NextEnergy Solar Fund limited has bought three operating solar PV plants for £61.7 million. It now owns the 20.4MW Fenland plant and 24.8MW Green End plant, both in Cambridgeshire; and the 8.1MW Tower Hill solar farm in Gloucestershire. The three plants are grid-connected…
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Eggborough owner buys Lynemouth power station from RWE
by New Power •
Central European energy group EPH has added Lynemouth to its UK portfolio, buying the power station – due to be converted to burn biomass – from RWE. EPH already owns the 2GW Eggborough power station. Lynemouth is a 420MW coal-fired…
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National Grid publishes guidelines for Capacity Market transitional auction
by Annabel Andrews •
National Grid has published guidelines for the 2016 transitional Capacity Market auction. The secretary of state has set the target capacity for the auction at 900MW and the price cap at £40/kW/year. The transitional auction will take place on 26 January 2016. Click…
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The real failures on energy security
by New Power •
Secretary of state Amber Rudd has been looking for energy security in all the wrong places
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RES to build battery energy storage facility for WPD
by Annabel Andrews •
RES are to engineer, procure and construct a 300kVA/640kWh battery energy storage system for Western Power Distribution (WPD). The project will demonstrate nine different applications of energy storage on the grid as part of WPD’s initiative to investigate the technical and commercial feasibility…
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National Audit Office fears 1 in 3 major government projects are in doubt
by Annabel Andrews •
A third of major government projects due to deliver by 2020 are in doubt or unachievable unless action is taken, according to a report published by the National Audit Office. Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said: “I…
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From the New Power archive: Levy Control Framework – a chance for budget discipline or a political fiction?
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Levy Control Framework – a chance for budget discipline or a political fiction?
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EC fears market distortion: plans in-depth investigation of new Drax conversion
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Plans to convert a third unit (of six) at the Drax power station to burn biomass, instead of coal, have received a knock after the European Commission announced plans for an in-depth investigation of whether government support for the project…
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How can European electricity networks ease the distribution bottleneck?
by New Power •
A key issue to be resolved in the GB market is whether and how to balance supply and demand. What should be at transmission level and what at distribution level?. Similar questions are being asked across Europe, as Janet Wood found