An energy industry blockchain ‘hackathon’, hosted by technology company Electron, was won by Octopus Energy. Their concept used the blockchain asset register and smart contracts to tackle some of the issues faced by customers with pre-payment meters. The one-day event on 6…

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J Murphy & Sons has acquired Carillion’s UK power framework business for an undisclosed sum. The agreement means Murphy has taken over Carillion’s contracts on National Grid’s electricity overhead lines, substation and underground cable frameworks. These three frameworks will deliver essential…

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GE and Arenko Group have announced a strategic alliance to build grid scale energy storage systems in the UK. Arenko has invested in a 41MW battery supplied by GE, sited in the Midlands, which  will commence operations in 2018.  Mirko…

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The UK government should improve investment conditions in low-cost renewable energy technologies such as onshore wind to support competitive industrial electricity prices, according to a new report from the Aldersgate Group. Industrial energy prices in the UK are higher than in…

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Energy services company Endeco Technologies is changing its name to Gridbeyond. “Our business has fundamentally transformed over the last few years, growing from start-up to scale-up,” commented Michael Phelan, the firm’s chief executive. “Since April 2016, our team has more than doubled in size, the…

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The first T-1 Capacity Market auction, for delivery next winter, cleared in the 14th round of bidding at £6/kW per year. Some 10663.717MW of de-rated capacity joined the auction at its start and the aggregate capacity that won agreements was 5,782.892MW.…

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The Environmental Audit Committee has begun an inquiry into the government’s 25-year Environment Plan, published in January. Among the plan’s proposals are a new statutory body to “champion and uphold environmental standards as we leave the European Union”. The EAC asked…

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The ENA’s Open Networks Project wants to hear views from stakeholders on its on its 2018 workplan. The project’s work in 2018 will be focusing on early implementation of distribution system operators (DSO) functionality, Whole System investment process improvements, and analysis…

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Renewable generation overtook coal for the first time across the EU in 2017, according to a report by climate policy group Sandbag. The found that the increase in renewables comes from wind, solar and biomass generation, as Europe’s hydro potential is…

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