ABB and Gravitricity are to collaborate to accelerate the development and use of gravity energy storage systems in former mines. Gravitricity has developed GraviStore, a long-duration energy storage system that uses heavy weights in underground shafts, raised and lowered to…
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Conrad Energy acquires first renewable energy asset
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Conrad Energy has acquired the Port of Liverpool Wind Farm. The wind farm, which has been operational since 2009, comprises four Nordex N90 2.5MW turbines with an installed capacity of 10MW, located along Alexandra, Canada, and Huskisson docks. Conrad Energy…
United Utilities seeks green hydrogen supplier for Manchester site
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United Utilities, the water and sewage company that serves more than 3 million homes and businesses in the North West, is investigating using green hydrogen to provide heat for a site in Manchester and it is looking for a supplier.…
Bord Gais site could host ammonia-fuelled power plant
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Centrica and Mitsubishi Power Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore development, construction and operation of an ammonia-fired power station at Bord Gáis Energy’s Whitegate combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) in Cork, Ireland. The project would become…
Underground asset register goes live for beta users, ‘discovery’ project looks at wider use
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A digital map of underground pipes and cables – the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) – has gone live in an initial beta form. It will be outlined in a ‘Coffee with NUAR’ webinar with Chris Chambers, Deputy Director for…
Autumn Statement: the industry responds
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Dan McGrail, chief executive, RenewableUK: “… permanent full expensing will provide a much-needed degree of long-term certainty for investors in green technologies, helping to make the UK an attractive destination for investment in clean energy projects and manufacturing. This combined…
Vattenfall Network Services seeking companies to host PV arrays
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Vattenfall Network Services is offering businesses fully financed solar PV, which it claims will reduce electricity costs to less than 7p per kWh over 25 years without upfront capital investment. The company is looking for businesses with 2000m2 of roof…
Cable fault takes IFA2 interconnector out of action until February
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An interconnector between France and GB is expected to be out of action until 1 February as a result of a cable fault. Interconnexion France Angleterre 2 (IFA2) is a 1000MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical interconnector between the…
Try balancing the grid: NGESO game gives users an insight into its task
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People can try their hand at operating the GB electricity system in a game launched by National Grid ESO intended to give members of the public an insight into working a shift in the Electricity National Control Centre (ENCC). ENCC…
Ofgem opens ‘Call for Input’ on standing charges
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Ofgem has published a ‘call for input’ on the ‘standing charges’ applied to energy bills and what alternatives could be considered. The daily standing charge covers the fixed costs of providing gas and electricity, recovering the costs required to provide…