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Energy weekly highlights—25 May 2023

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Published on: 25 May 2023

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Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing
DESNZ publishes EBDS application and claims form
Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023
Electricity Code Modifications
Networks and network connections
Heat Networks (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No 3) Regulations 2023
Renewable energy
DBT launches consultation on capacity market exemption and government’s response to EIIs
DESNZ publishes final AA for 1st Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round
Five Scottish IN projects have signed Exclusivity Agreements

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Article summary

This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)’s final appropriate assessment (AA) for the 1st Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round, its publication on the Alternative Energy Markets Innovation Programme (AEMIP), Phase one projects and its announcement that the UK will join President Biden's Carbon Management Challenge to store and remove CO2. This week’s highlights also include Scotland’s Emerging Energy Technologies Fund offer of £10m under the Hydrogen Innovation Scheme.

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