So-called generic design licensing for the AP1000, the nuclear reactor design planned for construction at Moorside in Cumbria, has moved into the "technical assessment" phase, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said.
National Grid’s return on equity in its UK business rose slightly in 2014/15, up to 13.7% from 12.7% the previous year.
Investment in offshore wind is “increasingly paying off,” Peter Terium, chief executive of RWE, said in an update on the company’s first-quarter results.
The two operating units at Ferrybridge coal-fired station will close next year, SSE said, announcing its results for the year to end March 2015.
Members of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee have provided a “strong mandate” for negotiations on the planned “Medium Combustion Plant Directive” that would see emissions controls placed on plants with a thermal rating between 1MW an
Norwegian upstream specialist Statoil has announced plans for a New Energy Solution business area, initially focusing on offshore wind.
ElecLink has won a grant of €1.7 million from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility intended to help move forward projects of common interest in energy infrastructure. The grant will cover half the cost of project studies.
A new market stability reserve for the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will come into operation in 2019, in a compromise deal that should see legislation passed on the measure.
E.On is trialling a “smart” pay as you go tariff for up to 30,000 customers who are currently on prepayment meters or pay on receipt of their bill.
Electricity suppliers may be given more time to migrate business customers to billing on a half-hourly basis.