Renewables investment trust Atrato Onsite Energy has acquired an onsite PV project designed to power Nissan’s Sunderland manufacturing plant. Atrato will acquire 100% of the shares of Hylton Plantation Solar Farm Limited, the company set up to to develop the…
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Ofgem promises action if it sees ‘sharp practice’ in electricity balancing markets
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Ofgem has promised to take action if it finds “sharp practice” in energy markets. There have been rising concerns about the prices taken in the so-called Balancing Market. Balancing costs refer to actions taken by the system operator, NGESO, at…
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Interview: Harmony Energy Income Trust bets on 2-hour batteries
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Harmony Energy Income Trust has five two-hour battery projects under construction. The managers believe the current uncertainty makes it an ideal time to bring agile storage into the market. Max Slade (top left) and Paul Mason (bottom left) of Harmony…
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European wind and solar projects achieving sharply higher PPA prices
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Wind and solar power generators are achieving sharply increased prices in power purchase agreements (PPAs) across Europe, according to Level Ten Energy’s regular pricing index. Level Ten Energy, which provides transaction infrastructure, said that in Q2 across Europe average wind…
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Hitachi Energy to provide HVDC link for Hornsea 3
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Hitachi Energy has won an order from Ørsted to provide two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems to connect the Hornsea 3 wind farm, located more than 120km off the east coast, to the onshore network. Hornsea 3’s total capacity of…
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United Utilities sells 69MW renewables business for £100M
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Water utility United Utilities has announced the sale of its renewable energy business, United Utilities Renewable Energy Limited to SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc approximately £100 million enterprise value. UURE comprises 69MW of renewable generation assets across 70 sites,…
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Interconnector ‘cap and floor’ application window opens 1 September
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Ofgem will open an application window on 1 September for new interconnectors between the GB network and other countries to be financed under a ‘cap and floor’ regime, it has announced. The application window will close on 31 October. Alongside,…
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From the New Power archive: Long hot summer? How power assets are affected as ambient temperatures rise
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Few of us are at their most efficient when the temperature rises. Just as human beings can find it harder to get to grips with their activities on a hot day, the efficiency of many electrical assets changes with the…
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Offshore wind price continues to fall in CfD allocation Round 4
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The fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme has secured almost 11GW across a 93 projects representing a range of technologies, including offshore wind, solar, onshore wind, floating offshore wind and tidal stream. Almost 7GW has been secured…