Equinor and SSE Thermal have awarded two contracts for work on a proposed hydrogen storage facility at Aldbrough. Engineering company Atkins and sustainability consultancy Environmental Resources Management (ERM) have been awarded major contracts, representing an important milestone and progress in…
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Low carbon generators set to pay £39M to suppliers as high wholesale prices prompt CfD reverse
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This quarter the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism that smooths and supports income for renewable energy generation will return money to electricity suppliers for the first time. It will return over £39 million for the last quarter of 2021 and…
Ecotricity set to disrupt Good Energy sale of renewables assets
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Ecotricity has tried to stop Good Energy, in which it is a large shareholder, from disposing of its renewable generation portfolio without its approval. In November Good Energy put its 47.5MW power generation portfolio up for sale to fund a…
Vehicle to grid technologies proposed as Capacity Market option
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The Capacity Market could provide an opening for electric vehicle (EV) owners who can charge their vehicles flexibly. Other forms of storage such as batteries, and demand side response, are both already able to bid in to the Capacity Market.…
INTERVIEW: Amber Infrastructure’s Mark Andrew on delivering green growth
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Levelling up, building back better and going green ought to all be part of the Net Zero goal. That is on local as well as national government’s agenda, but delivering the ideal outcome is complex. Janet Wood spoke to Amber…
JLEN shifts investment from wind and solar, forsees better returns in biomass and greenhouse farming
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Returns for wind and solar infrastructure assets have been driven down by increased competition and a maturing market, according to JLEN Environmental Assets. Announcing a new £60 million share offering it said future investment would be directed towards the wider…
Results from 25,000 households reveals huge potential to use domestic flexibility to manage power system
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Active households who can respond to requests to turn up or turn down their electricity usage, in response to price signals, could significantly reduce peak electricity demand and boost usage when required, a project involving 25,000 households has found. The…
Motor Fuel Group promises 60 new fast-charging EV sites in 2022
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Forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has said it will invest £50 million investment in 2022 on EV chargers on dual-fuel and EV-only sites. The company, which has 900 forecourts, previously said it would invest £400 million in EV infrastructure…
Gresham House targets 1.5GW of storage, moves to 2 hr duration as frequency response market reaches saturation
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Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) is aiming to exceed 1.5GW of operational storage in the UK and the Republic of Ireland by the end of 2024 and is moving towards longer duration storage of up to two hours, which…
Two new wind farms in operation for Greencoat
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Greencoat UK Wind has completed commissioning of two ‘subsidy-free’ wind farms together totalling nearly 100MW. Windy Rig is a 43.2MW project near Castle Douglas in Dumfries & Galloway, which has 12 Vestas V112 3.6MW turbines. Glen Kyllachy is a 48.5MW…