UK Power Networks has begun the early development stage of a project that could provide backup power for communities, by using hydrogen produced locally at times when there is excess power being generated. It is working with hydrogen specialists The…
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Ofgem to administer scheme to give bill discounts for houses near new high-power lines
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Ofgem has been named as the administrator for the Bill Discount Scheme, which will give households that live near new electricity transmission infrastructure electricity bill discounts of up to £250 per year. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero…
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GBE-N appoints companies to provide data to support new nuclear at Oldbury
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Great British Energy -Nuclear has signed up Jacobs to develop environmental baseline data for the Oldbury site in South Gloucestershire. Oldbury, on the south bank of the Severn river, had two Magnox reactors totalling over 400MW that began operation in…
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DESNZ steps back from proposal to require solar over car parks
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DESNZ has said it will not take forward plans to require car parks to install PV canopies. A DESNZ spokesperson said: “After careful consideration and close engagement with industry, we have decided against mandating solar panels on new car parks.…
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Collaboration aims to decarbonise constriction sites
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Hitachi Energy and Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on developing end-to-end approaches for zero-emission construction sites. The collaboration brings together electric construction equipment with clean power supply, energy management, and system integration…
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Community funding window opens in Suffolk and Essex
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Community groups across Suffolk and Essex have been invited to apply by 26 June for grants of up to £20,000 to support local projects, as National Grid launches a new community fund linked to its Bramford to Twinstead electricity network…
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Connections and local balancing among innovation challenges
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Ofgem has set five strategic challenges to be addressed in its Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) for energy network innovation, and announced an application window will open on 27 May. The challnenes are: Industrial and business connection acceleration Major new strategic…
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Climate Change Committee warns over the cost of inaction on adapting to changing climate
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Climate Change Committee report ‘A Well-Adapted UK’ said that by 2050, 92% of homes are likely to overheat, peak river flows will be up to 45% higher and water supply shortfalls could exceed five billion litres per day. The Committee…
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Four projects to share £25M ‘green heat’ funding
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Four projects will each receive a share of over £25 million in a new award from the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF), while the GHNF will be extended to Wales from Round 12 applications. Vattenfall, as part of Bristol City…