Benj Sykes, co-chair of the Offshore Wind Industry Council and Ørsted UK country manager for offshore: “…offshore wind is set to take its place at the heart of our low-carbon, affordable and reliable electricity system of the future. “This relentlessly innovative…
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Next steps to the ‘internet of energy’: views sought on the smart grid’s Future Worlds
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What is the best way to deliver a ‘smart grid’ that accommodates responsive, decentralised and decarbonised electricity networks? The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has opened a major consultation on the future shape of the GB electricity networks and the next…
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Tempus launches judicial review: aims to force a halt to Capacity Market payments and agreements
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Tempus has launched legal action intended to force the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to cancel a planned Capacity Market auction that would ‘top up’ capacity levels for next year’s winter (so-called ‘T -1′ auction) and return…
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Legal & General takes stake in EV charge point operator Pod Point
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Legal & General Capital has taken a 13% stake in charge point operator Pod Point. Legal & General says electric vehicles “will be an integral part of delivering that clean environment and transforming the UK’s transport systems”. Estimates suggest that by…
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Good Energy to acquire electric vehicle app Zap-Map
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Good Energy has taken a 12.9% share in electric vehicle app Zap-Map’s parent company, with an option to take a majority share within two years. The app helps EV drivers locate charge points and check their availability. Registered drivers help…
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Groups launch legal challenge to EU’s support for biomass
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A group of plaintiffs from five European Member States, including Romania, Ireland, Slovakia, France and Estonia, are mounting a legal challenge the EU’s 2018 Renewable Energy Directive. The case, which will be filed in the European General Court in Luxembourg, says wood-burning power plants…
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Co-Op Energy launches community power tariff
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Co-Op Energy has launched a Community Power tariff that sources power from community-owned energy projects. The product is available on a one or two year fixed price contract and it is priced £5 higher than the company’s other fixed-price deals. It…
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BEIS makes CM supplier payments voluntary but warns of immediate bill on market reinstatement
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Energy suppliers will not be subject to mandatory payments to meet Capacity Market levies while the fate of the market is being determined, BEIS has decided. But suppliers will be invoiced and have to pay in full within a few…
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BEIS committee opens inquiry on energy sector investment
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Does the government need a new approach to bring forward investment to deliver a low carbon, low cost energy system and secure energy supplies for the long term? The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has launched an inquiry to examine the…