The Scottish power market is expected to be in the spotlight this week with both Glasgow-based ScottishPower and Perth-based Scottish and Southern Energy publishing interim results, reports The Scotsman. Fund manager Gerrard expects ScottishPower to post pre-tax profits of £423m against £393m

Windsor Castle will soon be powered by hydro-electricity generated at Romney Weir on the River Thames. A 200kW hydro-electric scheme comprising two turbines and an enclosure will probably be built early next year in a £900,000 project funded by npower renewables. Underwater

Ceres Power aims to speed up the commercialisation of its fuel-cell technology by floating on the stock exchange. The company, which recently opened UK fuel-cell production facilities (See Electrical Review, October), hopes to raise up to £15m by listing on London’s Alternative