System Operator NGESO said this summer it does not expect to call on Optional Downward Flexibility Management (ODFM), a service used in 2020 and 2021 to manage periods of low demand, while technical problems with the French nuclear fleet may…
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Heavy goods vehicle operators call for government strategy and support to decarbonise
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The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector says lack of infrastructure makes it impossible for operators to contemplate investments to decarbonise their fleets, putting critical CO2 emission savings of up to 21.1 Mt a year at risk. The industry has called…
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Majority of suppliers failing on smart meter installation, prepayment and Economy7 customers badly served
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Ofgem said it would prepare enforcement action against 31 energy suppliers who failed to achieve rollout targets for electricity smart meters – a majority of the 49 suppliers required to provide smart meters – and 23 suppliers who failed to…
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Moneysupermarket: Energy switching ‘unlikely to recover in 2023′
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The energy switching market is unlikely to recover in 2023, according to Moneysupermarket. In a first-quarter trading update the switching service said ” Whilst we launched our first fixed energy tariff since October 2021 at the end of March, it…
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Luxembourg and Finland in first cross-border renewable energy support tender
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The first-ever cross-border tender to support renewable energy in the EU has been adopted by the European Commission. The tender is organised in the framework of the EU’s Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism (RENEWFM) and is between Luxembourg and Finland. cooperate…
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National Trust signs with RAW Charging to install EV charging bays
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The National Trust has contracted with RAW Charging to install electric vehicle charging for visitors. Over the next three years, RAW will install EV charging at suitable sites across the Trust’s portfolio in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. RAW will…
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Should the CfD include non-price factors? DESNZ asks for evidence
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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is consulting on whether to refine its key renewable energy support mechanism, contracts for difference (CfDs), to reflect the “wider benefits of renewable energy”. CfDs give developers price certainty for their offtake…
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Ripple Energy names Devon solar farm as third consumer-owned renewable energy site
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Ripple Energy has named Derril Water in Devon as its first shared solar farm project. Renewable energy company RES, which developed the project, will sell the 42MW project to a Ripple-managed co-operative. Ripple is ring-fencing 10% of the ownership of…
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Harland & Wolff looks for £168M investment to add hydrogen storage at Islandmagee facility
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Harland & Wolff says it will open conversations with potential funders, after a study has confirmed hydrogen can be stored in the salt caverns at its Islandmagee gas storage facility and withdrawn to a hydrogen grid when required, with the…