UK Power Networks is installing its first ‘clean air’ gas insulated switchgear (GIS) operating at 132kV, as part of a substation upgrade in Lewes, East Sussex. Instead of using sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) as insulation the GIS uses dehumidified oxygen and…
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Aquila adds ten years to solar life expectancy; plans borrowing to fund further projects
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Solar investor Aquila European Renewables plc has re-assessed the lifetime of its solar assets and decided it can be extended from the expected 30 years with an extra ten years of life. It said following the conclusion of technical and…
Geothermal source is preferred bidder for heat supply project at Manchester University Hospital
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IGas said its GT Energy geothermal business has been selected by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) as preferred bidder to deliver a geothermal heat solution for the Wythenshawe Hospital. The geothermal company said the project was one of…
Battery to be co-located at Larks Green solar farm
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European solar and storage company Cero Generation and the UK’s Enso Energy have announced the financial close of a 49.5MW/99MWh battery. The battery will be located at the Larks Green solar PV project in South Gloucestershire – a 49.9MW solar…
Luton Airport plans on-site solar farm to supply at least 10GWh annually
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London Luton Airport (LLA) wants to reduce its carbon emissions and its reliance on the grid by building a solar farm within the airport boundary. It wants to generate at least 10GWh of electricity per year to cover a quarter…
INTERVIEW: WEC’s Angela Wilkinson on the need for a ‘messy’ transition
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Angela Wilkinson, chief executive of the World Energy Council, says we need to encourage diverse approaches to the energy transition that bring many voices to the table – and we must learn from other energy transitions The energy transition has…
United Utilities plans 150MW of new renewables and storage by 2030
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United Utilities (UU) is working on plans to develop 150MW of new installed renewables capacity by 2030. It said the programme – described as an ‘initial step’ – could be a combination of solar, wind and batteries, helping to deliver…
Four smart tariff projects win DESNZ funding
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Four projects have won funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Alternative Energy Markets innovation programme. They are: Chameleon Alternative Market for Energy Assessment In this £497k project Chameleon Technology, Evergreen Energy, Green Energy (UK) Ltd, Solo…
Ofgem rejects £200M plan for backup gas transmission compressors, says planned units can cope
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Ofgem has rejected plans by National Grid Gas Transmission (NGGT) to replace ageing gas compressors at sites in the east of England, saying they will not be required when already-planned gas turbine units are installed. Ageing ‘Avon’ compressors, which have…
Ukraine celebrates new wind farm just 100km from front line
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DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, has officially opened a wind farm just 60 miles (100km) from the front line of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Phase I of the Tyligulska wind farm, in the Southern region of Mykolaiv, is already…