Stream 3 of the government’s AI for Decarbonisation Innovation Programme has opened now open for applications with a total of £2.25 million in grant funding available. Stream 3 will fund innovations in: electrification and smart grid; transportation; and land use…

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The final onshore and offshore planning consents have been granted for Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), an offshore cable that will be the longest high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the UK. Once complete, EGL2 will run from a…

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Ofgem has fined Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc of £5.41 million for not recording and retaining electronic communications between January 2018 and March 2020. The communications were discussions about energy market transactions made by wholesale energy traders on privately-owned…

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Oldham Council is seeking a joint venture partner to deliver a low carbon district heat network project. The network proposed is an expansion of the existing St Mary’s network, with an additional Energy Centre at Rhodes Bank that will utilise…

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Hertfordshire County Council is carrying out pre-procurement market engagement on the provision of electric vehicle infrastructure. The council estimates that by 2030 there will be 250,000 – 287,000 electric vehicles among Hertfordshire residents and a requirement for 6,769 – 8,977…

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The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has exchanged contracts to sell three wind farms nearing the end of their expected lives in the Republic of Ireland to Statkraft. The projects, totalling 35MW, were sold for €25 million, which TRIG said represents…

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the way for Severn Trent Green Power (STGP) to acquire Andigestion Limited. STGP, owned by water and wastewater company Severn Trent, processes collected food waste from UK household at its anaerobic digestion…

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Transport for Wales is seeking a partner to install, manage and maintain electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints at up 70 railway station car parks and is holding an online meeting with potential suppliers. The tender is in support of the Welsh…

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Next Energy Solar Fund (NESF) is now targeting Q1 2024 to energise its first standalone 50MW battery. The delay to its Camilla site in Fife, Scotland, was due to the insolvency of the lead contractor. NextEnergy Capital and EelPower have…

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The government has begun negotiations and due diligence on 17 electrolyser projects, totalling 262MW, as part of the first electrolytic allocation round (HAR1). Three projects have withdrawn from the list. They include the planned 100MW ‘Gigastack’ project, a joint venture…

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