October 21st: the Government of Mali has signed an agreement with R20 Regions of Climate Action and Akuo Energy to develop bankable renewable energy projects in various regions of the country. The duo has designed a project for a 50 MW solar PV plant in Kita, and conducted technical studies assessing the feasibility of installing such a plant. For more […]
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“Crying wolf” over blackouts just distracts from the job in hand
Predictions of blackouts and supply “crunches” will be plastered all over the media this autumn, as every year. We do not believe the lights will go out, but much greater focus is needed on modernizing the power system, signalling the value of flexibility alongside energy revenues, and stimulating consumers to respond to changing supply conditions. […]
Panel of Experts Say Investment Needed to Reduce Brexit Energy Risk
Hugo Chandler, Director of New Resource Partners, Paul Massara, Former Head of RWE npower and Joan McNaughton, World Energy Trilemma Executive Chair at World Energy Council, comment in advance of reports to be published by National Grid this week. Commenting ahead of reports this week from National Grid, on UK electricity margins for this winter […]
Financial Times: National Grid has enough capacity to keep the nation’s lights on
National Grid said yesterday it was confident that there would be enough generation to meet demand, despite a flurry of recent closures of the coal-fired power stations that, until recently, were the biggest contributors of Britain’s electricity. View the full article featured in ‘Financial Times’ here or by ‘The Times’ here.
Brexit presents energy opportunities for Britain
Alongside James Heappey, MP for Wells and member of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee and Professor Jim Watson, Director of the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) Hugo Chandler of NRP discussed the implications of Brexit for energy policy in the UK. Hugo Chandler, Director at New Resource Partners who formerly led work on grid integration of […]