Hydrogen TE (Manston) Ltd has submitted a planning application fora commercial-scale waste-to-hydrogen facility at Manston in Kent expected to produce up to 8,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually. The £120 milliom scheme, brought forward by with planning led by Lichfields, would…
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CO2 market needs stability and storage likely to remain a monopoly government told
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CO2 storage will function as a natural monopoly in the early market, due to high capital costs, geographical constraints, and cross-chain risks, and that may remain the case even as the market matures. And while the regulated asset base (RAB)…
Pulse secures financing for two synchronous condenser units at Pontypridd
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Pulse Clean Energy has secured a £52.5 million loan for two synchronous condenser units from German commercial bank Nord L/B. Located in Upper Boat, Pontypridd, South Wales, the synchronous condensers form part of the UK National Energy System Operator’s Pathfinder…
‘Waste energy to heat network’ campaigners find cross-party support
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Reform and Conservative voters surveyed would prefer being connected to a district heat network than having an oil or gas boiler, according to new research for EnergiRaven, an organisation dedicated to promoting energy efficiency and using excess heat in the…
Storage development promised for Avonmouth to accept CO2 from South Wales and South West England
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Severnside Carbon and energy logistics company Exolum have agree to create a new subsidiary, Exolum 7CO₂, to invest and lead the next phase of development of a carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage terminal at Avonmouth, Port of Bristol. Técnicas Reunidas, the…
Government promises ‘more ambition’ over network consenting and access rules
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Proposed reforms to consenting, access and rights for network infrastructure did not go far enough to unblock the expansion needed for Clean Power 2030 and Net Zero 2050, the government has said, and in response to stakeholders it is considering…
Network Rail signs PPA for energy from Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm
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Network Rail has secured a five-year renewable energy supply agreement, under which it will buy renewable electricity from the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. The wind farm will provide around 300GWh annually, which will meet approximately 65% of Network…
Clean energy company says inquiries are up four-fold as it launches ‘one minute’ solar assessment tool
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Clean energy company Absolar says it has seen a fourfold increase in enquiries in solar and clean energy since war began in the Middle East, with companies treating energy as a core infrastructure decision and focusing on resilience rather than…
Domestic flexibility assurance scheme signs up first providers
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EV charging provider Pod and EV charging software supplier Electric Miles are the first to join a new flexibility compliance scheme for homes and microbusinesses, known as Flex Assure. Flex Assure’s voluntary scheme, launched in December 2025 and backed by…
EU’s finance arm agrees €2 billion investment for clean energy infrastructure
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The Boards of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group have approved spending of almost €2 billion for initiatives to expand Europe’s clean energy investment, ensure affordability and bolster competitiveness as part of a total of €10 billion in…