Anesco has confirmed the appointment of Hildagarde McCarville as the company’s new CEO with Mark Futyan set to remain with the company as a non-executive director.
Building on its announcement last month, the UK government has stated that Northern Irish households without direct debits will receive a £600 voucher to help with their energy bills.
The UK Government has today (19 December) confirmed details of new schemes to provide additional support to households across Britain and Northern Ireland amidst the rising costs of energy bills.
Battery storage software provider Arenko has officially launched the beta version of its Nimbus Portfolio Performance Tool offering data on the UK’s battery energy storage projects.
The UK Government’s Energy Price Guarantee has launched in Northern Ireland this month reducing bills by up to 20p/kWh for electricity and 4.8p/kWh for gas.
The Electric Storage Company has disclosed that Northern Ireland’s first smart grid, based in Coleraine, has saved a combined total of £27,000 in energy costs.
Households in Northern Ireland will see a unit price reduction for electricity and gas of up to 17p/kWh and 4.2p/kWh respectively, under the Energy Price Guarantee scheme.
A number of "shortcomings" in the design of Northern Ireland’s Renewable Obligation scheme (NIRO) have been identified, allowing the rate of return to be in excess of 20% for some generators.
RenewableUK has warned that the UK government’s current approach to onshore wind is “falling short”, as new statistics show continued drop in projects.