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Sunak urged to back pumped hydro storage support

Rishi Sunak has been urged by renewables bodies to bring forward a government decision on support for pumped hydro projects for storing electricity. In a letter sent to the prime minister, the chief executives of Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association (BHA) stress the need for accelerated delivery of an investment mechanism to support the deployment of long duration electricity storage (LLES).

2 years ago

Shapps overrules planning inspectors by approving giant wind farm

Grant Shapps has given the go ahead for the final phase of Orsted’s mammoth Hornsea offshore wind farm, despite planning inspectors warning that the scheme goes against wildlife protection regulations. The energy secretary has confirmed that a development consent order (DCO) has been granted for Hornsea Project Four, paving the way for construction to begin.

2 years ago

Pennon acquires solar sites

Pennon has acquired three solar PV generation sites that will add around 95GWh of renewable energy to the company's portfolio. This equates to 40% of Pennon's electricity usage as it works towards a target of 50% renewable self-generation as part of net zero ambitions.

2 years ago

Centrica signs £6.2bn LNG deal with US firm

2 years ago

SSEN: 50GW offshore wind target difficult without ASTI

The government pledge to develop 50GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 would be very difficult under the Large Onshore Transmission Investment regime, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has said. The network operator said it strongly supported the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework as an alternative because it enables a tranche of transmission projects to be fast-tracked.

2 years ago

Could gas offer a solution to grid delays?

2 years ago

Wylfa nuclear sale talks ongoing

The UK government has confirmed that conversations are ongoing about the sale of the Wylfa nuclear site. The site on Ynys Mon has been earmarked by the government as a prospective site for housing one of the next generation GW scale nuclear power plants.

2 years ago

Octopus: Customers suffer every time MHHS is delayed

2 years ago

Trade bodies urge CfD reform to end ‘race to the bottom’

2 years ago

EfW plants to be included in UK carbon market

The government is pressing ahead with plans to include energy from waste (EfW) plants in the UK’s post-Brexit emissions trading system (ETS). All waste incineration, including EfW plants, will be brought under the ETS' umbrella in 2028, with a two-year phase-in period beginning in 2026.

2 years ago

Utility Week Awards Judges’ Masterclass

Date: 20/07/2023 12:00 pm

Weekend press: Thames shareholders to inject £1bn

2 years ago

Ofgem cracks down on excessive generator profits

2 years ago

Renewables hit new record generation share

The share of UK electricity generated from renewable sources hit new record highs in the first quarter of this year while gas demand fell despite cool temperatures, new government statistics show. The amount of power imported over interconnectors also hit record highs during the start of the year, according to the latest quarterly edition of Energy Trends, published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

2 years ago

Major milestone for ESO’s Local Constraint Market

The first end-to-end transactions of flexibility services for the ESO’s Local Constraint Market have been heralded as a success. A “world-first” trial saw households in Scotland increase their energy consumption to keep wind turbines online. The trial, led by Piclo, saw customers paid to turn-up their low carbon flex assets including heat pumps, electric vehicle chargers and electric heating.

2 years ago

Former regulators to share views with UW members

2 years ago

Drax and ESO fail to strike deal on coal units returning

2 years ago

Ofgem clears path for Rough to operate until 2030

2 years ago

Consent granted for 500MW solar and storage project

2 years ago

Time-of-use tariff growth will squash demand diversity, warn network leaders

The arrival of market-wide half-hourly settlement (MHHS) will bring an end to demand diversity and create new overloading risks for power networks, industry leaders have told Utility Week. An industry veteran and energy flexibility expert said that if MHHS leads to widespread uptake of new time-of-use tariffs – as many anticipate – then the price signals associated with these will substantially flatten out variations in demand and could lead to network overloads.

2 years ago