Up to £1 million of funding has been offered by the Scottish government to help solve specific challenges and de-risk floating wind farm development. The invitation has been particularly extended to other sectors (marine, automotive, oil and gas, aerospace, robotics and…
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£18M funding available to develop technologies that help industry switch away from fossil fuels
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BEIS has has invited applucations for an £18 million funding pot for a new process or technology that will help UK industry switch to low carbon fuel sources. Demonstration projects can apply for awards fo up to £7.5 million. The competition is…
Digital innovators invited to apply for ES Catapult support to help enter energy markets
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The Energy Systems Catapult has launched its third ‘innovator challenge’. Small and medium-sized (SME) innovators focused on digital platforms and data services can apply to join the Innovator Support Platform to receive tailored business incubation and acceleration support. The Catapult is encouraging…
Renewable energy is a key offering to attract investment in other industries, says Mainstream chief
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Abundant renewable energy has become part of a country’s ‘competitive edge’ in attracting inward investmen including manufacturing, according to Mainstream Renewable Power’s Andy Kinsella. In an exclusive interview with New Power Report, Kinsella has two examples of renewables as a…
SSE confirms talks over sale of 5.7 million domestic customer accounts to Ovo
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SSE has confirmed it is in discussions with Ovo Group over the possible sale of the SSE Energy Services business, which supplies energy and related services to around 5.7 million household customers across Great Britain. In a statement the company…
BritNed consults on access rules in the event of no-deal Brexit: intraday trades affected
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BritNed has launched a new consultation on the BritNed Access Rules 2019 in case of No Deal Brexit. The proposed Access Rules have new Intraday arrangements. The company has published new access rules in a tracked changes version. Please click here for the…
What’s your view? Open Networks seeks feedback on register of distributed resources
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Electricity networks have asked for feedback on what is required from a ‘system wide resource register’ that will provide comprehensive information on the distributed energy resources (DER) that are connected to distribution networks. A product team has been developing options to…
Gas find near Hull sparks excitement
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A test well at a site near Hull has revealed what could be the UK’s largest onshore gas field. The site at West Newton was thought to contain 189bn cubic feet of gas, worth £947million at today’s prices. The previous…
ACT NOW: Nemo Link consults on no-deal Brexit trading rules
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A consultation on trading arrangements on the new Nemo interconnector with Belgium closes on Friday 14 June. The rules governing trade on Nemo Link in the event of a hard Brexit were approved by the regulators in February. However, the company said, those…
E.On has to withdraw ’70-year history’ advert
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The Advertsising Standards Authority has told E.On that it has to withdraw regional press advertisements comparing itself to energy companies going out of business. The company said it was “70 years old and still going strong” but a complainant said that…