Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder to partner with Great British Energy – Nuclear to develop small modular reactors, subject to final government approvals and contract signature. Great British Energy – Nuclear is aiming to sign contracts…
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Solar panel installation includes car ports as well as rooftop
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RenEnergy has installed 983 solar panels at Witham Leisure Centre for Braintree Council in Essex. The 407KW solar panel installation includes both solar carports and roof arrays. The project had to be delivered before a Sport England Funding deadline at…
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Homeowners offered heat pump combinations with PV or EV chargers
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Mitsubishi Electric has partnered with Irish tech company EVHACS to launch a single, compact unit with a heat pump for heating and cooling spaces and an electric vehicle (EV) charger. The partners say the integrated system will allow homeowners, property…
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Last Mile to build ambient heat network for garden village development in Hampshire
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Multi-utility infrastructure group Last Mile is to install a water-source ambient heat network at the mixed-use Welborne Garden Village development in Hampshire, England. The first phase of the project, delivered by Buckland Development, will see up to 700 homes, a…
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Uniper and GE Vernova to upgrade Grain gas turbines
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Uniper has signed an agreement with GE Vernova to upgrade three GT26 gas turbine units at Uniper’s Grain power station in Kent. The upgrade is expected to increase efficiency and power output. The project follows an earlier upgrade at Uniper’s…
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Dynamic monitoring lifts capacity of power lines
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National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is deploying technology on its electricity transmission network that can expand the capacity of its existing overhead power lines. It has installed dynamic line rating (DLR) sensors on five circuits between one of the major…
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Ovo to buy power produced by Cambridgeshire’s biggest solar farm
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Ovo has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Cambridgeshire County Council’s North Angle Solar Farm – the largest solar farm in Cambridgeshire. The news comes two years after Ovo decided to stop buying renewable energy that allow suppliers to…
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Offshore wind farm operators investigate battery option for service vessels
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Specialist vessels that provide crew transfer and service operation for offshore wind farms could battery powered in future, two studies commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables have concluded. The two reports – by MJR Power & Automation and Oasis Marine – are…
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SFO opens probe into finance company that sold Thurrock Council on solar bonds
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into alleged fraud committed against Thurrock Council through investment in renewable energy bonds. Between 2016 and 2020, Thurrock Council invested millions into solar farms, via a bond scheme sold by the…