Cranfield University has made available a series of scholarships for the students taking masters degrees in the energy and power. The £10,500 scholarship will cover the full cost of the tuition fees for the successful applicants. The announcement comes during…
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ACT NOW: Sign up today to join scoping workshop for UKERC funding
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UK Energy Research Centre programme includes a £3.5million Flexible Research Fund that will be allocated via a series of three open calls, anticipated to take place in 2020 and 2021. Help scope and prioritise topics for the first round of funding,…
Shell joins PassivSystems to launch hybrid heat system
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Shell UK and PassivSystems have launched a hybrid heating system called B-Snug, aimed at homes that use oil or LPG for heating. The B-Snug manages a combination of an air source heat pump and a traditional boiler. The intelligent controls monitor the…
£1 million fund opens for innovations to de-risk floating offshore wind
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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…
£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…