National Grid and UK Power Networks are recruiting distribution-connected generators to trial a new market in reactive power. Traditionally reactive power was managed on the transmission network, by National Grid. But with more power assets connecting to the distribution network,…
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Welsh government offers cash to kick-start Swansea tidal project
by Annabel Andrews •
Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has committed to providing further investment to kick-start the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon and is calling on the UK government to give the project the green light. Jones has sent a letter to prime minister Theresa…
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New CCGT planned for Ferrybridge
by New Power •
SSE has announced plans for a new CCGT at the Ferrybridge site in Yorkshire. The new plant will be known as Ferrybridge ‘D’ and will have a generating capacity of up to 2,000MW. SSE owned and operated the coal-fired Ferrybridge ‘C’ power…
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Ofgem confirms ‘cap and floor’ guarantee for 4.2GW of interconnections – but Brexit raises concern
by New Power •
Ofgem has confirmed it will guarantee returns for investors in three new Interconnector projects totalling 4.2GW. The three - GridLink (to France), NeuConnect (to Germany) and NorthConnect (to Norway) – will all be able to operate under a ‘cap and floor’…
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Iona Capital: corporate power buyers are key to new green projects
by New Power •
A good corporate buyer taking the power from a renewable energy project is becoming more important than government support, according to Nick Ross, director at Iona Capital. In an exclusive interview with New Power Report, Ross, whose company directs pension fund investment…
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E.On confirms sale of Uniper stake to Fortum
by New Power •
E.On has confirmed it will sell its 46.65% stake in spin-off Uniper to Fortum for €22 per share. The voluntary takeover offer was made on 7 November. When Uniper was spun off from E.On in 2016. 53.35 percent of Uniper stock…
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OPINION: Legislating for a future with electric vehicles
by New Power •
An increase in electric vehicle ownership in the UK is becoming inevitable. Simon Sjenitzer, director – energy & climate change business development at WYG, asks: can legislation help our infrastructure cope? Britain is investing more than £1.2 billion in electric and…
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OPINION: swimming against government policy is not easy for hydropower
by New Power •
Hydropower can benefit the environment and gives communities a positive view of renewables, argues Barn Power’s Mark Simon – it is worth continued investment There are 29,000 industrial weirs in England, of which about 1,000 are suitable for small-scale hydropower,…
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Toshiba sells Westinghouse nuclear plant unit to Brookfield
by New Power •
Toshiba has sold Westinghouse Electric Company, the nuclear company whose plant design is intended for construction in Moorside, Cumbria, to Canadian asset manager Brookfield for $4.6 billion. Westinghouse’s US reactor company is currently in bankruptcy protection after it was hit…