable circumstances. The deadline for applications is 18:00…
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Hitachi suspends UK nuclear programme, halts Horizon work at Wylfa Newydd and Oldbury
by New Power •
Horizon Nuclear Power has suspended its UK nuclear development programme, which was to have seen a new plant built at Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey in North Wales, with a second to follow at Oldbury on Severn in South Gloucestershire. The…
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UKERC: No-deal Brexit could raise power costs by £270m a year
by New Power •
A no-deal Brexit that would decouple the GB electricity market from the EU’s market could carry a penalty for GB of £270 million a year by 2030, according to a paper from UKERC researchers Dr Joachim Geske, Professor Richard Green…
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Act by 29 January: respond to consultation on BSC Capacity Market charging modification
by New Power •
Industry participants have until 5pm on 29 January to respond to a Balancing and Settlement Code modification that would see Capacity Market payments collected from suppliers and held in anticipation of the market winning renewed State Aid clearance. Many suppliers…
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Local planners should decide on composite storage and generation projects over 50MW, proposes BEIS
by Annabel Andrews •
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is consulting on updated planning rules for new energy schemes that combine energy storage with energy generation. At present, energy storage schemes under 50MW go through local planning, while those above…
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Baywa.r.e brings O&M solar and wind contracts to 61MW
by New Power •
BayWa r.e has won an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for 13 UK solar farms on behalf of Octopus Investments. The company said the was a further strengthening of BayWa r.e.’s partnership with Octopus Investments, the largest non-utility investor in onshore…
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Air quality strategy to put a check on biomass growth
by New Power •
The use of biomass will be carefully controlled and gaps in emissions legislation filled, under a new Clean Air Strategy published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Air quality is a devolved responsibility but some major contributors…