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UK-French interconnector runs with low carbon electricity

25th January 2021

electricity, France, IFA2, Infrastructure, Low Carbon, National Grid, Technology, Top Stories

electricity, France, IFA2, Infrastructure, interconnector, Low Carbon, National Grid, Technology, Top Stories

UK-French interconnector runs with low carbon electricity: A new interconnector that conducts low carbon electricity to flow between the UK & France by way of a 149-mile underwater power cable, has went into action. The Interconnexion France-Angleterre 2 (IFA2) extends near the seabed among Hampshire in the UK & Normandy in France. The cable has…

Cornwall Insight on Capacity Market prequalification

Cornwall Insight on Capacity Market prequalification: On 11 December the EMR Delivery Body (National Grid ESO) published the prequalification registers for the T-1 (2021-22) and T-4 (2024-25) Capacity Market (CM) auctions. The headline figure from the prequalification register is 54.0GW of de-rated capacity has prequalified for the T-4 auction against a target of 41.2GW. However,…

First COP26 leading sponsors announced

15th November 2020

Heather Trudeau

Climate, climate change, COP26, Efficiency & Environment, emissions, government, National Grid, NatWest, Policy, Scottish Power, SSE, UK

Climate, climate change, COP26, Efficiency & Environment, emissions, government, National Grid, NatWest, Policy, ScottishPower, SSE, UK

First COP26 leading sponsors announced: SSE, ScottishPower, Natwest Group & National Grid have been reported as the first sponsors of the COP26 climate summit. With one year to go before the event takes place in Glasgow in November 2021, the government announced the Principal Partners will carry the delivery of a successful & ambitious COP…

Energy partners accelerate offshore CO2 transit & storage

The partnership will see the development of an offshore network to ‎transport captured CO2 emissions to offshore storage beneath the ‎UK North Sea

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Lull in wind power sparks National Grid energy warning

14th October 2020

Andy Robinson

Capacity Market, electricity, energy, Finance & Markets, grid, Infrastructure, margins, National Grid, power, Top Stories, UK, warning

The Electricity System Operator says low levels of wind, generational outages and the balance of imports and exports are to blame for the impending power shortage

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National Grid signs 25-year deal for Grain LNG

13th October 2020

Andy Robinson

Business Energy News, Finance & Markets, gas security, Grain LNG, Infrastructure, kent, National Grid, Qatar Terminal, QTL, Uncategorised

Storage, UK

Grain LNG currently has the capacity to store and deliver enough gas to meet at least 25% of the UK’s demand

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Maximum revenues set for UK-Denmark interconnector

2nd October 2020

Andy Robinson

Business Energy News, cap and floor, Denmark, energy bills, final project assessment, Finance & Markets, Infrastructure, interconnector, National Grid, Ofgem, Policy, Renewable energy, revenues, Uncategorised

UK, Viking Link

Maximum revenues set for UK-Denmark interconnector: The 1.4GW Viking Link project Final Project Assessment has been published by Ofgem, which will connect the UK from Lincolnshire to Denmark. The regulator under its cap and floor scheme, sets the cap on the maximum revenue a developer can earn and a floor for the minimum. Currently standing…

British, Dutch offshore wind interconnection plans agreed

24th September 2020

Andy Robinson

Business Energy News, Efficiency & Environment, grid, interconnection, National Grid, North Sea, offshore wind farm, Renewable energy, Uncategorised

TenneT

British, Dutch offshore wind interconnection plans agreed: The National Grid commercial development arm, National Grid Ventures and the Dutch transmission system operator TenneT have inked an agreement to investigate the feasibility of connecting the grids of both countries to the Dutch and British wind farms through subsea electricity cables. Up to 4GW of British and…