CFD proposal
Industry has called on climate and industry minister Claire Perry MP to instigate a ‘CfD floor’ mechanism to bring forward investment in 160GW of new power plant required to meet 2050 decarbonisation targets.
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Volkswagen to offer electricity supply alongside EV charging
Volkswagen Group has launched a company – Elli Group, based in Berlin – that will offer electricity supply alongside and vehicle charging.
Report: give cities network governance to ensure smart cities and EVs benefit all equally
Ofgem should allow energy networks to invest ahead of demand and some of Ofgem’s regulatory powers should be regionally devolved, so that cities can develop their own energy policy, according to a new report produced by Localis for Scottish Power
Northern Powergrid: testing V2G technology and removing the barriers
Iain Miller, head of innovation at Northern Powergrid, has experience of two vehicle to grid projects and his know-how – of a technology at the start of its development – mirrors that of Fiona Howarth.
In at the start on ‘vehicle to grid’ storage
Janet Wood hears about some key projects that will test out the ‘vehicle to grid’ proposition – and start priming the pump for the necessary investment in the first generation of chargers
Smets 2 arrival cuts smart meter install rates
Smart meter installations fell by 35% in December – the biggest month-by-month fall since 2012, according to figures on electricity meter installation provided by industry body Electralink.
BEIS offers fail to save Wylfa nuclear project
Horizon Nuclear Power has suspended its UK nuclear development programme, which was to have seen a new plant built at Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey in North Wales, with a second to follow at Oldbury on Severn in South Gloucestershire.
CfD framework shows BEIS expectations of offshore wind progress
“The economics of the energy market have changed significantly in recent years.
Gas charging in disarray as Ofgem throws out reform proposals
Some gas offtakers, including power stations and major industrial users, face multimillion-pound hikes in network charges from October this year.
Ofgem remains uncertain over Capacity Market price cap as 7 February deadline looms
Regulator Ofgem faces a dilemma on 7 February as it may have to set a new tariff cap for the summer period – 1 April to 31 September – without clarity over whether suppliers will be required to collect payments for the Capacity Market (CM).