The New Power Interview: Alan Whitehead MP
Labour’s agenda includes much faster development of low-carbon power supplies and some form of renationalisation. Janet Wood sought more information from shadow energy minister Alan Whitehead
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Opinion: The retiring workforce could derail the utilities industry – but there is a solution
Utilities, like other companies, have spent years tracking and managing employees on the basis of their skills. But good employees are now scarcer and more demanding.
Is the battery ecosystem evolving?
Falling costs make it hard to replace lithium as the major energy carrier, according to research by Arthur D Little
Ofgem confirms Capacity Market role for co-located storage – including mobile
Ofgem has published new guidance for companies that want to add storage to renewable energy installations that are supported under the Renewables Obligation (RO) and feed-in tariff (FIT) schemes.
Golden opportunity? Storage expert panel on batteries
Investment has been rushing into storage, and particularly battery storage, for the past two years. It is still seen as vital for the future of the industry but the immediate future is more testing.
Remit penalties for three
Three European companies face fines for breaching Remit rules.
Be neighbourly – European views on power capacity
Janet Wood took a look at European views on power capacity in the winter and beyond
Editor's letter: Let’s see that flex commitment in practice
It’s great to see that distribution networks have promised to open the market for flexibility services.
Editor's letter: Switching is not everything
Ofgem’s fixation with switching as the only measure of success in a retail energy market that is working for customers has come home to roost.
Warnings over no-deal trades
Market participants that want to arrange energy trades with or to EU member states will have to register with those states’ national regulators in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Ofgem has confirmed – but it cannot act now to get ahead of the proce