Olkiluoto: four years more
Nuclear supplier Areva has now set 2018 as the new date when it expects its Finnish nuclear reactor at Olkiluoto to begin operation.
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Hinkley Point C gets nod from Almunia
There was positive news for supporters of Hinkley Point C, EDF Energy's planned nuclear plant in Somerset, when the EU's Competition Commissioner gave it his backing.
National Grid applies for two new interconnector licences
National Grid Viking Link Ltd has applied for an interconnector licence for Viking Link, an interconnector planned between Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire and Revsing in Denmark.
Ofgem cuts Lincs Ofto transfer value by £27.5M
Ofgem has assessed the transfer value for the connection to the Lincs wind farm, offshore of Skegness, at £307.7 million, £27.5 million less than developers had requested.
Anglesey marine turbine deployment ‘suspended’
Plans for Wales's first commercial tidal energy farm planned off the coast of Anglesey have been suspended. The £70 million Skerries Tidal Stream Array would have seen five tidal turbines installed half a mile offshore of Holyhead.
Frequency Response offer to increase
OpenEnergi has announced plans to increase the amount of capacity it can offer National Grid to provide Frequency Response five-fold over the next six months.
National Grid contracts demand side reserve
National Grid has signed contracts that will under which large energy users will reduce their demand or run other sources of generation during peak periods in return for a payment.
Winter margin shrinks - and rebounds slightly
Outages at two nuclear stations and fires at two other power stations have prompted National Grid to hold a tender for Supplemental Balancing Reserve supplies for the coming winter.
Cornwall Energy finds credit and collateral costs hit new entrants and CfD parties hardest
Credit and collateral requirements for the energy industry could soon exceed £4 billion per year, new research by Cornwall Energy for the Department of Energy and Climate Change has found.
Balancing cost changes may hit small suppliers
Energy companies are faced this winter with changes to the costs they pay for being "out of balance" that may increase their trading risk. Small suppliers fear they will be worst affected by the change.