Seven councils that are members of the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) have agreed to invest in initial services to develop carbon capture at their Edmonton EcoPark energy from waste plant and are looking for contractors for the initial project…
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Gridserve promises Gatwick Electric Forecourt in summer 2023
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Gridserve has begun construction of an Electric Forecourt® at Gatwick airport. Adjacent to the M23, the site will be able to charge 36 electric vehicles simultaneously, with high power chargers that can deliver up to 350kW. Multiple charging connectors will…
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RES wins approval for Welsh wind+storage project
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RES has received approval for a combined wind and storage project at Upper Ogmore, Blaengarw and Nant-y-Moel in Bridgend, Wales. The 25MW project is the first onshore wind project to be considered under the Developments of National Significance planning process.…
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INTERVIEW: Mary Quaney, Mainstream RP says less pressure on offshore wind prices will improve economics long term
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Mary Quaney, chief executive at Mainstream Renewable Power, says it is time for a pause in offshore wind’s dive down the cost curve to allow the supply chain to tool-up for faster deployment. Governments can speed deployment by reducing the…
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Chris Skidmore MP says three-month review aims to deliver ‘Big Bang moment’ for Net Zero
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BEIS has opened its promised Net Zero Review saying that since last year’s Net Zero Strategy “the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other global factors have fundamentally changed the economic landscape in the UK, placing huge pressure on households and…
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NGESO offers two-month ‘amnesty’ for companies to surrender grid capacity to help manage connections queue
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NGESO has opened a ‘TEC amnesty’, intended to reduce the ‘queue’ for connections to the grid. It is inviting companies on the so-called TEC Register (ie those that have Transmission Entry Capacity) to terminate agreements or reduce their capacity at…
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Octopus makes further offshore wind investment
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Octopus Energy Generation is acquiring a further 15.5% stake in the 270MW Lincs offshore wind farm on behalf of the Sky fund and Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust. This increases the team’s total stake in the wind farm to 23.25%. Sky…
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Ofgem issues Scottish Power with provisional order over its support for customers who cannot pay
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Ofgem has issued Scottish Power with a provisional order and told it to pause disconnections because it is concerned that the supplier is not dealing correctly with customers. It cites: • SP’s apparent failure to consider its customer’s ability to…
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Solar PPA helps finance merchant wind plant for NTR
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Two renewables facilities – Murley wind farm and Ockendon solar farm – have been refinanced by infrastructure investor and asset manager NTR in partnership with Rabobank, which provided £38 million of debt. NTR said it has brought the two projects…