The government used the occasion of the Future of Energy Security summit in London to announce plans for £300 million of public investment in domestic wind supply chains and publish an open letter inviting clean energy companies to manage “uncertain…
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Glen Earrach Energy submits planning application for pumped storage plant at Loch Ness
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Glen Earrach Energy (GEE) has submitted a planning application for a 2GW pumped storage hydro project near Loch Ness, under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. The proposed project is the largest of several planned for Loch Ness (with…
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London Metals Exchange explores price premium for ‘green’ versions of key metals
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The London Metal Exchange (LME) has started to explore whether it can establish a premium price for sustainable supplies of four metals key to the green transition. The company said it is engaging closely with physical market stakeholders on its…
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Apatura wins eighth battery consent
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Apatura has received planning consent for a 40MW/80MWh battery at the village of Eaglesham in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The eight-acre Glasgow Road site brings Apatura’s consented battery portfolio to eight, totaling 1.5GW, all of which has received planning consent in…
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Great British Nuclear to open tender for owner’s engineers for SMR projects
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Great British Nuclear (GBN) has published pre tender details for up to two Owner’s Engineers (OEs) as part of its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme. The OE will support the deployment of first-of-a-kind SMR technology in the UK and facilitate…
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Noriker Power and Triple Point to invest £15M in batteries
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Investment manager Triple Point and energy developer Noriker Power have today announced a £15 million debt facility to support the development of batteries across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The funding will support Noriker Power’s advanced development pipeline, including…
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New Greenlink interconnector transferring power across the Irish Sea
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Power transfers have begun via Greenlink interconnector, a new 504MW link between UK and the Republic of Ireland. The interconnector connects into the electricity transmission networks of National Grid and EirGrid, and is operated by EirGrid. The new 320kV interconnector…
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Batteries support EV charging at Gatwick
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Gridserve and UK Power Networks have added batteries to Gridserve’s London Gatwick Electric Forecourt to support electric vehicle charging The two 3.6MW SYL batteries have been connected to UK Power Networks’ distribution network. The batteries can supply EV chargers from…
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Ofgem probes offshore wind farm over potentially ‘excessive’ turn-down prices
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Ofgem is investigating Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) over prices it has offered to reduce generation when there is limited capacity to export to the grid, known as a constraint. In order to manage transmission constraints, system operator NESO uses the…