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EDF ordered to improve safety standards after worker’s electric shock
EDF Energy has been ordered to improve safety standards at its Dungeness B nuclear power station after a worker required hospital treatment following an electric shock. The Office for Nuclear…
‘Significant issues’ with government’s major energy schemes
…the smart meter rollout, the low cost nuclear programme and various home upgrade and green heating schemes (see full breakdown below). The Replacement Analytical Project to provide essential services to…
T-4 capacity auction clears at new record high of £65/kW
…despite it clearing at a record high of £65/kW/yr. The previous record was set during last year’s T-4 auction, which cleared at £63/kW/yr and procured 3.45GW of new build generation….
Shapps has ‘moral duty’ to explain hydrogen stance
…sooner the government makes clear that hydrogen for heating won’t play a big role the better”. Speaking at a Westminster event on Thursday (13 July), Shapps is reported to have…
Move to smooth recoupling of EU and GB wholesale markets
The government has decided to legislate to re-establish a single Great Britain day-ahead clearing price for interconnector-traded electricity in a move that could help recouple the wholesale market with the…
EDF and Eon win funding for industrial hydrogen projects
…– Hydrogen4Hanson scheme to develop nuclear derived hydrogen production at Heysham 2 power station to be used in the production of asphalt. The consortium claims that coupling solid oxide electrolysis…
New auction format sees drop in frequency response prices
Lower clearing prices in frequency response auctions will mean battery operators increasingly look to wholesale markets to generate revenues, an industry figure has told Utility Week. Chris McLeod, head of…
Weekend press: Hydrogen will ‘not play a major role’ in home heating
…to advise on critical fabric for the nation’s economy, has said there is “no public policy case for hydrogen” in domestic heating. Lord Martin Callanan said: “It is clear that…
Budget | Networks disputes taskforce unveiled and government buys nuclear sites
…Hitachi to purchase the Wylfa and Oldbury-on-Severn ex-nuclear power plant sites in Ynys Môn and South Gloucestershire respectively. Both are on the list of sites earmarked for future nuclear development…
Weekend press: Gas network battles revolt against hydrogen trial
…Centrica makes move for stake in Sizewell C nuclear power plant Centrica has made its first formal moves toward a potential investment in the proposed £30 billion Sizewell C nuclear…
Capacity market penalty hike put on back burner
…proposed fining companies a quarter of the £/MW hour clearing price if they fail to meet their CM obligations when called on at times of system stress. The current penalty…
Another record high price expected in T-4 capacity auction
The next four-year-ahead (T-4) Capacity Market auction is expected to clear at a record high price for the third year running after the margin between prequalifying capacity and the procurement…
Slade: We need regulatory air cover for connections overhaul
…Week a “fundamental change” to the way connections are managed was clearly required but stressed the need for “the regulatory regime to change to keep up”. He said this included…
Councils face bumpy road to decarbonised transport
…options open for as long as you can. It’s clear from our discussion that there are challenges around HGVs, the marine sector and industry and there is a clear role…
The importance of being flexible
…come in from our growing set of flex providers and generators. We run market clearing every day and produces an order book for which the control room operators can basically…
The cost of inaction is too high, we must deliver net zero
As the effects of climate change ramp up, it’s clear the UK must accelerate its transition to renewable energy. However, Sunak’s recent speech to reverse a host of net zero…
Ofwat: Customer service still has a long way to go
We are clear that water companies must provide excellent customer service to all customers, and in particular those who may be vulnerable, for whatever reason. Where they are falling short,…
Ofgem ‘gamble’ to cut DNO budgets puts net zero target at risk
…is “increasingly clear” hydrogen will play a “limited role” in home heating, until there is a clear decision it is difficult for networks to fully plan and invest for the…
‘Clear case’ for energy suppliers to extend opening hours
…proposals by Ofgem to improve energy retailer standards and transparency. The charity said in response that there is a “clear case” for suppliers to extend their opening hours, citing the…
Octopus calls for clarity on FSO remit and accountability
…and markets, the response says the new organisation’s powers around strategic decisions and enforcement, or how these can be challenged by industry, are not yet clear. Octopus also echoes concerns,…