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Development consent denied for Thanet Extension offshore wind farm
by New Power •
Vattenfall has been refused development consent for the 340MW Thanet Extension offshore wind farm by Alok Sharma, secretary of state at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. In the decision the secretary of state said that the wind farm,…
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Gas and electricity networks agree to defer charges on cash-constrained suppliers until 2021
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Electricity and gas network owners have agreed with Ofgem to defer network charges for electricity suppliers and gas shippers suffering cash-flow constraints because of the Coronavirus emergency. In an open letter Ofgem said suppliers had provided relief to business and…
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Public consultation opens on Uskmouth conversion to burn waste
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Pre-application consultation has begun for a plan to convert the existing Uskmouth coal fired power station near Newport, Wales, to burn waste instead. After conversion the plant, owned by Simec Atlantis Energy, will burn ‘waste-derived fuel pellets’. Plant owner Simec…
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Offshore wind industry dismayed by new consenting delay
by New Power •
The government has delayed until 1July a decision on planning consent for two major wind farms off the Norfolk coast, Norfolk Vanguard and Hornsea Three. This is the third time the decision on Hornsea has been delayed. The 1.8GW Norfolk…
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Successful test for sodium battery prototype
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Lithium is replaced with sodium in a new prototype battery under development at Imperial College. Sodium is a more abundant metal than lithium and could raise fewer environmental concerns over extraction.The prototype also requires fewer heavy metals, which are also…
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Sizewell C submitted for development consent
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EDF has applied for a development consent order (DCO) for a new reactor at Sizewell C on the Suffolk coast. National Infrastructure Planning now has 28 days to decide whether to accept the project for examination. The company said the…
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NextEnergy joins Santander to build UK’s largest solar farm
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Two subsidy-free solar projects are to be built with debt financing in an agreement between NextEnergy Capital Group (NEC) and Santander. The bank, which already provides debt financing to the renewable energy sector, will provide a non-recourse debt financing structure…
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Clean Growth Fund seeks to invest £100M in low-carbon ventures
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Early stage clean growth ventures can now secure investment from a new £40 million investment fund. The Clean Growth Fund (CGF) has a £20 million cornerstone investment through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Energy Innovation Programme, and a…
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Changes to loan regime for public works could check local authority energy investments
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Local authorities who want to invest in or underwrite renewable energy projects could see their plans outlawed after HM Treasury set out proposals to change the lending terms of the Public Works Loan Board, which provides funding. HM Treasury said in…