Investment platform Ethex has opened a bond offer for a 3.5 MW solar farm on a former opencast coalfield area in Whiteborough, Nottinghamshire. The project is being delivered by Big Solar Co-op Ltd, which said it hopes to sell solar…

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XLinks, the company that is developing a 3.6GW interconnector between Morocco and Devon to bring power from a solar, wind and battery facility, has said it is “hugely surprised and bitterly disappointed” that secretary of state Ed Miliband said the…

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Ofgem has agreed that three gas distribution networks (GDNs) who lead East Coast Hydrogen can spend around £96 million on front end engineering design (FEED) for a regional hydrogen transport and storage network. Ofgem said that, “there is consumer value…

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Domestic energy customers could see their standing charge reduced if they avoid using power at peak times, in a test tariff supported by Ofgem. The regulator is currently inviting energy suppliers to come forward to take part in the trials.…

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Utilita will pay around £277,000 in compensation after failing to pay its Warm Home Discount payments on time to more than 4000 customers, according to Ofgem. The Warm Home Discount scheme – which is administered by Ofgem on behalf of…

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Two consortia have been awarded rights to each develop a 1.5GW floating wind farm in in seas off the coasts of Wales and South West England, The Crown Estate has announced. The allocation fell short of the 4.5GW up for…

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Plans to switch off the ‘radio teleswitch’ (RTS) service, which uses radio signals to control electricity rates for people who signed up to cheap overnight tariffs, have been delayed, energy minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has confirmed. Despite the switchoff plans in…

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The Association for Decentralised Energy has called on the government and industry to empower businesses and households to play a greater role in balancing the grid. The group says sourcing 10GW of flexibility from businesses and consumers could replace 16…

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Battery operator Root-Power has received planning permission for a new 38MW battery energy storage site off Foxcover Road in Offerton, Sunderland. Neil Brooks, Managing Director at Root-Power said: “I’m delighted that our portfolio of approved projects continues to grow with…

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The number of people working in the offshore wind industry has risen by 24% in two years, from just over 32,000 two years ago to nearly 40,000 today, according to RenewableUK and the Offshore Wind Industry Council. The Wind Industry…

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