Low Carbon has announced the construction of three new solar farms. The farms, in Essex, Derbyshire and Buckinghamshire, will be the first UK projects to receive funding using the business’s multi-bank financing facility from NatWest, Lloyds Bank, and AIB. The…
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Over 100 biomethane plants injecting into the gas grid, but volume remains small
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There are now 109 plants producing biomethane and injecting it into the gas distribution network, and one injecting biomethane into the national gas transmission network, according to new figures from the Energy Networks Association in its ‘Green Gas Scoreboard’. With…
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Thames Water’s half-year electricity bill hiked from £78M to £111M
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Despite reducing electricity consumption by 4% and self-generating 22% of its electricity needs, Thames Water saw its power costs rise to £111.8 million for the six months to end September 2022, compared with £78.8 for the six months to end…
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UKPN opens largest flexibility tender
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UK Power Networks has launched a call for customers to provide flexibility services in 1000 areas in its London, South East and East of England networks in exchange for payment. The company’s largest Flexibility Tender aims to free capacity across…
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Long duration storage projects share £32M funding
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Five winning projects will share £32 million in government funding in the second phase of the Longer Duration Energy Storage competition. The first phase of the competition saw £2.7 million awarded to 19 projects. This second phase provides further funding…
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Shapps opens door for onshore wind – Octopus claims 2.3GW opportunity
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RenewableUK has welcomed comments by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Grant Shapps, stating that onshore wind farms should go ahead in areas where they enjoy the support of local communities. RenewableUK’s Executive Director of Policy…
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Amberside joins with Black & Veatch to develop 2GW of solar and battery storage
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Solar and storage developer Amberside Energy has called on Black & Veatch to help develop an initial 2GW of solar and battery storage projects. The projects are expected to range in capacity from 20MW to 100MW across Great Britain. Black…
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RPC enters GB storage market with EelPower
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Renewable Power Capital (RPC), has entered the battery storage market in Great Britain, working with Eelpower, the UK specialist battery storage company. The new joint venture will acquire, build and operate utility-scale storage projects and is targetting 1GW of storage,…
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NGESO publishes CM market notice for 7pm – 30 minutes after demand response consumers will switch back on
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UPDATE: the Capacity Market notice below, announced at 14.33, was cancelled at 15.05. NGESO has published a Capacity Market notice for 7pm this evening – a signal to the market that more power is required to maintain supply margins over…