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Lexis®PSL Energy weekly highlights—25 May 2017

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Published on: 25 May 2017

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Welcome to the weekly Energy highlights from the Lexis®PSL Environment team for the week ending 25 May 2017. This week’s highlights includes an environment analysis of the recent report on the EU’s energy and climate policy and well as this week’s key news items including the publication by Ofgem of guidance on interpreting and enforcing the new Transmission Constraint Licence Condition, the closure of the Contracts for Difference (CFD) non-qualification review window, a consultation launched by Horizon Nuclear Power seeking views on the latest proposals for Wylfa Newydd, multi-billion pound nuclear power station in Anglesey and a European Commission consultation on the need for a gas or electricity project from an EU energy policy perspective. We also include two news item relating to the EU emission trading scheme, the improvements needed to it and the release of the first Carbon Market Readiness Training Guide by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). We also include new consultations published by the European Commission, updated energy content and highlight...

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