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A Double Edge Sword
united kingdom: April 16, 2010The Carbon Reduction Commitment (“CRC”) was established under the UK Climate Change Act of 2008 as one of the measures introduced to assist the UK in reaching its undertaking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent (compared to 1990 levels) by 2020. Continue Reading
Major Revision of Transmission & Distribution Charges for Electricity & Gas
united kingdom: April 14, 2010Ofgem has released significant changes for distribution and transmission charges that will affect all gas and electricity charges, and the attached details outline the 5 year charging scheme changes that will apply from April 2010.
Download PDFI See No Ships
united kingdom: January 14, 2010I see no Ships. As the immortal line of the great naval hero Horatio Nelson fades into the distance, British waters were again recently under siege as 54 oil tankers loitered off the coast lying in wait for fuel oil price hikes before delivery. Continue Reading
Roman High Tech
united kingdom: November 17, 2009With the UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announcing on the 22nd of October that £6 million is to be made available to fund exploration for geothermal energy sites, it would seem that the 10,000 year old Roman engineering breakthrough is finally back in fashion. Continue Reading
Smart Metering & the CRC
united kingdom: August 14, 2009As a result of the smart metering rollout it is widely expected that suppliers will be in a position to provide bespoke tariffs/rate structures on the basis of being able to view a user’s load profile and shape. Continue Reading
UK Opts for CCS
united kingdom: May 20, 2009 After years of deliberation and at least one false start, the UK government has finally endorsed the concept of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) with provision made for the financial support of up to four... Continue Reading
The Shape of Things to Come
united kingdom: April 16, 2009 Recently the Financial Times published two articles on energy related matters that were thought provoking and relevant to our evolving view on the medium term trends in energy pricing. The first article was... Continue Reading
An Ill Wind
united kingdom: February 19, 2009 The onward march of the wind farm, colonizing both land and sea, may encounter some opposition. The unexpected turbulence in the world financial markets and the rapid decline of oil prices have resulted in... Continue Reading
Gas Security
united kingdom: January 20, 2009 The recent commercial dispute between Russia Gazprom and the Ukraine has highlighted how exposed certain parts of Europe are to gas supply interruptions. Certain countries including Austria, Bulgaria, and... Continue Reading
Joining Up the Dots
united kingdom: December 15, 2008 The recent establishment of the Department of Energy and Climate Change brings together much of the Climate Change Group, previously housed within the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform... Continue Reading
Tough Times
united kingdom: November 19, 2008 The volatility of the UK electricity market has proven to be the nemesis of two of the smaller independent energy suppliers having been forced into administration over the last month. Both companies, Energy... Continue Reading
Nuclear Reborn II
united kingdom: October 23, 2008 Following our May 2008 article “Nuclear Reborn”, there have been a number of curious twists connected with the EDF bid to acquire the UK’s sole nuclear generator, British Energy (BE). The EDF bid had... Continue Reading
CCS Project
united kingdom: July 15, 2008 The four bidders that have pre-qualified in the UK Government’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration competition have been named. The Government also announced publication of a consultation on the... Continue Reading
Nuclear Reborn
united kingdom: May 16, 2008 Late in 2007, a meeting was convened by the chairman of British Energy (BE) following speculation that the use of nuclear power was about to once again become fashionable within the country. By the time the... Continue Reading