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Energy weekly highlights—7 November 2019

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Published on: 07 November 2019

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Table of contents

Brexit
Brexit Bulletin—key Bills fall away on dissolution of Parliament
Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing
Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2019
Renewable energy
Ofgem creates renewable electricity register to replace current register
Floating wind industry technology crucial to meeting 2050 net zero carbon emissions target
Oil and gas
Government ends support for fracking owing to unpredictability of seismic activity
Property and construction issues in the energy sector

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Article summary

This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes the government’s moratorium on fracking, the redevelopment and relaunch of the renewables and combined heat and power (CHP) register, RenewableUK and Scottish Renewables joint report: ‘Floating Wind—The UK Industry Ambition’, the publication of Energy UK’s 2019 manifesto: ‘Towards a secure and sustainable low-cost energy future’ and the government’s confirmation of the grant of awards for advanced nuclear programmes.

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