Westminster City Council says the number of residents in the council area with an EV increased by 27% in the year to June 2023 and has reached nearly 6000. The council is looking for market information on managing its fleet…

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AFC Energy, which supplies hydrogen-powered generators, and equipment hire services company Speedy Hire are planning to launch a dedicated hydrogen-powered generator plant hire business. It will provide the UK construction and temporary power market with zero emission temporary power solutions…

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Green Lithium has been granted planning permission from Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council to build a lithium refinery. The facility will manufacture concentrated lithium hydroxide monohydrate on a 58-acre site within the PD Ports Teesport complex at Kinkerdale Road, Teesport.…

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Drax Power announced a tripling of earnings from its pumped storage plant at Cruachan and its hydro operations at Lanark and Galloway in the first half of 2023 – EBITDA was £154 million in H1 2023, compared with £53 million…

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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has set out a new framework for managing offshore networks that will see more advanced planning and a consistent competitive regime across offshore and onshore networks. The Department says “Although the UK…

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EDP Renewables is to install its first stand-alone battery project in the UK. The Iberian company said this was a “strategic move in optimising resources and improving energy efficiency”. The 50MW battery will have 2 hours of storage capacity. The…

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Power exports between Ukraine and Slovakia can restart. Cross-border capacity allocations for exports in the direction from Ukraine to Slovakia started on 21 July, offering participants 200MW with a delivery date on 23 July from 9:00 to 14:00. Ukrenergo and…

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SSE Generation Limited (SSE)n is facing a £9.78 million penalty imposed by regulator Ofgem after the generator secured excessive payments from the Electricity System Operator (ESO) during periods when the transmission network was constrained. The ESO takes action to manage…

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A new solar park in Winterton developed on a former landfill site has started operation. The Winterton solar energy park, developed by Infinis and FCC Environment, occupies approximately 18 acres. It has been constructed in accordance with a methodology approved…

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Northern Powergrid (NPg) has become the latest distribution network operator (DNO) to manage its flexibility services procurement on Piclo Flex. In a two-year contract, NPg will be utilising the Markets module on Piclo Flex to procure flexibility services and run…

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