Labour promises ban on fracking
A Labour government would ban fracking, shadow energy secretary Barry Gardiner announced at the Labour Party conference.
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Go-ahead for Hinkley Point C
As Hinkley Point C finally won approval from the British government in September, two energy experts raised fears it could be out of date before it goes into operation.
The New Power interview: Gillian Cooper, Citizens Advice
Gillian Cooper has been holding energy companies to account for more than ten years.
The New Power Interview: Tim Rotheray, ADE
User-led energy could help improve the efficiency and lower the cost of the UK’s energy supply, and improve security of supply, but inherent bias in the system has to be rooted out to develop it, says the director of the Association for Decent
Change in store for ancillary service payments
Consultations on the costs incurred by National Grid in balancing the system highlight some of the issues that arise as more embedded generation is installed.
Action on NOx emissions
Defra is due to publish proposals on emissions limits for small diesel plant shortly and when it published details of the upcoming capacity market auction the EMR Delivery Body specifically warned investors that “installations with a thermal input
War breaks out
Political pressure to get the capacity market to a price where it will support CCGTs has brought to a head industry tensions over the charging regime for embedded generation. It makes investment extremely uncertain.
For a few dollars more
Repowering windfarms with larger, more efficient turbines is a huge opportunity to improve plant economics. But in the current policy environment, repowering looks challenging from all perspectives.
Distributed generation needs investor confidence as much as central generation does
UK Power Reserve warns that a piecemeal approach to changing the charging regime will damage investor confidence and could face legal challenge.
Perspective: Whatever the terms of Brexit, energy market participants must make sure they remain fully compliant with Remit regulations
The UK has voted to leave the EU but until – and probably after – Brexit is accomplished it will not be able to avoid Europe’s regulations intended to keep energy trading transparent and fair.