Tuesday, 28 August 2018
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by Matthew Swain

Ofgem audits: Dealing with non-compliance

With Ofgem audits on the increase, many of our clients are receiving notification and this can be daunting. This is the second part of a three-part Ofgem audit series, in which we will cover the non- compliance notice, the submission of evidence and review and amendments of the application.
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
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by Andrew Morbey

Tesla big battery is a big success

It’s been just over six months since the world’s largest battery was installed in my home country, Australia, by Tesla. The lithium-ion battery has an installed capacity of 100MW/129MWh and is connected to the Neoen* Hornsdale Wind Farm in South Australia, consisting of 32 wind turbines. The
Thursday, 14 June 2018
by Anonymous

Combined Heat and Power could reduce your electricity costs by half

Around 50% of your electricity bill pays for taxes, levies and getting the electricity to you. By generating your own electricity using Combined Heat and Power (CHP) you will import less electricity from the grid and therefore, avoid paying these.
Tuesday, 08 May 2018
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by Jenny Beynon

UK powered without coal for three days

Read our top five renewable energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this
Thursday, 29 March 2018
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by Jenni Elves

Onwards and upwards on my learning curve

After two years as the Office Administrator here at FEC Energy, 2018 marked the start of a new challenge for me as I commenced my new position as Technical Administrator for the On-Site Generation (OSG) team.
Friday, 23 March 2018
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by Max Knowles

This winter’s TRIAD dates are…

The National Grid has published the TRIAD dates for the 2017/18 winter season and the dates are:
Thursday, 22 March 2018
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by Jenny Beynon

What “hot topics” are affecting electricity generators?

Timing is everything when it comes to maximizing your export income and Max Knowles is part of our team who has a wealth of experience doing just that. In this blog, Max tells us what the “hot topics” for electricity generators are over the next few months…
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
by Anonymous

Winter ends with a flurry for TRIADs

Today is the last day of the TRIAD Season. With the latest TRIAD in history being 15 February in 2016, and daylight extending into teatime, we would normally be thinking it’s all over by now.
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
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by Andrew Morbey

Producing energy on Mars

As Elon Musk’s Space X launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time a few weeks ago with the aim to send a Tesla car and mannequin towards Mars’ orbit, we ask could life on Mars be getting closer?
Friday, 09 February 2018
by Anonymous

Capacity Market clears at its lowest ever rates

A good Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and understanding of operating costs is even more essential for natural gas CHP after the Capacity Market (CM) auction cleared at it’s lowest ever rates this month. There were two auctions: T-1 for Oct18-Sept19 Cleared at £6.00/kW Previous low £6.95/kW T-4

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