NextPower UK ESG has acquired the Rutherglen battery project. The project – a 29MW, two-hour standalone battery – marks NPUK’s third acquisition in November. Rutherglen is a ready-to-build battery project withan estimated commercial operation date in 2026, located in Glasgow.…
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Direct air capture cost has been underestimated, say MIT researchers
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reports that its MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) researchers have found that strategies to limit climate change rely on overly optimistic assumptions about removing carbon dioxide using direct air capture (DAC). The MITEI team however says…
Heat network to serve new town in Midlothian
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Midlothian Energy Limited (MEL) is preparing to deliver heat to the first properties from a new energy centre that will eventually provide heat to thousands of homes across Midlothian. MEL is a partnership between Midlothian Council and Vattenfall. It will…
Stagecoach to extend electric bus charging
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Stagecoach has deployed Schneider Electric’s Smart EV charging infrastructure across multiple UK sites to charge the transport operator’s fleet of electric buses. Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure for eMobility solution consists of its EVlink Pro DC ultra-rapid EV charging points, LV feeder…
TFL uses pantograph to charge buses
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Transport for London has introduced a new-style electric bus on one of its routes (358) that is charged by pantograph – an arm-like structure attached to the bus roof. Used to connect to overhead charging ports at each end of…
Fidra Energy picks Sungrow for its GW-scale batteries
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Fidra Energy and Sungrow have announced the signing of a strategic 4.4GWh energy storage partnership agreement to support Fidra’s plans to establish a 10GW battery platform across the UK and other European markets by 2030. Under the Agreement, Sungrow will…
Muirhall Energy to run EV charging hubs under new Greenwheel Electric brand
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Scottish renewable energy developer Muirhall Energy has launched Greenwheel Electric to provide new EV charging capacity. The division will operate renewable power hubs that charge direct from the point of electricity generation. Jason McCall, Managing Director of the new company,…
ACT NOW: Manchester Prize to fund 10 AI projects with £1M grand prize for one
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The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology is calling for innovators to enter the Manchester Prize, which has funding up for grabs for breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that will accelerate grid decarbonisation. A £1 million grand prize will be awarded…
‘Patient capital’ investment to move forward fusion technology
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British Patient Capital has announced an £8 million investment into Tokamak Energy as part of a $125 million financing round. The funding will help to grow the company’s high temperature superconducting (HTS) technology solution, TE Magnetics. The growth will meet…
Lobster release to add to Triton Knoll site biodiversity
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Thousands of juvenile lobsters will be released at the site of its Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in an initiative by RWE and the Whitby Lobster Hatchery to help increase biodiversity in the North Sea. The first batch of 2,500…