Capacity Market: Ofgem rejects plan to collect payments during suspension
Ofgem has rejected a modification to the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) under which the Capacity Market ‘supplier charge’ would be collected from customers...
Rethinking energy for better business performance
Centrica Business Solutions outlines opportunities to tackle escalating business costs and transform energy into a driver for value and growth in this sponsored post.
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Demand-side response: Can suppliers and aggregators collaborate to maximise returns?
Demand-side response aggregators are becoming suppliers and vice versa. Can the two parties also collaborate to help customers maximise the value of their flexibility...
Energy networks seek views on smart grid plans
Energy network operators seek views on their smart grid work programme.
The Energy Networks Association has outlined a number of consultations and areas of focus...
Free report: How to Build Resilient Infrastructure
Organisations need mechanisms in place to ensure grid reliability and resilience.
In Europe, for example, energy infrastructure is made up of small, isolated national networks...
UK Power Networks to trial Faraday Grid’s self balancing technology
UK Power Networks is to trial new technology that aims to create intelligent, self balancing power grids.
The distribution network operator has signed a deal...
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...
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.
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Foresight plans share issue ahead of 72MW solar deal
Foresight Solar Fund is eyeing a £30m acquisition of 10 solar PV farms totalling 72MW.
The fund said the sites all receive renewables obligation subsidies...
£10m London boiler scrappage scheme launched for SMEs
SMEs in London are being incentivised to replace older boilers for cleaner, more efficient heating systems under a new £10m scheme launched by Mayor...
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...
Welsh government cash ‘not a double subsidy’ says Swansea tidal lagoon developer
An injection of taxpayer cash into the proposed Swansea Tidal Lagoon would not represent a double subsidy, according to Tidal Lagoon Power boss, Mark...
Atlantis boss: think big to make tidal power cheaper than Hinkley C
Atlantis Resources’ 6MW tidal array entered its 25 year operational phase in April, a major milestone for the Pentland Firth MayGen project.
To date it...
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....
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...
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...
Energy efficiency done right can pay for itself: Here’s how to convince your CEO
“Mounting pressure to reduce operating costs, coupled with shareholder and customer desire for improved sustainability, has made energy management an increasingly important priority for...
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...
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...
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...