Treasury plans reform of independent regulators
HM Treasury has signalled a shake-up among the UK’s independent regulators, with energy leading the way.
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Lords want stronger EC to make member states act on decarbonisation and regional co-ordination
Members of a Lords committee have said they want to “give a challenging reality check to policy makers who champion high-level agreements which gather political momentum, but who fail to consider their full -implications”, and make sure governance
Environment committee blasts GIB sell-off
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has called for a halt in plans to privatise the Green Investment Bank (GIB) and a commitment for government to retain a “green share”.
Time zones ease GB effect of French shortages
The UK’s neighbours could be under system stress this winter, but because the GB system needs are not correlated, imports should be available when required. That is the conclusion of European network operators’ organisation Entso-E.
National Grid announces 2016/17 SBR offers
Prices in National Grid’s Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) have more than doubled for 2016/17 and are nearly twice Capacity Market levels.
Second Capacity Market auction fails to provide signal for new CCGT investment
The final results of the T-4 Capacity Market auction, for delivery in 2019/20, were confirmed on 22 December. What have we learned from the second auction?
Minister wants green energy in Welsh local plans
Welsh planning minister Carl Sargeant has criticised planning authorities for the absence of green power policies in their local development plans (LDPs).
RWE and Siemens fined after engineer dies
Siemens has been fined £107,000 and RWE Innogy £45,000 after an engineer was killed when he came into contact with the unguarded rotating shaft of a gearbox within a turbine at Causeymire windfarm.
Republic of Ireland publishes Energy White Paper
The Republic of Ireland’s energy minister Alex White has published an Energy White Paper which insists that by the end of the century, Ireland will have to generate all its energy from “clean sources”.
Scottish taxpayers lose £35m as marine energy firms go bust
Scottish taxpayers have lost about £35 million as a result of investment in renewable energy firms which went bust, MSPs have been told.