The public and other stakeholders have been invited by Holyrood’s Economy, Jobs and Fair Work committee to give their views on the feasibility of a not-for-profit, publicly owned energy company. Issues being considered include whether such a company will reduce costs for…
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‘Road to zero’ electric vehicle strategy: the industry responds
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The government’s “Road to zero”, says that by 2030 at least half of new cars and 40% of new vans sold in the UK must be ultra low emission — defined as emitting less than 50g of carbon per kilometre…
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OPINION: The UK faces a bleak energy future outside the EU’s internal market
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Speaking at the end of a House of Lords debate on energy and Brexit, Lord Teverson warned that the UK would not be ‘at the table’ on energy discussions after it leaves the EU. He warns that the EU’s interest…
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System stability fears will require changes at 50,000 distributed generation plants
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Up to 50,000 distributed generators, who operate small plant less than 5MW in capacity, will have to make changes to plant operation to stop faults propagating across the electricity system and causing local blackouts. A consultation on how to implement…
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Funding sought for fast-charging ‘petrol stations’ for electric vehicles
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Gridserve has announced plans to roll out a UK-wide network of ‘electric forecourts’. It wants to “offer significantly more high-power charging points than are currently available at most UK petrol stations”. It is currently raising capital from investors in its first round of…
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Community energy company makes acquisition in Cornwall
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Community-owned energy co-operative Community Power Cornwall has acquired wholly owned subsidiary West Country Renewables for £1.34 million. It said this is the first time a Cornish community energy society has bought an existing company and claimed assets being transferred from private…
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Ingenious-backed company offers on-site power to beat rising ‘brownout’ fears
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Argonaut Power and Powerstar have announced plans to provide fully-funded battery storage and on-site renewable generation for commercial and industrial customers. The aim is to enable customers to decrease their bills through the reduction of grid charges, to improve business…
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Neuconnect takes forward plans for Germany-GB Interconnector
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Neuconnect Britain has applied for an interconnector licence for a direct link between GB and Germany. The 1,400MW HVDC connection will comprise two submarine cables totalling around 670km and has a connection agreement at Greystones on the Yorkshire coast (for the GB end)…
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More customers stuck with meters that turn dumb on switching as ‘fully smart’ meters delayed until December
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Energy suppliers will get two more months until they have to stop rolling out early-version (‘Smets 1′) smart meters and have to install fully functional (‘Smets 2′) meters instead. A consultation from BEIS proposes extending the deadline from 5 October to 5 December, with derogations until…