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It’s that time of year again where attentions turn to the capacity market, with a flurry of activities over the coming months leading up to the T-1 & T-4 auctions held on 2nd and 9th March 2021, respectively. The Capacity Market was introduced by The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of the Electricity Market Reform programme to ensure the future security of our electricity supply. Prequalification closed in September 2020, with a total of 4.4 GW (de-rated capacity) of projects prequalifying, or conditionally pre-qualifying, for the 2021-22 (T-1) auction and 53 GW for the 2024-25 (T-4) auction. The charts below show the range of prequalified technologies for each auction. Coal operators will be looking to “‘sweat their assets’ in the T-1 auction ahead of the UK coal phase out by 2025. Whilst gas continues to account for a substantial percentage of the mix. Offshore wind has

TNEI is a specialist consultancy in the energy sector, helping clients respond to the complex challenges of transitioning to a low-carbon future. We are delighted to welcome Dearbhla O’Brien to the TNEI team, who has joined as our Country Manager and Director of TNEI Ireland. Based in Dublin, Dearbhla will be accelerating TNEI’s efforts in supporting and expanding our existing Irish client base. Although TNEI has been working in Ireland for over 15 years, this marks an exciting new chapter in the company’s history and comes at a potentially pivotal time in Ireland’s own history. With a demonstration of real commitment from the Irish Government, in the form of the Climate Action Plan 2019, there has been a reenergisation within the Irish energy sector and a clear eagerness to deliver on the 2030 decarbonisation and renewable targets. Whilst recent connection policy updates from the Regulator are helping to still drive

We read with interest the recent Scottish Hydrogen Assessment hot on the heels of the coverage of hydrogen in the Energy White Paper. Since TNEI’sdelivery of the UK’s first co-located hydrogen and wind demonstration project in Rotherham some time ago, hydrogen technology and applications have come into increasingly sharper focus for our clients and partners. The Scottish Government’s assessment sets out ambitious targets for developing green hydrogen generating capacity; taking just 2 more years to hit the 5GW mark targeted for 2030 in the UK Energy White Paper. The assessment provides useful analysis of the current state of play and comprehensively makes the case for development of hydrogen as a key part of the energy transition. The Scottish Government stresses the need for quick deployment having identified that Scotland is ideally placed to be at the forefront of development. Our experience shows that the UK renewables industry has the necessary

In the lead up to COP26 TNEI staff will take part in a STEP-tacularchallengewhich will not only keep them fit and activebutsupport the World Land Trust which has been saving tropical forests and other critically threatened habitats since 1989. The Challenge Why? The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 1 ““ 12 November 2021.The lastCOP conferenceto take place wasCOP25in Madrid.We have challenged20 of ourTNEI staffto swaptheir suits for boots and theirpower systemsstudiesfor pedalstocollectivelyclock up the 1,490 miles from Madrid to Glasgowby foot, bike, SUP or any otheremission-free/carbon-neutralway of getting aroundin the lead up to COP26! Miles will be trackedon ourTNEI Race to COP26clubinthe Strava app and we will provide regular updates with our progress. 1,490 miles? That’s easy! We reckon this journey can be done several times before COP26 takes place inNovember andTNEI haspledged tobuy 5 acres with the World

TNEI originally helped obtain planning permission for the under-construction energy from waste plant at Drakelow in 2015 having coordinated the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and planning application process. Since then various amendments to the consented design have been required as a result of the detailed engineering design process. TNEI have enabled these having successfully worked with Vital Energi to update environmental assessments and obtain permission for non-material and material amendments working closely with planning officers at Derbyshire District Council. A new planning permission has been granted which incorporates the changes that have been made and progress onsite throughout 2020 has been excellent. You can read more about the Drakelow Energy from Waste project on the Vital Energi website. To learn more about how TNEI can help with environmental assessment and gaining permissions for your energy scheme please contact our expert Jason McGray (jason.mcgray@tneigroup.com).

TNEIhas been appointed by Qair (previously Quadran International), a French developer, to perform simulation studies being part of its electrical network design and ensure grid code compliance for their 5.8 MW Seysun floating solar PV project being constructed on a salt water lagoon in Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles. This will be the world’s largest floating PV project to be installed in a saltwater environment when it is completed by the end of this year. This will be Africa’s first IPP floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) project: https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases/floating-solar-energy-project-seychelles-moves-forward. Qair secured the project through a government tender in 2018 and the electricity will be sold under a 25-year PPA to the Public Utilities Corporation. The entire generation capacity on the island of Mahé is roughly only ~76 MW which is generated by mainly diesel power generators as well as a 6 MW wind power plant that was commissioned in 2013.