Nuclear Safety Report

The GDA is the safety assessment process that all new nuclear power stations must go through in the UK. It’s a paper blueprint for safety looking at all the issues involved in nuclear power from reactor chemistry to building design and radioactive discharge and is a joint investigation by the Health and Safety Executive and […]

Nuclear regulator says companies are slow with information

“I’m working with them well but they’re still providing information a little bit slowly,” he said, but added the GDA was still on course for delivery by June next year. “I’m still confident we can provide the GDA by June 2011. I’ve got all the resources I need. There are no showstoppers” The GDA is […]

Power firm hires forecaster to find whether weather will wane

An energy firm has hired Europe’s largest private weather company to provide forecasts while it is building the Ormonde wind farm off the UK coast. Ormonde Energy, a subsidiary of Vattenfall Wind Power, is building the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea, 10km off Barrow-in-Furness. It has signed a deal with MeteoGroup for […]

Ric Perez gives the US view on Nuclear

Ric Perez interviewed at the Marketforce Nuclear Industry Forum

Go ahead for npower hydropower project

A hydro scheme built by npower that will provide energy for 1,600 homes has been approved by the Scottish government. The 3 megawatt Cia-Aig scheme, near Achnacarry in Inverness-shire, will employ up to 20 people during its construction. Scotland’s energy minister Jim Mather said: “The Cia-Aig scheme is another good example of Scotland’s potential for […]

Energy Saving Trust launches water calculator

Water use is the “forgotten energy saving opportunity” by policymakers, businesses and in homes according to the Energy Saving Trust. The trust says CO2 from energy used to heat water in UK homes accounts for 5% of the UK’s total carbon emissions and 30% of the average household’s energy bills. Now the trust has launched […]

Encore bought for £6.25m by McKinnon & Clarke

Energy risk specialist Encore has been bought by energy procurement and compliance firm McKinnon & Clarke for £6.25m. The deal, announced yesterday, will see M&C’s turnover increase to more than £30m and establish it a major global player in energy, environmental usage and legislation in regulated and deregulated markets. M&C’s chief executive Simon Northrop believes […]

England game brings biggest World Cup power surge

England’s victory against Slovenia in yesterday’s World Cup caused the highest surge in electricity demand so far in the tournament. National Grid reported a surge in demand of nearly 1300 megawatts – the equivalent of more than half a million kettles being switched on – during the half time break. It also equates to a […]

Osborne to lead “reform of the energy market” to target £200bn

The UK Chancellor George Osborne has vowed to speed up plans for a green investment bank. In the only mention of energy-related issues, the chancellor, in his Budget speech on Tuesday, vowed to accelerate proposals for the bank, which has been long-called for by many in the energy industry. However, the official documents of the […]

Encore International Daily News Report

22/06/2010 UK power contracts weakened across the board on Tuesday on the back of a bearish fuel complex and soft NBP prices. Improved supply margins pulled the spot down amid improved coal-fired generation. Wind generation is forecasted to improve in the short term. The European Regulators’ Group for Energy and Gas (ERGEG) launched a public […]