Community Energy England has invited community energy organisations to a meeting with Ofgem, to understand how the reguator operates and let it know about communities’ collective aspirations for their sector. The meeting on 28 January will have a presentation from Ofgem tailored…
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Port of Tyne takes on UKPN Services for analysis of route to total electrification by 2040
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Port of Tyne has taken a step forward in its plans to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030 and to electrify the entire port by 2040. Itt has engaged UK Power Networks Services to undertake detailed modelling and…
Building owners offered free EV charging points alongside solar or efficiency upgrades
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Meanwhile in Singapore… Sustainable energy developer Urban Renewables has offered free electric vehicle charging units for building owners who adopt its solar rooftop or energy efficiency projects. The deal, under the brand Urban Charge, will be available to building owners in…
Treaty governance versus membership – and the stability of UK policy
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Participants at the longstanding Joint European Stakeholder Group (JESG) this week expressed their concern that co-operation on energy under the EU-UK treaty agreed at the end of 2020 ceases in 2026. In response, they heard that the UK is in…
Floating wind faces tough CfD hurdle: is UK ambition high enough?
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The floating wind industry may be forced to meet tougher standards than the fixed offshore wind industry in order to win a Contract for Difference (CfD). In the upcoming CfD auction, fixed offshore wind will have a dedicated subsidy ‘pot’…
Essar and Progressive Energy ‘hydrogen hub’ at Ellesmere Port aims to produce 3TWh/yr to kick off HyNet cluster by 2025
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Progressive Energy and Essar Oil, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery in Ellesmere Port, have set up a joint venture to produce hydrogen at the refinery. Eventually investment of approximately £750M will be committed to produce enough hydrogen to…
Councils in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Norwich, Norfolk and Redbridge join forces with UKPN to speed EV chargepoint installation – more councils needed
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Five local authorities are joining forces with UK Power Networks to end electric vehicle (EV) charging blackspots in their areas. Charge Collective, a pilot project, will see UKPN partner with Cambridge City and Cambridgeshire County Councils, Norwich City Council, Norfolk…
Those intermittent power plants …
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We’ve been seeing some price spikes in power supply over the last few days. Ought we to blame those intermittent power generators, who can’t be relied on to generate at times of need and sit idle 80% of the time?…
Portuguese lithium mine project takes a step forward
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Plans for a lithium mine in Portugal have taken a step forward after developer Savannah Resources signed heads of agreement with Galp Energia, the Portuguese energy group. Galp intends to secure a 10% shareholding in Savannah’s Portuguese subsidiaries , which own the…
Environment Agency consults on nuclear design mooted for Bradwell
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The Environment Agency (EA) has opened a consultation into the generic design of the HPR-1000 nuclear reactor. The reactor design, which is being assessed by the Office for Nuclear Regulation and EA, is based on one that has been developed by China…