ITM Power and Shell have installed a new hydrogen refuelling station at Shell Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. Shell Beaconsfield on the M40 will be the first site in the UK to bring hydrogen under the same canopy as petrol and diesel. The…
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TotoEnergy passes prepayment customers to Utilita Energy
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Utilita is to acquire 16,000 prepayment customers from small supplier Toto Energy. The customers will be transferred on 10 April and Utilita has promised to honour customers’ current tariffs – including unit rate and standing charge – until at least 30…
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Mitsubishi picks up a third of Moray East wind farm
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Mitsubishi has announced it will acquire 33.4% of shares in Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited, through its wholly owned UK-based subsidiary Diamond Generating Europe (DGE), with EDP Renewables, a renewable energy company from Spain. Moray East is due to begin…
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New auto-switching company Labrador says ‘customers should know smart meter data puts them in control’
by New Power •
Auto-switching company Labrador has announced backing from the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) which is backing the company with a hybrid package of £500,000 in cash and media investment, in exchange for a subscription of ordinary shares. Speaking to New Power…
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Onshore wind: an industry for a post-Brexit UK?
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New Power’s March issue explored whether the UK onshore wind industry could punch above its weight in a growing global market. The key was a pipeline of domestic projects. Giving evidence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee in February,…
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Take ACER survey: what is the value of electricity?
by New Power •
The Europe-wide Agency for the Co-operation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is carrying out research on how domestic and business customers value electricity supply. The organisation has invited users to take a 7-8 minutes survey that will help it make informed decisions…
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UK will remain in EU ETS until 2020, minister confirms
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Energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry MP has confirmed that the UK will seek to participate in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) at least until the end of Phase 3 in 2020. Giving evidence to the House…
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Nuclear regulator puts Hinkley Point C supply chain assurance on amber warning
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The company building Hinkley Point C (Hinkley Point C), the new nuclear power station in Somerset, has ‘deficiencies’ in its supply chain arrangements and quality assurance and must make improvements, according to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). The regulator…
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Fleet installations add hundreds of new EV charge-points
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Pod Point has installed 67 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints for Skanska UK, one of the country’s leading contractors, at Skanska’s Hertfordshire head office. The installation should be scaled up to 243 chargepoints in the future. Skanska, which employs 6,000 people in…