Pivot Power’s ambitious plan for 2GW of battery storage has had a lot of airplay for its accompanying plans to build huge electric vehicle charging arrays alongside. But electric vehicles are step two in the company’s strategy and power market…
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Energy leaders’ initiative aims for more senior women in energy
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POWERful Women has launched an initiative to drive up the number of women at senior levels and middle management in the UK energy industry. The Energy Leaders’ Coalition comprises eight chief executives from the UK’s energy sector who are making…
Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission
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Ofgem has opened in investigation into National Grid’s electricity transmission arm (NGET). The regulator said that it would examine whether NGET breached rules relating to its duty to operate the system in an economic and efficient manner. “This includes but…
Premier Inn PV installations will total 3MW by the autumn
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Whitbread is adding PV to 70 of its Premier Inns – adding to 88 sites where solar is already installed. All the installations are being designed and managed by renewables developer, Anesco, with all works expected to be complete by…
Pivot Power announces plans for fleet of 49MW batteries to trade power and charge electric vehicles
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Pivot Power has announced plans to build 45 transmission-connected batteries sized at 49MW to offer grid services and, ultimately, provide ultra-fast electric vehicle charging points. It expects to trade power from the batteries, totalling 2GW, in the balancing market, eventually…
Nova tidal project gains lease extension as project aims for 2MW
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Tidal energy company Nova Innovation has secured an extension of its seabed lease at the Shetland Tidal Array. Crown Estate Scotland has granted an extension to Nova’s existing seabed lease at Bluemull Sound in Shetland, increasing the capacity of the…
New seabed lease arrangements put forward by Crown Estate Scotland
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Crown Estate Scotland has sought comment on new proposals to lease the seabed, to encourage a new generation of offshore wind projects in Scottish waters. The paper outlines a provisional design for a complete leasing package. Crown Estate Scotland said…
Drax to trial carbon capture solvent designed for biomass flue gases
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Drax has announced plans to pilot a bioenergy carbon capture storage (BECCS) project. Unlike previous CCS projects Drax has been involved with, this is an early pilot for a new technology. It will examine the potential of a new form…
E.On set to offer PV packages in GB
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E.On is preparing to launch its ‘Sunroof’ collaboration with Google in Great Britain. E.On will offer its customers a digital assessment of the PV potential of their homes, free of charge and personally tailored. Sunroof combines technologies such as Google Earth…
Lords committee wants answers from government over Euratom replacement
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Lord Teverson, chair of the European Union Energy and Environment Sub-Committee, has asked for urgent reassurance from the government that it will be able to take responsibility for the UK’s nuclear safeguards from 30 March next year when the UK…