Mark Moriarty, chief operating officer at Commodity Management Services, argues that the UK’s large role in the EU ETS means it will still have influence in the bloc’s climate policy Brexit provides an opportunity for a re-examination of the UK’s…
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Ofgem confirms National Grid must set up separate system operator company
by Annabel Andrews •
Ofgem has confirmed that National Grid should proceed with plans to set up a new legally separate company to carry out its electricity system operator function within National Grid Group. The electricity system operator (ESO) has a central role in…
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Three companies on short list for wind farm links
by New Power •
Ofgem has published shortlisted companies bidding for the right to own and operate cables linking offshore wind farms at Galloper and the Walnet Extension to the onshore network. The same bidders were named in both shortlists for the projects. They…
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Storage ‘should be defined as load, not generation’
by New Power •
Ofgem and BEIS have taken the wrong approach in defining storage as generation, according to Endeco chief executive Michael Phelan. In an interview with New Power Report Phelan said storage should have its own definition. But if it had to…
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Wind generators to queue until second quarter of 2019 for uncertain Feed in Tariff rate
by Annabel Andrews •
Generators seeking a Feed in Tariff subsidy for some wind installations will have to queue until the final quarter of 2019, according to new figures released by Ofgem. The latest information from the regulator showed that there are currently 48…
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Centrica blames “increasing costs of energy policy” for 12.5% electricity price hike
by Annabel Andrews •
Centrica has said it will put up it’s standard tariff electricity price by 12.5% from mid-September, while its gas price will remain the same. This will see an average annual dual fuel bill for a typical household on standard tariff…
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Hydrogen grid? Think about power – and gas – needs, says energy systems expert
by New Power •
Providing consumers with low-carbon heat will require major change even if the solution keeps some part of the existing gas infrastructure, Jeff Douglas, strategy manager at the Energy Systems Catapult, told New Power. In a wide-ranging interview about the future…
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BEIS awards £2.9M nuclear research contract
by New Power •
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded a £2.9 million contract to Amec Foster Wheeler to lead a UK Digital Reactor Design nuclear power research programme. The company will set up and run a partnership that will…
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Ofgem asks: Does mandatory market making work?
by Annabel Andrews •
Ofgem has asked for feedback on whether its market-making windows are working, as part of its review of the Secure and Promote liquidity fix. In 2014, the regulator brought in the Secure and Promote Licence Condition, to try to address…