The potential to use the UK’s high tidal ranges to generate power have been discussed for more than a century. Now a new report by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has concluded that adding tidal power to the system…
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Researchers exploring whether turbines can be powered by airflow in train tunnels
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Researchers at The University of Manchester are developing vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) that capture airflow generated by trains moving through tunnels, and using it to generate electricity. The work is being done by a team from the Department of…
Businesses get increased access to electricity network information
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EV charge point operators, housing developers and other businesses can get wider access to electricity network data under new guidance published by the Energy Networks Association (ENA). The new Network Shared Licensing Agreement enables third parties to access and use…
Wind turbine destroyed in arson attack
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A wind turbine in County Down, Northern Ireland, has been destroyed in an arson attack. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the arson attack, in Ardglass. PSNI said the turbine, located on Ardglass Road, was entered and…
Spanish wind farms to become ‘solar hybrids’ to double capacity
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Onshore wind developer Nadara has started construction at existing wind farms in Spain to turn them into ‘solar hybrids’. The project will add 205MW of new solar capacity in total at sites in Valladolid and Palencia (Castile and Leon). They…
Cornwall solar farm developer offers free rooftop PV to community
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Downing Renewable Developments (DRD) has won planning permission for a 49.9MW solar farm and battery in Cornwall following an appeal. The Fair Park development, near Carland Cross, will operate as a solar farm for 30 years, with ongoing sheep grazing…
London Array owners win action for damages over cable cartel
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Cable supplier Nexans must pay damages to the companies owning the London Array offshore wind farm, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled, in a decision that followed a earlier ruling that Nexans was part of a cartel. On 2 April…
Development consent granted for 700MW solar farm
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The government has granted development consent for the 700MW Tillbridge solar farm, to be built on around 1,200Ha of land in Lincolnshire, east and south-east of Gainsborough. The solar farm – the UK’s largest – was examined as a National…
Duracell to roll out fast-charging hubs for EVs across the UK
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Battery maker Duracell has annnounced plans to invest £200 million in the coming decade to roll out a nationwide network of ultra-fast EV charging stations, branded Duracell E-Charge. The first six Duracell E-Charge sites will go live in 2025, with…
Uniper submits planning application for green hydrogen production at Killlingholme
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Uniper has submitted a planning application for a proposed electrolytic hydrogen production facility of up to 120MW to (NLC), with potential for further expansion. The project, called Humber H2ub®, will produce hydrogen to replace some refinery fuel gas in industrial…