Shell renames First Utility, switches customers to renewable power
Shell has rebranded First Utility to Shell Energy and switched its customers to renewable power. It is also bundling in discounts for smart thermostats...
Derby City Council launches Ram Energy (powered by Nottingham)
Derby City Council has launched Ram Energy, white-labelling via Nottingham City Council's Robin Hood Energy.
The council joins the ranks of local authorities that want...
Data centres: Choose a more sustainable battery
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Data centres are under increasing pressure to reduce energy and carbon. While many of the world’s largest operators are building and funding their own...
Vattenfall backs hydrogen to decarbonise heavy industry, eyes supply chain ownership
Vattenfall believes hydrogen created from renewable power could decarbonise heavy industry such as steel and cement production - and the firm wants to own...
Toto Energy goes bust, Robin Hood bailed out
Toto Energy has ceased trading. The firms was one of a number of suppliers Ofgem had ordered to pay millions in overdue Renewables Obligation...
Beis seeks views on creating energy efficiency markets
Government is consulting on how to better incentivise energy efficiency and seeks input to inform market-based approaches.
It wants views on how current markets can...
Ceres Power to build fuel cell manufacturing plant in Surrey
Ceres Power is to build a fuel cell manufacturing facility in Redhill, Surrey. Manufacturing capacity will initially be 2MW, expandable to 10MW. The firm...
Mitie set to smash EV target, but warns charging lag threatens net zero
Mitie’s electric vehicle rollout continues apace. The firm now has its 250th electric vehicle, a Nissan van, on the road at client Heathrow Airport.
However,...
Energy from waste is changing: Unlock the opportunity
Energy from waste – industry partnerships for heat offtake, private wire agreements and alternative fuels for coal. Opportunities abound… Unlock them at the Energy...
Can the Balancing Mechanism offset FFR price erosion?
Firm Frequency Response (FFR), traditionally one of the highest sources of value for fast responding assets, has seen price declines in recent years.
Interviewed for...
Decc remains ‘confident’ of beating Tempus Energy’s demand-side legal challenge
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) remains "confident" it can see of the legal challenge launched by Tempus Energy, which alleges that...
Octopus: Flexibility probably one of the most important energy commodities; transport the next frontier
Flexibility “will probably be one of the most important commodities in the future energy market”, according to Simon Pickett, investment director at Octopus Investments.
The...
Gardner Denver showcases energy efficiency at EMEX 2017
Sponsored post: Vacuum and pressure manufacturer, Gardner Denver will be showcasing the latest technology to optimise compressed air efficiency at the Energy Management Exhibition...
Smart meters: Government launches £8.8m SME smart energy competition
Government has made up to £8.8m available to firms that can help smaller companies make better use of smart meter data in order to...
Smart energy technology for commercial and industrial use
Elcomponent outlines the benefits of its Smappee modular energy meter - which is claims reduces the cost of sub metering by 30-40 per cent...
How the NHS cut gas costs with boiler load optimisation controls
Sabien’s M2G boiler load optimisation controls have delivered a 12% reduction in gas costs at NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Biggart Hospital in Prestwick. The...
National Grid sells majority stake in gas distribution network
National Grid has sold a 61% stake in its gas distribution business to a consortium of investors. The deal values the distribution business at...
National Grid: 10 per cent capacity margin over winter, plus ‘sufficient’ gas
Falling demand on the transmission system and the start of the government's insurance policy for power have given National Grid greater headroom over winter.
The...
Centrica: Take energy policy costs off bills, ditch 2020 smart meters deadline
British Gas parent company Centrica has urged government to reform the way energy policy costs are collected amid a raft of proposals it believes...
Ofgem outlines changes to capacity market rules
Ofgem is consulting on changes to capacity market (CM) rules that will have a material bearing on participation.
The regulator asked for proposals last September....