National planning documents ‘out of date’, warns expert National Policy Statements for energy projects – including renewable energy – are slipping out of date and there is a ‘pressing need for revisions’, according to planning expert and blogger Angus Walker…
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Ofgem issues ‘statement of objections’: did companies break competition law?
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Ofgem has alleged that three companies - energy suppliers Economy Energy and E (Gas and Electricity) and consultancy Dyball Associates – have broken competition law. In a ‘statement of objections’, the regulator alleges that: Between at least January and September 2016,…
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OPINION: low-carbon should be high profile for networks
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Sustainability First director Sharon Darcy argues that the regulatory framework for all energy network companies should include an explicit low-carbon incentive, and concludes that a qualitative approach with a quantitative element may be the best option at this point The…
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Sembcorp acquires UK Power Reserve, plans ‘major expansion’
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Sembcorp is to acquire distributed power specialist UK Power Reserve (UKPR) for £216 million. UKPR’s generating and storage fleet is spread across 32 locations in England and Wales. It has 533MW in operation with a further 480MW in construction and…
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Drax applies for planning consent to convert remaining coal units to gas
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Drax has submitted an application to National Infrastructure Planning for its Repower gas generation and battery storage project. The company plans to repurpose Drax’s two remaining coal generating units (units 5 and 6) with up to 3.6GW of gas-fired power generation and…
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Vattenfall plans EV charging network across GB
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Vattenfall is to begin installing ‘pay-as-you-go’ electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Great Britain that will be open to all EV drivers. From June, the company plans to partner with commercial developers, real-estate companies, industries, fleet owners and public bodies such as…
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Can Elexon crack open the energy ‘supplier hub’ model? Sign up to hear its proposals
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Industry settlements company Elexon has suggested customers need no longer rely on a single electricity supplier to provide all their power (the so-called ‘supplier hub’ model). It has published proposals that could quickly allow customers to use several suppliers, for…
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Clean energy is the UK’s biggest Brexit opportunity
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The Green Alliance hosted a debate yesterday, to ask the question: “how will climate ambition define Britain’s role as a global player in the 2020s”? Debate chair Evan Davis found few in the audience were optimistic about the UK’s role…
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Think tank calls for zero emissions target
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Conservative think tank Bright Blue has called on the government to mark ten years since the Climate Change Act by announcing this year a new legal net zero emissions target In a new report, Hotting up, the think tank says there…