The secretary of state has granted development consent for Sheringham and Dudgeon offshore wind farm. The an array of up to 53 wind turbines would have a total generating capacity of 786MW. The development would also require the construction of…
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Viking Link formally launched; National Grid notes two more interconnectors in prospect
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National Grid Interconnectors has formally launched Viking Link, a 475 mile cable that will directly link the GB and Danish energy grids for the first time. The line runs from a converter station at Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire to one…
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Scottish Power to pay £1.5M in refunds and redress after overcharging customers
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Scottish Power Energy Retail Ltd will pay £1.5 million in refunds and compensation for charging customers above the price cap during the energy crisis. Ofgem agreed the redress package after the supplier confirmed that between 2015 and 2023, it mistakenly…
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BritNed offers new auction platform to book capacity
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Interconnector BritNed has launched a ‘Dutch’ auction, dubbed ‘Buy Now’, that allows participants to acquire capacity before, during and after the regular Intraday auctions. The ‘Buy Now’ auctions are offered for every hour of the day, in both directions, providing…
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National Grid celebrates completing T-pylon route through Somerset to be energised this year
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National Grid has installed overhead conductors on all 116 of the new T-pylons that will connect Hinkley Point C to the grid. The 57km Hinkley Connection Project runs between National Grid’s new Shurton substation on the Hinkley Point C site…
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Varco Energy acquires Cornwall battery project
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The 47.5MW Sambar Power battery project at the Indian Queens substation in Cornwall has changed ownership. Varco Energy a UK-based battery storage asset owner and operator, has acquired it from Carlton Power Ltd, an independent UK energy infrastructure development company.…
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Women in utilities say unconscious bias makes career progression harder
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Almost a third of women in the utility industry are considering leaving the sector in the next one to three years, according to new research by the Women’s Utilities Network (WUN) and The Marketing Pod – at a time when…
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Finnish town plans underground heat store to meet all its winter needs
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Winter heating in Finland’s fourth largest city, Vantaa, will be provided from waste heat stored in underground caverns during the summer months, in an initiative Vantaa Energy says will be the world’s largest seasonal energy store. The planned thermal energy…
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UKIB, Aviva and Rock Rail partner to roll out electric buses
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Up to 250 low-emission buses will be funded via an initial £100 million investment in a new partnership intended to help kick start a switchover for the country’s 36,000 diesel buses. The UK Infrastructure Bank has formed the partnership with…