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April 7, 2022

British Energy Security Strategy labelled ‘a missed opportunity’ as short-term measures absent

The government’s British Energy Security Strategy has been met with criticism from the energy sector, having been described as a “missed opportunity.”

California’s sun sharing the perfect model for European electricity

April 6, 2022

RenewableUK proposes plan for renewables to displace gas power in five years

Key steps to enable the UK to end its dependence on gas for electricity within five years are being proposed to the government by RenewableUK.

Conrad Energy currently uses TGG Solution's iON SCADA system to communicate with its assets. Image: Conrad Energy.

April 6, 2022

Conrad Energy acquires SCADA software company TGG Solutions

Independent power producer (IPP) Conrad Energy has acquired flexible power software provider TGG Solutions.

Flex Providers must be able to stack multiple revenue streams in order to build the investment cases for their assets.

April 6, 2022

Government unveils new independent Future System Operator

A new fully independent system operator is being launched by the government, to help shape the future energy system and facilitate competition.

Electricity generated from renewables increases by 10.5% in 2022, says DESNZ. Image: Pxfuel NC.

April 5, 2022

Irish renewables platform Aer Soléir secures £190m in funding from 547 Energy

Irish onshore wind, solar and energy storage company Aer Soléir has secured £190 million ($250 million) of equity funding from 547 Energy International.

April 4, 2022

Statkraft passes 1.2GW flex portfolio milestone

Statkraft has announced a new milestone, as its third-party distributed flexible generation and storage portfolio exceeds 1.2GW of installed capacity.

In total the Demand Flexibility Service tests have procured over 1.5GWh of capacity. Image: Getty.

April 4, 2022

Winter price cap could jump by further £600, warns Cornwall Insight

Cornwall Insight is predicting the winter price cap will increase by a further £600 beyond last week’s 54% jump.

April 1, 2022

National Grid ESO awards 15 ‘post fault’ contracts to help manage grid constraints

National Grid ESO has awarded 15 contracts to ten companies to provide new ‘post fault’ services.

April 1, 2022

Dale Vince steps down from Ecotricity as he looks for new owner

Ecotricity’s founder Dr Dale Vince OBE has announced that he is looking for a new owner for the supplier, as he steps into the world of politics.

March 30, 2022

A third of Britons considering switch to heat pumps to reduce Russian gas reliance

A third of Britons are now considering installing a heat pump in an effort to get off Russian gas, according to a new survey from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).