Policy ‘the biggest challenge’ to the digital energy highway
Energy regulation is moving too slowly for the market to truly take advantage of the emerging “digital highway” of electricity, Eaton’s Louis Shaffer has said.
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ENA confirms Northern Powergrid chief as new chairman
The Energy Networks Association has confirmed the appointment of Northern Powergrid chief executive Phil Jones as its new chairman.
ENW bids to power communities with new local energy fund
Distribution network operator Electricity North West (ENW) has launched a new £75,000 community energy fund.
Energy secretary heralds the end of the trilemma as new energy policy principles unveiled
Energy secretary Greg Clark has triumphantly declared the energy trilemma to be over in a landmark speech which established a new set of principles to steer future development of the energy market.
UK Capacity Market suspended following landmark ECJ ruling
The future of the Capacity Market has been plunged into doubt after the European Court of Justice annulled the European Commission’s decision not to object to the scheme.
SSE creates new renewables unit to ‘maximise’ the utility’s contribution to UK decarbonisation
SSE has spun out its renewables activities into an entirely new unit, SSE Renewables, as it bids to lead on low carbon energy.
Innogy blames ‘extraordinary’ low wind levels as it revises down divisional outlook
Germany energy giant innogy has been forced to revise down some divisional forecasts on the back of what it has described as “extraordinary low” wind levels.
EV apps and local energy networks within SPEN’s first Green Economy Fund award
Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) has supported a raft of decentralised energy measures through a £20 million Green Economy Fund.
WPD turns to ElectraLink and IBM for AI-driven low carbon technology predictions
Historic datasets and artificial intelligence are to be used to help Western Power Distribution (WPD) predict where new energy technologies like electric vehicles or solar panels will be deployed in the future.