A new campaign has been launched to urge owners of Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) electricity meters to act now and accept the offer of a meter upgrade from their energy supplier. Failure to act may result in RTS users seeing…
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‘Passport’ aims to help workers move between oil and gas and renewable energy sectors
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The first stage of a new website that will help workers move between different parts of the UK energy sector has been launched by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and RenewableUK, supported by the UK and Scottish Governments. The Energy Skills…
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RES wins consent for 45MW battery
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RES has won development consent for its 45MW Contullich battery, which will be installed on land adjacent to the Alness substation, approximately 1km north-west of Alness. The facility was consented by The Highland Council. RES has developed over 830MW of…
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Northern Ireland’s winter power margin hit by damage to gas plant
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Northern Ireland electricity system operator SONI has changed its Winter Outlook report after , Storm Darragh caused “significant and unforeseen damage” at a gas-fired power station. The annual Winter Outlook sets out SONI’s assessment of the expected consumer demand for…
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Root-Power wins planning consent for Selby battery
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Root-Power has received planning permission for a new 40MW/80MWh battery in Selby, North Yorkshire. The project will connect to the electricity network at Osgodby grid supply point and the company promised to upgrade local road infrastructure as part of its…
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UKPN trials electric diggers
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UK Power Networks and groundworks contractor Falco Construction are trialling all-electric excavators for power network projects. The two Takeuchi TB20e fully-electric mini excavators will be tested over the next two years, working on excavation work in London, the South East…
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Uniper awards FEED contracts for Connah’s Quay ‘low carbon’ CCGT
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Uniper has awarded front-end engineering design (FEED) competition contracts for its combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station Connah’s Quay to Technip Energies and Worley. The FEED phase of the project commenced at the end of December 2024 and is expected…
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Dalmore Capital acquires hydro projects in Scotland
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Fund manager Dalmore Capital has acquired the entire share capital of hydropower company Triple Point Energy Transition Holdings for £44.1 million. Triple Point’s portfolio includes nine run of river hydro sites located in Scotland, totalling 6.6MW in capacity. Dalmore said…
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Commercial vehicle charging hubs secure £100M investment
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Aegis Energy is set to begin construction of five-station network of multi-energy recharging and refuelling facilities for commercial vehicles, after securing investment of £100 million from global investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners. It said the hubs will meet the electric,…