Decc’s “backstop offtaker” is critical in providing market options for independent generators, and it should be available from mid-2014, argues Nigel Cornwall Independent players are key to helping deliver the three key energy policy objectives of sustainability, security of supply,…
Perspective
What next for nuclear waste?
by New Power •
Ross Hayman of public relations and stakeholder engagement consultancy Copper says the government should learn from its most recent failed attempt to find a home for nuclear waste. The time for delay is past. The search for an underground site…
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Decc is talking greenwash on renewables jobs
by New Power •
Alex Henney argues that the government has been over-optimistic in estimating the number of new jobs that will be created as a result of its low-carbon power policies A press release from the Department of Energy and Climate Change…
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In the October 2013 issue
by New Power •
DATA: utility-scale PV projects INTERVIEW: KEVIN MCCULLOUGH, CEO, UK COAL PRODUCTION LTD “I know from my past role [at Npower] where [UK coal- fired power] is coming from and 5-6% is coming from the UK. The country may not want to…
Flash update
The latest market reforms reduce the apparent need for STOR
by New Power •
Graham Shuttleworth and George Anstey, examine the interactions between an existing market intervention – Short Term Operating Reserve – and planned measures including the Capacity Market and new cash-out arrangements
Flash update
CCGT project monitor highlights stalled development pipeline
by New Power •
This month energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey said he expected to see investment start to flow into the energy industry in the next 12-18 months. The New Power project monitor index, focusing this month on CCGTs, shows how…
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The hardest hit
by New Power •
William Baker describes new research from Consumer Futures that looks at the cost of government energy policies on households and identifies the likely winners and losers.
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Offshore wind – why cost reduction must now take precedence
by New Power •
Phil de Villiers – Head of Offshore Wind, the Carbon Trust It’s been a busy few weeks for the UK’s offshore wind industry. David Cameron provided a welcome boost by generating some long overdue positive headlines when he cut the…
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Making electricity saving
by New Power •
This month we found out that the government intends to amend the Energy Bill to provide financial payments for electricity saving. Whilst not perfect, this is a significant first step toward creating a market for ‘negawatts’ in the UK.