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News Flash - Solar PV
Au Royaume Uni : January 23, 2012The UK Solar industry has been in hiatus since the latter part of 2011. The popularity of domestic, small commercial and community solar projects was until then blossoming across the UK, thanks to a generous Feed-in Tariff and falling solar panel prices which resulted in attractive investment terms. The tariffs were initially due to be reduced from 1st April 2012 as part of the programmed ‘degression’ cycle of revising tariffs incrementally as the cost of equipment falls. However, the investment returns were so attractive that what was initially intended to stimulate local investment in renewables ended up by being dominated by applications from large-scale investors.
Télécharger en PDFUK - Renewable Heat Initiative
Au Royaume Uni : December 08, 2011This article published by the I.S.B.A. was written by Holly Wakefield (NUS Consulting Group's UK carbon analyst) and explains the UK's new Renewable Heat Initiative just launched by the Government. This scheme is intended to provide financial support to help underpin the efforts to achieve a national target of 15% of UK energy being generated from renewable energy sources by 2020.
UK - New Initiatives In The UK Wholesale Market
Au Royaume Uni : October 14, 2011Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) have moved to shake up the UK wholesale electricity market by announcing that they intend to purchase all of its power for retail customers on the day-ahead market. They have also said that they will auction their generated supply into the same day-ahead market place. SSE is the UK’s second largest electricity generator with around 15% (47,500 GW) of the total UK market. SSE’s average daily demand volume is around 165GWh. Given the total size of the UK day-ahead market – 240GWh – then this announcement is, on the surface of it, transformational.
UK - Chancellor’s Budget Statement
Au Royaume Uni : March 25, 2011The Chancellor has unveiled measures to boost the claim that the UK is the most progressive and environmentally aware Government in the world. The most far reaching of the measures outlined is the creation of a carbon price floor, which will be introduced in 2013 at the equivalent of £16 per tonne of carbon emitted, rising incrementally to £30 per tonne in 2020.
Getting Smarter
Au Royaume Uni : October 08, 2010 In order to effectively manage one’s energy consumption you need to measure when and how much energy is being used in any given period of time. With non-half hourly (NHH) meters the consumption is often... Lire la suite
New Demands
Au Royaume Uni : August 06, 2010Over recent years, volatility in commodity prices and increased pressure to reduce carbon emissions has brought energy efficiency to the forefront of budgeting concerns for all sectors. Whilst it is generally accepted that reductions in energy usage leads to overall cost reductions, few are aware that considering how and when energy is used will have an equally significant bearing. What is known as Demand-Side Management (DSM) could pave the way to achieve affordable energy costs for consumers, without high capital cost investment. Lire la suite
A Double Edge Sword
Au Royaume Uni : 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. Lire la suite
Major Revision of Transmission & Distribution Charges for Electricity & Gas
Au Royaume Uni : 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.
I See No Ships
Au Royaume Uni : 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. Lire la suite
Roman High Tech
Au Royaume Uni : 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. Lire la suite
Smart Metering & the CRC
Au Royaume Uni : 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. Lire la suite
UK Opts for CCS
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite
The Shape of Things to Come
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite
An Ill Wind
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite
Gas Security
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite
Joining Up the Dots
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite
Tough Times
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite
Nuclear Reborn II
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite
CCS Project
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite
Nuclear Reborn
Au Royaume Uni : 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... Lire la suite