The government has granted development consent for a 800MW solar farm with battery storage co-located. The Springwell Solar Farm in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, is set to be the largest solar farm in the UK. The proposals are on land predominantly…
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Great British Energy takes stake in electrolyser company ITM
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Great British Energy has announced investment in ITM Power UK Ltd in South Yorkshire, which also announced an ‘in principle’ award of a £46.5 million government grant, to a expand hydrogen technology manufacturing in the UK. Great British Energy will…
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NGED offers instant curtailment report to connecting parties
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National Grid’s Distribution System Operator (DSO) has launched a new self-serve curtailment estimation tool, allowing customers to quickly find out for themselves the potential levels of curtailment if they connect to the network. National Grid DSO offers flexible and curtailable…
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Housing development in Penarth to offer real-world net-zero for 500 homes
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GTC is to supply energy and utility infrastructure for the 576-home Cosmeston Farm housing development in Penarth. The scheme will exceed the Future Homes Standard and deploy GTC’s fully integrated smart home system at scale. Cosmeston Farm combines networked ground…
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Two Scottish investments planned to deliver offshore power pipeline
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Vestas has announced plans to establish a factory in Scotland to meet growing demand for offshore wind in the UK and Europe. The €250 million factory would produce nacelles and hubs for Vestas’s, the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine. Vestas…
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Low Carbon Hub to add battery to community solar farm
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Low Carbon Hub, a social enterprise that develops community-owned renewable energy projects in Oxfordshire, is inviting people to invest in the UK’s first community-owned solar energy battery at Ray Valley solar park in Arncott, near Bicester. Ray Valley was set…
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Three-month restart for Teesside bioethanol plant to assure CO2 supplies
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The government has agreed a three-month restart of the Ensus bioethanol plant in Wilton, Teesside, to assure the UK’s critical supplies of carbon dioxide (CO2) required for Britain’s nuclear, packaged meats, fresh food and healthcare industries. The plant ceased production…
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Future Homes Standard: the industry responds
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Rachel Solomon Williams, Executive Director, Aldersgate Group: “The built environment is one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonise. Including indirect emissions, buildings still account for 23% of the UK’s total carbon emissions. These new measures, requiring homes and commercial…
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Royal Mail tests electric aircraft for Scottish islands
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Royal Mail, Loganair and BETA Technologies have launched real-world electric flight demonstrations across Royal Mail’s Scottish mail flight routes. BETA Technologies is a US-based electric aerospace company working on the developing and commercialising electric aircraft. The first of a series…