Storage could not only offer efficiencies for GB in managing its own power grid, but could also be a business opportunity for UK Plc, according to a report from RegenSW. The RegenSW paper, said, “UK projects are demonstrating a high…
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Humber Gateway link transferred to Balfour Beatty/Equitix consortium for £162.9 million
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Transmission assets at E.On’s Humber Gateway offshore wind farm are to be sold to BBEC, a consortium comprising Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix. Ofgem has granted BBEC a licence to operate the £162.9 million link for the next 20 years.…
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Electricity networks launch ‘call 105′ emergency number for power cuts
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Electricity networks companies have introduced a single emergency number – 105 – that anyone in England, Scotland and Wales can call in the event of a power cut. The Energy Networks Association said most people did not know they should…
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Energy customer switches up 30% year on year
by Annabel Andrews •
More than 3.8 million customers switched energy supplier in the first half of the year, around a million more than the same period last year. In the first half of 2016, around 1.6 million domestic customers switched gas suppliers and…
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Triton Knoll connection wins development consent
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The Triton Knoll offshore wind farm is set to enter the next Contracts for Difference auction after offshore connection works won development consent. The works include: a submarine cable route for exporting electricity generated by Triton Knoll wind farm (consented…
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PlanET Biogas UK to construct new AD plant in Shropshire
by Annabel Andrews •
PlanET Biogas UK has recently been contracted as technology provider for a 500 kWel AD plant in Shropshire. Bitterley Biogas AD plant near Ludlow will produce 500 kWel by digesting predominantly cattle manure from the surrounding farms. Eexcavation and concrete…
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Gap widens between best and worst energy companies for customer complaints
by Annabel Andrews •
The gap between how well the best and worst performing energy suppliers are at dealing with customer complaints is the widest on record, according to Citizens Advice. The difference between the companies at the top and bottom of the table is…
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CHP plant signs EPC contract
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A 12MWe (42MWt) CHP plant near Newark will allow animal rendering company J G Pears to replace 90% of the fossil fuels used in its process with meat and bone meal (MBM). Planning permission for the project was first sought…
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RWE’s Innogy to take over Belectric Solar and Battery
by Annabel Andrews •
Innogy SE is setting the course for future growth and will take over German solar and battery specialist Belectric Solar and Battery, part of the Belectric Group. Innogy and Belectric Holding GmbH have signed a share purchase agreement with a purchase price in…