Schneider Electric’s Frédéric Godemel says the ‘grid of the future’ is really the ‘grid for the future’ Schneider Electric is a technology supplier to businesses and to the electricity industry, with interests from process and building control to grid management.…
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NGET energises new-look T-pylons
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National Grid has energised 36 so-called ‘T-pylons’ between Bridgwater and Loxton in Somerset. The pylons are part of the £900 million Hinkley Connection Project, a new 57km high-voltage electricity line. High-voltage electricity – up to 400kV – is now passing…
Solar and wind will be the mainstay of climate mitigation, says IPCC
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Solar and wind energy options for mitigating climate change are “technically viable, are becoming increasingly cost effective and are generally supported by the public,” said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in a new report. It said other actions…
Newcleo aims to raise €1 billion to develop lead-cooled nuclear reactor
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A company developing a new nuclear power technology has launched an equity raising seeking up to €1 billion in funding. Launched in September 2021, the company has already raising a total of €400 million in two fund raises. NewCleo is…
Ove Arup to explore energy system ‘digital spine’
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Ove Arup & Partners has won a £186,000 contract to carry out a feasibility study assessing the feasibility of a ‘digital spine’ concept for the energy system. The ‘digital spine’ is defined by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial…
Contracts for Difference budget for upcoming auction set at £205 million
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The UK has set the budget for the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction for new renewables at £205 million. CfDs are already in place for 27GW of low carbon capacity. The fifth round includes £170 million for established technologies…
Susgen sells solar and battery development company to RWE
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Susgen has sold its UK-based solar and battery storage development company JBM Solar to RWE. Founded in 2012, JBM Solar currently has a pipeline of 6.1GW – 3.8GW of solar and 2.3GW of co-located battery projects. A number of these…
Llŷr floating turbines take on Owners Engineer to prepare front end design for Celtic Wind demonstrator projects
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Developer Floventis Energy has awarded the ‘owner’s engineer’ contract for the Llŷr 1 and 2 wind farms in the Celtic Seas to Kent, in partnership with Vekta Group. The Llŷr projects are demonstrating the potential of two floating offshore wind…
Work under way on 180-charger EV charging facility at NEC
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Construction has started at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) site in the West Midlands on electric vehicle charging infrastructure that will eventually have 180 charging points, which NEC says will make it one of the largest charging hubs in Europe.…
Pennon speeds up plans for PV deployment, looks across the UK
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Water and waste water company Pennon says it is in “advanced discussions with a range of counterparties” offering large scale solar development opportunities at sites situated across the UK, ranging in capacity up to 60MW. In a trading update the…