Scottish offshore windfarms win approval
Four offshore wind farms in Scotland have received development consent, Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing has announced.
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RWE calls a halt at Galloper
RWE “will not progress Galloper in its current form,” the utility has announced. RWE's partner in the project, SSE, which has a 50% interest in the 340MW wind farm, announced in March that it wanted to put the project on hold.
Big solar for M&S
Amber Infrastructure has announced it is the funder for the UK’s largest roof mounted solar panel array at Marks and Spencer’s East Midlands Distribution Centre at Castle Donington. It will supply and install the 24,000 PV panels involved.
Decc confirms RO closure for field-based PV arrays
The Renewables Obligation will close to solar PV arrays larger than 5MW on 1 April 2015, the DEpartment of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) has confirmed.
EU reluctantly clears Hinkley Point C
EU reluctantly clears Hinkley Point C
Winter margin: tight, but with new tools 'no worse than recent years'
"The risk of disruption to energy supplies this winter is no higher than it has been in recent years," Rachel Fletcher, senior partner for markets at Ofgem, told attendees at the regulator's winter outlook seminar at the end of October.
Ofgem sets out plans for new network regime
The regulator wants a System Operator with a co-ordination role, competition in building network assets, and consistent frameworks for different network types
Decc finalises sanctions to stop CfD 'gaming'
Decc finalises sanctions to stop CfD 'gaming'
MPs find room for growth in energy from waste
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs must take a lead on managing waste in the UK and in understanding how best to manage waste flows.
N2EX denies Which? claim that GB electricity market has no transparent price index
N2EX chief executive Mikael Lundin has hit back at claims by consumer champion Which?