New support call
A cross-party group of 91 MPs have signed a letter to energy minister Claire Perry asking for more support for wave and tidal power.
A cross-party group of 91 MPs have signed a letter to energy minister Claire Perry asking for more support for wave and tidal power.
Siemens is to spin off its gas and power interests in a new company to be given “complete independence and entrepreneurial freedom”.
The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has launched a compliance scheme to help industry and business develop a ‘smart’ energy strategy.
After its second flexibility tender UK Power Networks has offered contracts to six companies across eight different locations.
Power exchange Epex Spot has headed off an investigation by regulator Ofgem by agreeing to help set up another power exchange for companies trading power across interconnectors between the GB and Irish/Northern Irish markets.
Independent generators invested £58 million in 80 new renewable energy projects last year, adding 329MW to bring the total capacity of the sector above 14GW, according to Smartest Energy’s annual Energy Entrepreneurs Report.
Peel Ports is consulting on plans for development at Hunterston, North Ayrshire. The 300 acre site was previously used to import coal to burn in Scottish power stations.
Sustainable energy organisations have called on HMRC to halt planned changes to the VAT regime that would raise the cost of installing more efficient and lower-carbon energy measures.
The UK government is consulting, along with the devolved administrations, on a new UK carbon pricing scheme that would be employed in the event the UK could not take part in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) after Brexit.
Anesco has launched a new venture aimed at the domestic solar and storage market.