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Northumbrian Water CEO and former Dong chairman receive honours

Northumbrian Water Group’s (NWG) chief executive and the former chairman of Dong Energy UK were among the utilities leaders recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2018.

7 years ago

Government moves closer to nuclear safeguarding post-Brexit

The government has announced that key building blocks of the UK’s post-Brexit nuclear safeguarding regime have been assembled.

7 years ago

Scottish island windfarms able to compete for CfDs

The government has announced that onshore wind farms in the Scottish islands will be able to compete for CfD (contracts for difference) subsidies.

7 years ago

Electralink revamps models for calculating distribution network charges

Electralink has unveiled a new set of models for calculating the £8 billion of Distribution Use of System (DUoS) charges which are paid by network users each year.

7 years ago

Drax switches off coal unit ahead of biomass conversion

Drax has switched off one of the three remaining coal units at its power station in Yorkshire as it prepares to convert the unit to run on biomass.

7 years ago

Pipe up: How will we ensure the lights stay on after Brexit?

The question is particularly important because the UK is heading for an electricity supply crunch

7 years ago

Carwyn Jones attempts to rescue Swansea tidal project

Wales’ first minister has launched a last ditch bid to rescue plans for a pioneering wave power plant in Swansea Bay.

7 years ago

World’s first grid-scale liquid air energy storage plant opens

The world’s first grid-scale liquid air energy storage plant has been officially opened near Manchester.

7 years ago

Political Agenda: ‘New nuclear wouldn’t power a single light bulb’

Since then, the government steered clear of bankrolling nuclear power. This has reflected the Treasury’s

7 years ago

Labour urges government to back Swansea tidal project

Labour has called for no trade-off between government backing for a nuclear power station in north Wales and a pioneering tidal lagoon plant in Swansea.

7 years ago

Sandbag calls for rule changes to limit peaking plant emissions

Sandbag has called for a series of rule changes to limit carbon emissions from the growing number of distributed peaking plants in the UK.

7 years ago

Clark signals government shift for nuclear energy investment

Greg Clark has signalled a shift in the government’s long-standing block on direct investment in nuclear energy as he announced the next phase of talks on Horizon’s Wylfa Newydd plant.

7 years ago

Offshore windfarms apply to Crown Estate for extensions

The Crown Estate has received applications for an additional 3GW of generating capacity by extending existing windfarms.

7 years ago

Greg Clark expected to reveal funding deal for nuclear plant

Greg Clark is due to make an announcement this evening on nuclear power in which he is expected to give the go ahead for plans to build a new atom plant in north Wales.

7 years ago

SES Water to use 100% renewable electricity

SES Water has switched to renewable electricity for all its treatment works, pumping stations and offices in a move it describes as a “major step forward” for its environmental commitments.

7 years ago

UK Power Reserve to be bought by Sembcorp for £216m

Sembcorp Industries has agreed to buy flexible generation company UK Power Reserve (UKPR) from the

7 years ago

Imminent rejection of Swansea Bay tidal project ‘historic mistake’

The government is making a “historic mistake” by rejecting the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project, Ed Davey has warned, following reports of its imminent demise.

7 years ago

Government to outline funding deal for Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant

A funding deal for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant in North Wales will be outlined by ministers next week, according to reports in the Times and Financial Times.

7 years ago

Drax seeks consent for coal-to-gas conversion

Drax has submitted an application to the Planning Inspectorate for a development consent order for its plans to replace two of the three remaining coal units at its power station in Yorkshire with up to 3.6GW of gas generation and up to 200MW of battery storage.

7 years ago

Flexible demand is better than building more generation plant

Over the early May bank holiday weekend, National Grid gave one of its newer acronyms

7 years ago

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