Simec signs Mitsubishi Hitachi deal for Uskmouth waste power plant

Simec Atlantis’ plans to develop a 220MW power plant that burns paper, card and plastic at Uskmouth continue to advance. The Gupta-controlled firm has...

North East energy supplier launches carbon neutral gas

North East-based energy supplier Green has launched a ‘carbon neutral’ green gas offering. In addition to already supplying their members with 100% renewable electricity, Green’s...

Earning a first: Universities sign £50m aggregated PPA

UK universities have earned what is believed to be a UK-first: an aggregated renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) across 20 education establishments worth £50m. The...

Eon will move “quickly” to resolve Npower’s future after deal agreed

Eon will move "quickly" to clarify the future of Npower after its asset swap with Innogy was cleared by competition authorities. Chairman and chief executive...

Ovo to buy SSE’s retail business, become second largest supplier

SSE and Ovo have agreed a deal where the former challenger supplier will acquire SSE’s domestic customer book for £400m in cash and £100m...

TPIs: Find out what’s going on with Ofgem’s small business review

Third party intermediaries keen to keep abreast of Ofgem’s review of the small business market might want to attend a meeting later this month...

Ørsted exits mid-market to focus on 30GWh+ corporates

Ørsted will no longer pursue SME and mid-market customers, focusing its energy supply business instead on large industrial and commercial businesses that use at...

SSE confirms Ovo talks

SSE has confirmed it is in talks with Ovo as the big six supplier attempts to exit domestic energy retail. The company has been seeking...

Npower posts deeper operating loss

Npower posted an €81m (£75m) operating loss for the first half. The retailer shed 238,000 customers versus the first half 2018. Parent company Innogy said...

The future of energy: Five key changes and how to benefit from them

Haven Power outlines ways businesses can navigate the changing energy landscape in this sponsored post - and offers a free report produced with Cornwall...

Inspired Energy acquires 40 per cent of Ignite Energy, eyes remainder

Inspired Energy has paid £5m for a 40 per cent stake in Ignite Energy and has a two-year option to acquire the remainder of...

Centrica to exit oil and gas production, Conn to go

Centrica has confirmed it will exit oil and gas exploration and production and that CEO Ian Conn will step down next year. The group posted...

Energi Mine plans ‘global peer-to-peer energy exchange’

Energi Mine is working on plans to launch “a global energy exchange that enables peer-to-peer trading” underpinned by blockchain. Chief executive Omar Rahim, a former...

A big carrot: Octopus seeds new business energy verticals

Octopus Energy for Business plans to quadruple its customer base in the next couple of years. Director Zoisa Walton thinks creating products for business...

Viridor plans plastics recycling plant and private wires as EfW earnings soar

Viridor plans to build a new plastics recycling plant and more energy parks as the energy from waste (EfW) business continues to drive profit...

After serious growing pains, Yü Group promises prudence

Business energy and water supplier Yü Group said it will grow at a slower pace after suffering the affects of rapid expansion without sufficient...

Where’s your flexibility?

In the electricity market flexibility has become an everyday word thrown around at conferences, in meetings, and in the boardroom – but why do...

AI modelling to deliver huge cost savings for large energy users

Energy procurement and risk management needs to be digitised, unified and placed onto one powerful platform, argues Joe Warren, from ZTP. For this reason,...

Yü Energy shares soar after FCA drops investigation

Yü Group's share price climbed 66 per cent in early trading on news that the Financial Conduct Authority has discontinued its investigation into the...

Green Energy Consulting: Exporting UK procurement expertise to Europe

Green Energy Consulting outlines its work for UK clients - and it's planned expansion into Europe in this sponsored post. Due to our vision and...