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
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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…
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The ABWR experience
by New Power •
In October 2018 New Power took a look at the ABWR planned for Wylfa Download our article New Power October 2018 ABWR
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BEIS select committee: what is ‘Plan B’ for Capacity Market?
by New Power •
Government must have a ‘Plan B’ in case the Capacity Market does not pass renewed State Aid scrutiny by the European Commission, said Rachel Reeves MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. Reeves was commenting on a…
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Viking Link interconnector granted onshore planning approval
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National Grid’s Viking Link Interconnector with Denmark has been granted planning approval by a fourth local council in Lincolnshire, reports Lincolnshire Live. The interconnector will run between Bicker Fen near Boston and a substation Revsing in Southern Jutland in Denmark.…
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Proposal for CfD floor aims to attract power investors to meet UK’s low-carbon needs
by New Power •
Industry has called on climate and industry minister Claire Perry MP to instigate a ‘CfD floor’ mechanism to bring forward investment in 160GW of new power plant required to meet 2050 decarbonisation targets. The organisations said the government had to re-examine its…
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Smart Export Guarantee proposals: industry responds
by Annabel Andrews •
Chris Hewett, chief executive, Solar Trade Association: “We give these proposals a cautious welcome. We are very pleased the government is unequivocal; small generators will be compensated for the power they contribute to the system, but the issue remains providing…