Low carbon generation

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    Nodes, flows and zones: transmission network charges for generators

    The upcoming 'Capacity Market' and 'Contracts for Difference auctions' have put transmission network charges back under the spotlight, with generators needing to take a long-term view of 'Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS)' charges their projects will face.  In this podcast, James Brabben and Andrew Enzor discuss the latest developments...

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    O come all ye flexible – the challenges of getting into the Capacity Market

    The festive period is often a time of reflection, and given the recent publication of the Capacity Market prequalification, we thought it was a good chance to look back at what participants have had to go through to get to this point. In our latest podcast, two members of our...

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    Crystal balling – Seeing into the future with forward power curves

    Following on from our previous podcast two months ago, 'Crystal Balling - Future power prices and the impacts of net zero'. Emma Burns, Senior Consultant, and Tom Edwards, Senior Modeller, reunited to discuss the thinking behind our 'Benchmark Power curve service' and our view of the market and prices out...

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    COVID-19 lessons on the path to net zero 2050

    In our latest podcast, Senior Consultant Craig Lowrey and Senior Writer Nick Palmer discuss Craig’s Energy Spectrum piece on the lessons from the current lockdown for the path to net zero. They look at the current low demand-high renewables situation and what we can learn for the future of the...

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    The impact of COVID-19 on financing low-carbon infrastructure

    Our latest podcast features Cornwall Insight’s Research Partner, Daniel Atzori, and Key Account Leader, Bertie Bagge. In the podcast, they interview Dan Wells, partner at Foresight, and Gareth Baker, partner at Gowling WLG. The group discuss the likely impact of the COVID-19 crisis on financing low-carbon infrastructure. Our experts look...

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    Considerations for RESS qualification

    Our experts in Ireland, Senior Consultant, James Goldsmith and Research Analyst, Catherine Edwards, present our latest podcast. In its fast approach, the podcast looks at some of the keys parts of the RESS qualification process and what to look for when creating your bid. Our experts also discuss some of...

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    Capacity Market: guess who’s back, back again!

    In our latest podcast, experts Emma Burns and Tom Edwards discuss the recent developments on the Capacity Market since its reinstatement announcement on 24 October 2019. The Capacity Market (CM) is a mechanism that ensures there is electricity available by providing payments to generators. Consequently, this encourages continued investment in...

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    GB wholesale power market trends and views on future developments

    In our latest Podcast, our two Senior Modellers, Tom Edwards and Tom Musker provide their views on a range of wholesale market issues, including recent trends and future developments. The questions are posed by Ben Hall, our Head of New Business, and focus on key topics including: drivers of recent...

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    Corporate PPAs: Adequate substitute for subsidy?

    In our latest podcast, our experts, James Brabben and Tim Dixon, explore the Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPAs) market and how it is developing in Great Britain. CPPAs have become an increasingly popular route to market model in recent years, owing to both increasing demand for green power from corporate...

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    Enter the Dragon: Balancing risk and the PPA market

    In our fourth podcast, Conall Bolger and Evie Doherty, discuss the emergent shape of the PPA market three months into SEM. They consider how SEM, by making players financially responsible for their traded position, profoundly alters the commercial underpinnings of PPAs in the market. These dynamics affect all players. The...

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    Into the unknown: A discussion on subsidy-free renewables mixdown

    Welcome to our regular series of podcasts from Cornwall Insight which focuses on the major contemporary issues confronting the energy sector. In our first podcast, Tom Crisp discusses the subsidy-free renewables mixdown with our Chief Executive Officer Gareth Miller. This podcast was recorded before Greg Clark’s speech on the 15th...