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£10.1m Bristol Energy's annual losses for the year to the end of March 2019, which the company described as "stabilised losses" on the previous year's £10.3 million loss. UTILITY WEEK | 30TH AUGUST - 5TH SEPTEMBER 2019 | 5 "We believe consented onshore wind farms are legally entitled to participate in all CfD auction processes and to have an opportunity to access the aid necessary to construct consented sites" Banks Renewables managing director Richard Dunkley Toilet waste at one of the UK's largest music festivals was turned into renewable energy over the bank holiday weekend as Thames Water processed hundreds of thousands of litres of sewage collected from revellers at Reading Festival. Thames worked with A1 Group contractors, who transported the waste from the site to Reading sewage works. Gas was extracted from the waste's sludge to generate electricity for the Island Road sewage plant. ENERGY BEIS ministerial team confirmed The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has had its ministerial team fully confirmed following the govern ment reshuffle. Earlier this month, Lord Ian Duncan revealed he had been appointed minister for climate change. The full team comprises: Andrea Leadsom, secretary of state; Kwasi Kwarteng, minister for energy and clean growth; Jo Johnson, minister of state; Kelly Tolhurst, parlia mentary undersecretary of state; Nadhim Zahawi, parliamentary undersecretary of state; Ian Dun can, minister for climate change. PAN-UTILITY Risks to water and energy supplies highlighted Water supplies could be affected and Northern Ireland energy cus tomers face the risk of price hikes if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, according to leaked government documents. The 'Operation Yellowhammer' report examines water and energy as part of its assessment of the potential risks of a nodeal Brexit. It raises the possibility that a failure in the supply chain of the chemicals used to treat drinking water is likely to be local, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of people. But, according to The Sunday Times, it says the chances of such a failure are low, with services likely to remain largely unaffected thanks to actions being taken by water firms. The document also outlines the risk that Northern Ireland could see energy price rises. It states that leaving the EU without a deal could lead to a split in the single energy market, which encompasses the entire island of Ireland. This would lead to price rises for NI energy con sumers and the departure of some suppliers from the market north of the border. But there would be no immediate disruption to Northern Ireland's power and longterm secu rity of supply is not threatened. Slade to step down as CEO of Energy UK Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, is to step down at the end of the year. Slade joined the industry body in 2011 and became CEO in January 2015. In a statement, he said: "After nine enjoyable years at Energy UK, it is time for me to move to pastures new. "I am immensely proud of the team and of our ability to consistently punch above our weight – from launching the independently chaired Commission for Customers in Vulnerable Circumstances to work with the government on the capacity market, to our thriving new energy services and heat work." No announcement has been made on Slade's successor, but Energy UK said the recruitment process will begin shortly. APPOINTMENTS Only 7 days left to enter The deadline for entering this year's Utility Week Awards has been set at 6 September, giving would be prize winners 36 days to outline to our panel of independent judges why they deserve an award. As usual, the big night will be at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, held this year on 9 December. Photo: Alamy

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