12 NEWS IN BRIEF


ENGIE buys 50% of EPS stock ENGIE has announced a 50% share


purchase agreement with its main shareholders (360 Capital Partners, Ersel and Prima Industrie). It has acquired a majority stake in Electro Power Systems S.A., a specialist in energy storage systems and microgrids. ENGIE, headquartered in Paris, is


one the largest global utilities, active in around 70 countries, employs 150,000 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €66.6 billion in 2016.


A key stage in a £34 million Energy for Londoners programme has been unveiled by the UK’s City of London mayor, Sadiq Khan.


The new scheme has been designed to


make energy bills more affordable, workplaces more energy- efficient and to ensure that the Capital gets provided with cleaner and more local energy sources, such as solar power. “The energy market isn’t working for Londoners at the moment,” Sadiq Khan tells WIP. “Far too many people can’t afford to


Elcogen teams up


with Convion Leading fuel cell manufacturer Elcogen has teamed up with fuel cell system developer Convion to power two combined heat and power (CHP) systems for the LEMENE smart grid, led by energy company Lempäälän Energia. The smart grid, earmarked by the Finnish government as a key project in helping the country achieve its national energy targets for decar- bonisation, will be powered by a 4MW solar photovoltaic array, an 8MW biogas engine and a battery to deliver a secure and reliable power supply for approximately 50 businesses in the industrial district of Marjamäki, south-western Finland. Under the new agreement, the two fuel cell co-generation systems built by Convion will be integrated into the smart grid in the district. At the heart of the combined heat and power (CHP) systems with a total electrical output of 116kW are Elcogen’s next generation of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stacks.


heat their homes. Energy bills are too high, old and inefficient boilers are polluting our air and homes are badly insulated. Colder homes create health problems and can even lead to early deaths,” he explains. Some of the Mayor’s key initiatives


involve: * An award-winning programme to help


make London’s homes more energy efficient, reducing both energy bills and carbon emissions. * Energy Leap – this presents


innovative ways to reduce energy bills down to near zero through whole-house ‘eco-refurbishments’. Mr Khan aims to generate 1GW of


Nuclear power is killed off by cogeneration technology in Belgium


Cogeneration is part of the overall plan for the closure of nuclear power stations,


anticipated for 2025. Cogeneration power stations currently supply 18% of energy consumed in Belgium and are likely to supply an additional capacity of 1,000 MW by 2025, reports the sector organisation Cogen. According to Cogen the power stations will generate the equivalent electricity to a large nuclear power station. ELIA (Belgium’s electricity generator) has estimated that 8 to 9 gas-fired power stations may be necessary to compensate for the planned closure of the nuclear power stations in 2025. However, the cogeneration sector considers that the gas-fired power station demand may be reduced to 7, if the industry focuses upon the development of cogeneration. Cogeneration power stations may be constructed far more quickly, and without European authorisation, as state aid is required to install gas-fired power stations.


Worldwide Independent Power January - February 2018 www.gmp.uk.com


Generating more clean energy for London is our stated goal - reports Sadiq Khan, the current City of London Mayor


energy from solar by 2030 and will trial a bulk buying solar purchase scheme later this year to reduce the costs of panels for Londoners. As part of a 12-month pilot scheme,


City Hall will buy locally generated clean energy and use it to power two Transport for London (TfL) depots – Northfields in Ealing and Northumberland Park in Haringey. TfL also plans to install solar panels and energy efficiency measures across its buildings in a new £4.5 million refurbishment project. Small businesses will be offered grants


to replace old and inefficient boiler with cleaner ones under a £10 million commer- cial boiler scrappage scheme, the first of its kind in the UK. The mayor has pledged to help both the public and private sector build large scale heat networks through a £3.5 million Decentralised Energy Enabling Project. Mr Khan said: “I’m also working on a number of ambitious projects to generate more local clean energy to power our homes, businesses and communities.”


The Shard - London’s most energy efficient building.


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