Capacity Market
Legislation
Review will look at penalties, contract lengths, and potentially opening up capacity market to new technologies such as renewables, Minister tells energy sector conference
20 March 2018
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3 min read
Energy
New report argues that allowing all renewables technologies top bid for a new form of capacity contract could slash costs for consumers by £600m
15 March 2018
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7 min read
Infrastructure
Do we have a capacity problem, or a flexibility problem, on the UK grid?
09 February 2018
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5 min read
Infrastructure
Power plant announces closure after gas and demand response projects squeeze coal's role in latest capacity auction
02 February 2018
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5 min read
Wind
Market could see five-fold growth by the 2030s, according to new Aurora report highlighting the 'new economics' for offshore wind
18 January 2018
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3 min read
Energy
New analysis details how plummeting renewables prices, cheap gas and rising compliance costs mean over half of EU coal plants already lose money
08 December 2017
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5 min read
Infrastructure
But rule changes mean there's a sting in the tail for battery developers bidding for a Capacity Market auction
04 December 2017
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2 min read
Legislation
Thirteen industry leaders, including Statoil, Siemens, Shell and Iberdrola, launch joint initiative to set emissions cap for new energy capacity
26 June 2017
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2 min read
Infrastructure
New research reveals £180m Supplemental Balancing Reserve system was never called on during its three-year lifetime, sparking fears UK may have over-invested in energy security measures
13 March 2017
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3 min read
Infrastructure
Study argues UK capacity market has largely 'failed' and government should seize Brexit opportunity to reform scheme to better support smart grids and storage
09 March 2017
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5 min read
