Crown Estate Scotland has signed its first ever lease option to Pale Blue Dot for carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. Pale Blue Dot’s Acorn CCS project will use existing oil and gas assets on the Aberdeenshire coast to deliver large scale,…
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Pivot Power and Open Energi join Arsenal to trade on new battery
by New Power •
Pivot Power is to install a 2MW/2.5MWh battery at Arsenal’s Emirates stadium funded with investment from Downing LLP, and operate it for 15 years. A further 1MW/1.2MWh of storage to be added in summer 2019. The battery can store enough…
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Scottish Power to take on Extra Energy customers from Sunday
by New Power •
Scottish Power has been appointed as the ‘supplier of last resort’ for the customers of Extra Energy Supply. Scottish Power Energy Retail Limited will take over supply for these customers with effect from 00:01 on Sunday 25 November 2018. Further…
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Is the aim of the smart meter programme just to save money?
by New Power •
The National Audit Office, in its latest report on smart meters, has asked whether the rollout will save money for customers. That’s a good question for the NAO to ask and its uncertainty over whether consumers will see their energy…
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Spark Energy failure affects 290,000 customers
by New Power •
Spark Energy has gone out of business. Its 290,000 customers will now be entering Ofgem’s ‘supplier of last resort’ process, and Ovo Energy told the BBC that it had put forward proposals to Ofgem to acquire the business. The company follows Extra Energy, Future Energy,…
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RO and FIT shortfalls trigger enforcement action and more costs for compliant suppliers
by New Power •
Suppliers have fallen short on payments to two renewables support schemes, prompting Ofgem to take enforcement action and potentially raising bills for other suppliers. The regulator said that after late payments there was a shortfall of £58.6 million in Renewables…
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Energy efficiency fund to float, aims to raise £150M
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New investment company Seeit (SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust) has announced plans to float, to raise £150 million to invest exclusively in the energy efficiency sector, which it describes as a “rapidly growing segment of the infrastructure market”. The funds will be managed by Sustainable Development Capital, which…
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Extra Energy ceases trading – Ofgem announces new supplier fitness tests
by New Power •
Ofgem has activated ‘supplier of last resort’ measures as Extra Energy ceases trading. The company has around 108,000 domestic accounts and 21,000 business customers. Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said: “Today’s news and other recent supplier failures again highlight…
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Offshore wind sector launches careers website
by New Power •
The Offshore Wind Industry Council has launched a careers website to attract new entrants into the sector. The new site offshorewindcareers.co.uk went live as part of Offshore Wind Week. It showcases the job opportunities for graduates and apprentices, as well as those seeking to transfer from other sectors such as oil and…