From the archive: Sara Bell, Tempus Energy chief executive, talks to New Power
When I ask Sara Bell, chief executive and founder of Tempus Energy, about entering the energy market as a new type of supplier, she is quick to tell me that was not the intention. “We are a technology...
View ArticleFrom the archive: Swansea’s tidal lagoon – how does it work and where are the...
Tidal Lagoon’s Swansea Bay project is at once “innovative” and “tried and tested”, depending on whether it is looking for subsidy or investment. Janet Wood took a look at the project The tidal lagoon...
View ArticleNew Power: FEBRUARY ISSUE PUBLISHED
In this month’s issue: EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH Is it time to re-open EMR? What do you think? Tell us here INTERVIEW Jill Cainey, director at the Electricity Storage Network, talks about a new system – and...
View ArticleEggborough signs SBR contract for 2016/17 capacity
Eggborough has signed a contract to supply 775MW of power in National Grid’s Supplemental Balancing Reserve for the winter of 2016/17 following a December auction (see table below). As reported in New...
View ArticleDemand response products get mixed customer response
National Grid has attracted just a fraction of its target in a new demand response product that would help manage system stresses. Rebecca Yang, commercial manager at National Grid, told New Power...
View ArticleOfgem tells National Grid: ‘We are not “Going Green”’
Ofgem has sent National Grid back to the drawing board in the way it assesses options for future network development, saying the system operator (SO) was too ready to assume its ‘Gone Green’ scenario...
View ArticleWhat is the future for distribution networks?
What is the future for distribution networks? The European description of them as distribution system operators (DSOs) illustrates the issue: should they be active players in electricity supply and...
View ArticleNew Power: MARCH ISSUE PUBLISHED
In this month’s issue: INTERVIEW RES managing director for UK and Europe Gordon MacDougall “For people who want to invest in the UK – it is very badly damaged and you have political risk being priced...
View ArticleThe New Power Interview: Peter Haigh, managing director, Bristol Energy
Janet Wood spoke to Peter Haigh about starting an independent supplier backed by a city council This interview was first published in the November edition of New Power Report. Since then, Bristol...
View ArticleFrom New Power Report: Treasury plans reform of independent regulators
Background on plans for Ofgem as announced in today’s budget. From New Power, January 2016 HM Treasury has signalled a shake-up among the UK’s independent regulators, with energy leading the way. The...
View ArticleJack of all trades: storage is being held back by its complex offering
From the archive: in the July 2015 issue of New Power Report we considered the state of play for storage. Have we made progress since? Government and institutions are all keen on storage – but not...
View ArticleIs there a ‘big data’ future for energy suppliers?
Can energy companies take advantage of the opportunity that big data presents, or are they slow-acting incumbents that will be undercut? In the March 2016 issue of New Power, distributed at Future of...
View ArticleEnergy industry fears over Brexit: freeze on decision-making; financial risk
Energy companies fear a black hole for decision-making if the Brexit referendum on 23 June results in a vote to leave the EU. That was one finding of a poll conducted by New Power Report and its...
View ArticleNew Power Report: MAY ISSUE
Energy Forum on Brexit: little upside opportunity, significant downside risk. What are the implications for staffing, procurement and standards? Subscribers log in to read the full story. Ofgem takes...
View ArticleProject Nexus fears: new gas settlement system faces further delay
Ofgem has stepped in to take ownership of Project Nexus, the system that will underpin processes including settlement and meter registration for the gas supply industry, in an effort to keep the...
View ArticleRevised P2 standard could create a patchwork of electricity service levels
An industry working group is set to start consulting on changes to distribution network supply standards – so-called P2 – that could see local standards on vary between areas. The aim is to reduce...
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From the archive: The gas, electricity, transport balancing act
ITM Power chief executive Graham Cooley spoke to Janet Wood about using the gas and transport fuel networks to help balance the power system This interview originally appeared in the March issue of...
View ArticleFrom the archive: RSPB challenge adds to uncertainty for offshore wind farms...
Neart na Gaoithe has initiated a CFD dispute, according to the Low Carbon Contracts Company, which terminated the wind farm’s Contract for Difference on 29 March From the February 2015 issue of New...
View ArticleNew Power Report: JUNE ISSUE
Embedded benefits under scrutiny: is there an ‘end game’ or is it ‘open season’? So you want to be a CATO? “It will be essential to address the real or perceived competitive advantage that a CATO may...
View ArticleNew Power Report: July issue published
Subscribers: login to download the July issue now In the July issue INTERVIEW: Bulb founders Hayden Wood and Amit Gudka “There has already been a significant increase in prices over the past month or...
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