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Colin Weir, station director at EDF Energy's Hunterston B nuclear power station, has written an open letter outlining that reactor 3 needs additional technical assessment. Last month the energy giant announced that reactor 4 was due to come online after it was inspected by it and the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
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A Heat-as-a-Service (HaaS) model could be a key driver in the decarbonisation push but a lack of appetite from consumers for longer contracts may slow progress, an analyst has suggested. Research from Delta-EE showed consumers were reluctant to commit to a deal longer than two to three years and that a disruptor was needed in this area.
Crossdykes windfarm, located in Dumfries and Galloway, is expected to be the UK's first subsidy free onshore windfarm when it is completed in September next year. However, its backers have called for onshore wind projects to be included in the Contracts for Difference scheme, to unlock more "challenging sites".
Big six supplier EDF energy was shown as being in credit default in the early hours of Saturday morning. EDF has since confirmed that the default was caused by an "administrative issue" which has since been resolved.
The chancellor of the exchequer has been urged by a coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to double spending on tackling climate change - raising it to a similar level as defence and secondary education.
From the £300 million Birmingham Resilience Scheme to the £8 million flooding reduction scheme, Utility Week takes a look at some of the interesting and innovative projects taking place across the sector.
Portsmouth Council has admitted defeat in trying to find a buyer for Victory Energy and informed the directors it will no longer provide financial support.
The new partnership will see additional public charge points rolled out across the network in central and southern Scotland. Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said the deal highlighted the “critical role” that networks have in delivering a zero carbon energy system.
The deal struck between Octopus and Co-op Energy will see the former acquire 300,000 more customers, with Co-op Energy retaining the brand. Industry sources have told Utility Week that the deal could be valued at between £30 and £60 million.
The deal, which was for an undisclosed sum, sees Co-op's customer base triple from 300,000 to 1 million.
Writing in the company’s annual results to 30 June today (28 August) John Leggate, chairman of Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, said FFR services avoided a far worse outcome.
The funding, announced by BEIS, will be invested in cleaner forms of transport including flying taxis and electric passenger planes.
The bypass pipes are needed while essential maintenance work is carried out on the Elan aqueduct in Wales.
Diamond Transmission Partners was chosen by Ofgem as the preferred bidder in the fifth round of competitive tenders under the offshore transmission owners (OFTO) regime.
A project to build the world’s most powerful floating turbine has received £3.4 million from the Scottish government.
