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ENGIE celebrates with other partners in the Vauxhall Energy


community energy programme


One Select goes bust


One Select has become the eighth small energy firm to go bust this year, affecting around 36,000 households in England and Wales. In November 2018, both


Spark Energy and Extra Energy ceased trading, following on from Future Energy, National Gas and Power, Iresa Energy, Gen4U and Usio Energy - all of which previously collapsed during the course of 2018. Regulator Ofgem is advising customers with One Select


these customers shortly after being appointed.'


will choose a new supplier to take on One Select's customers as quickly as possible. “This supplier will contact


company’s customers that their energy supply will not be affected and their credit balances will be protected. The regulator said: “Ofgem


to wait until it appoints a new official supplier. Ofgem has reassured the


not to switch immediately but


at comparison website uSwitch, said the demise of many small energy suppliers was down to a mix of higher commodity prices and delays in collecting payments from customers. She explains: “A handful of


less capital available, have been struggling to pay policy obligations, or are having problems with internal processes such as billing or collecting payments from customers.”


thanks to the ‘Beast from the East’ has helped push up commodity costs, while switching volumes have reached near-record levels. “Companies which have


suppliers entered the winter period with little room for manoeuvre. “Unexpectedly high demand


headquarters located in Farnborough, had been awarded the accolade of ‘the worst energy supplier for customer service’ in a recent survey of 34 firms by Citizens Advice. Emma Bush, energy expert


One Select, which had its


December 4th, 2018: A celebratory event was held at Vauxhall City Farm, attended by Cllr Claire Holland, Cabinet Member for Environment and Clean Air at Lambeth Council. Vauxhall Energy is a registered community benefit society


supported by ENGIE, Repowering London, Vauxhall Gardens Estate Residents and Tenants Association (VGERTA) and Lambeth Council. It is a community-owned solar power initiative in the Vauxhall Gardens estate in South London which offered an exciting opportunity for individuals to support the generation of solar power in Vauxhall and to contribute to wider action to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The scheme was funded by investors from the local


capabilities as well as financially through an ENGIE and London Borough of Lambeth Community Fund, which was established as part of our facilities management contract in the borough.” The project has seen the installation of 65kWp of solar


panels on five blocks on the estate, which will generate 1059 MWh of renewable electricity during the lifetime of the project, saving 24 tonnes of carbon emissions per annum. Vauxhall Energy has also been running energy advice


Director with ENGIE explained: “‘ENGIE has partnered with Repowering for the last two years and is proud to be supporting the Vauxhall Energy project, which aligns perfectly with our purpose to improve lives through better living and working environments. “We are supporting the project through our renewable


the cost of installation, as well as carrying out the technical install of the solar panels. A further £15,000 has been ring-fenced for the benefit of the community over the 20-year life of the project. Jamie Quinn, Corporate Responsibility and Environment


NLWA will continue working with LondonEnergy Ltd towards a contract to manage the


waste collected by the seven north London Boroughs and to operate the replacement Energy Recovery Facility at Edmonton EcoPark. North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is working with LondonEnergy Ltd (LEL) towards a


contract to manage the waste collected by the seven north London Boroughs and to operate the replacement Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at Edmonton EcoPark. The new waste-to-energy plant is planned as part of the Authority’s North London Heat and


Power Project (the Project) having been granted a Development Consent Order to construct and operate an ERF and associated developments for the effective management of waste onsite. LEL are currently contracted by NLWA to operate the existing waste to energy facility at


Edmonton EcoPark and manage six of the seven reuse and recycling centres in north London. The existing energy from waste facility is almost 50 years old and has diverted over 21 million


and solar panel construction workshops, providing home energy audits and given nine local young people 20-week paid internships. Afsheen Rashid MBE, Co-CEO of Repowering London,


tonnes of waste from landfill over this time. The replacement ERF is expected to come into operation in 2025, when the existing facility comes to the end of its operational life. “Having already worked with LEL for a number of years, I am happy to announce NLWA will


commented: “‘Vauxhall Energy is unique in this current landscape given the reduced Government support for renewable energy. We are proving the resilience of com- munity energy that is here to stay. The project brings together the public and private sector alongside the com- munity. The project could not have happened without the support of our partners Lambeth Council and ENGIE.” Vauxhall Energy Director Liz Cox added: “This project has


received an incredibly positive response from the local community. It’s very clear that people want a stake in improving the area and the wider environment.”


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be continuing our relationship,” said Councillor Clyde Loakes, Chair of NLWA. “The members have agreed LEL brings a wealth of knowledge from their experience


operating in waste management that will ensure efficiency and functionality are at the forefront of the project,” he continued. LEL will develop plans to ensure it can operate the facility to its full potential. The


replacement facility is expected to operate at almost 60% below the current environmental standards for nitrate oxide emissions, while the current facility operates at 20% below. There is also capacity to treat up to 700,000 tonnes of residual waste a year and generate 70


MW of electricity - enough to power 127,000 homes, while also supporting a local heating network. LEL’s Managing Director, Peter Sharpe says, “This is a great opportunity to bring this fantastic project to success. We plan to work together and deliver a really efficient operation for state-of-the-art energy recovery.”


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community, who had the opportunity to buy shares and receive interest payments predicted at 3%. In addition, ENGIE agreed to contribute £15,000 towards


LondonEnergy Ltd to operate NLWA’s new 700,000 TPA Waste-to-Energy plant


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