The floating wind industry may be forced to meet tougher standards than the fixed offshore wind industry in order to win a Contract for Difference (CfD). In the upcoming CfD auction, fixed offshore wind will have a dedicated subsidy ‘pot’…
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Habitat Energy takes on fourth Gresham House battery storage site
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Habitat Energy has added the 22MWh Lockleaze battery to its platform – the fourth Gresham House battery it is optimising. Habitat has been optimising over 100MWh of Gresham House batteries since February 2020 and is the batteries in NGESO’s Dynamic Containment product…
ITM’s hydrogen ‘Gigafactory’ moves into manufacturing operation – read our interview
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ITM Power has announced that fit out of its 1GW/yr ‘Gigafactory’ at Bessemer Park has now reached ‘Practical Completion’ – contractors have handed the completed building and manufacturing can begin- having suffered only a minor delay from the Covid-19 pandemic. ITM…
Waste to energy – can it do more for local power grids?
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In June 2015 New Power spoke to energy from waste companies about taking a broader role, providing flexibility and other services to the local power grid. Our report: What more can the energy from waste (EfW) sector do to help…
ORE Supergen calls for proposals with £850k on offer. Read our interview with ORE’s Deborah Greaves
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Expressions of interest must be submitted by 11 January for the Supergen ORE Hub Flexible Fund’s ‘third call for proposals’ Up to £850,000 is on offer to fund up to 80% of research proposals from universities or other institutions for…
Fusion outsider raises £25 million in new funding
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First Light Fusion has raised $25 million from existing and new investors. The funding round was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI) and includes IP Group plc and Hostplus. The new funding will enable First Light to boost its science,…
From the New Power archive: Wylfa Newydd
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In February 2019 New Power reported on the suspension of the Wylfa Newydd project: Horizon Nuclear Power has suspended its UK nuclear development programme, which was to have seen a new plant built at Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey in North…
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From the monthly Report: Will there be any petrol stations in 2030?
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In January 2020 New Power Report posed some key questions for 2030. In this article Janet Wood considers the first of those questions: will there be any petrol stations in 2030? Could this be the ultimate future for non-electric vehicles? “The…
Gridserve delivers first ‘bifacial’ solar farm for Warrington Council
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Gridserve has announced the completion and handover of a 34.7MWp solar farm at York to Warrington Borough Council. The project uses a new commercial model with 30MWh of battery storage. Toddington Harper, chief executive and founder of Grideserve, said: “Projects like this,…