Opinion: Government should have the courage of its nuclear conviction
It’s not surprising that nuclear power plant developer Horizon should call for action now from the British government on funding arrangements for its new power plants.
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Opinion: Gas supply issues will hit suppliers before they do customers
Recent news that an important gas pipeline would be out of action for weeks caused headlines over fears it would cause energy bills to rise.
Small suppliers win a bigger slice
Small and mid-range suppliers were responsible for nearly a quarter of all power sold to domestic customers in 3Q 2017.
All change
Is it new year, new energy company? Janet Wood and Annabel Andrews looked at which suppliers are changing their approach and who is winning the switching battle
Capacity market: Technology counts for gas
Phil Grant looks at the varied products that different types of gas plant offer the energy market, and considers what that means for investors as the capacity market auction draws nearer
Faraday Grid offers transformer replacement and says it can solve power quality issues
Batteries are the wrong technology to manage network frequency, says Andrew Scobie, executive chairman at Faraday Grid.
SSE and EDF Energy ask CMA to rule on transmission refund rejected by Ofgem
Ofgem has promised to “robustly defend” its decision to reject a claim by large generators for a refund on charges they paid to use the transmission network.
Replacing Euratom
The nuclear industry has been in the spotlight since the vote to leave the EU because the UK has to replace nuclear safeguards currently provided under the Euratom treaty.
SMRs get triple check: technology, cost, sites
Speculation in November that the government would commit large-scale funds to small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) was proved unfounded in December, when a raft of nuclear announcements from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Stra
National Grid sets out next steps on frequency
National Grid has published an update on its plans to rationalise ancillary services procurement.