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The Energy Bill has set the stage for EMR, but with most of the detailed design work yet to come, it's still very much the start of the show. Mark Bartholomew explains
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Roger Milne reports on the ups and downs of life for water and energy firms under the reformed planning system, and particularly the NSIP regime
At a time when we desperately need new capacity, it doesn't makes sense to insist that new CCGT plants are carbon capture ready 30 years before they have to be, says Miles Thomas
Flexible plant is essential for balancing intermittent renewables, but capacity market plans have so far failed to take this into account. Has Decc learned in time for the Energy Bill? asks Melle Kruisdijk
Thames Water is building a £5 million wind turbine to power 4 per cent of its Crossness sewage treatment works in east London. The turbine is expected to generate power equivalent to the usage of up to 13,000 homes on a windy day.
Scottish Power Renewables and Vattenfall have submitted joint plans for the UK's largest offshore windfarm, they announced today.
More than £44 million of investment for renewable energy in Northern Ireland has been approved by the Utility Regulator, it was announced today.
The 175th and final turbine of the first phase at the 630 MW London Array windfarm has been installed.
Both of the warring factions in the energy policy battle - otherwise collectively known as the coalition government - displayed unbridled pleasure in having reached an "agreement" last week over some elements of the Energy Bill.
Scottish Water plans to generate almost a third of its energy needs from a single windfarm. The water company announced today it is exploring the option of an 18-turbine windfarm at its Backwater Reservoir site near Kirriemuir, Angus.
Two windfarms based in Scotland hit milestones today, as work started on a windfarm near Inverness and SSE received planning permission for an extension of its windfarm in South Lanarkshire.
The government has been urged to establish a clear vision for distributed generation to help solve the UK's energy trilemma of sustainability, affordability and security, and to increase the capacity of renewables.
The government will announce plans to exempt energy intensive industries from the extra costs associated with the contracts for difference (CfD) regime, alongside the Energy Bill to be unveiled today.
Plans to set minimum distances between wind turbines and residential properties because of noise are flawed and should be silenced, write William Densham and Kate Poole
Proponents of solar generation say it could play a bigger role in Europe's energy mix, but they fear it is low on the priority list of policymakers and regulators. Vic Wyman reports
Scottish Power Renewables is working with two further education colleges in Scotland to develop and fund wind turbine technician training courses.
Plans for a 21-turbine windfarm in Carmarthenshire have been rejected despite being proposed in an area outlined for wind energy projects in mid-Wales.
Renewables policy guarantees prices for specific projects, but it provides no guarantee of volume of work to encourage UK firms to invest in building a supply chain, says to Ian Temperton
The early closure of the Fessenheim nuclear plant and coalition promises to boost renewables could
Plans by Areva to build an offshore wind manufacturing plant in eastern Scotland were warmly welcomed by government yesterday.