Vattenfall has made a final investment decision (FID) to construct the Clashindarroch II wind farm, next to its existing Clashindarroch wind farm, near Huntly in Aberdeenshire. Clashindarroch has been generating electricity for ten years. The extension will add 14 wind…

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EDF has confirmed its Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations will operate for an extra 12 months, to March 2028. It said the decision was taken following a series of positive graphite inspections at both stations over the past…

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NatPower UK has secured an agreement with Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited, to deliver a 1GW / 8GWh lithium-ion battery on a 32-acre site at Wilton International in Redcar. NatPower said the £1 billion battery is privately financed and will initially…

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National Grid Electricity Transmission has applied to the Planning Inspectorate for development consent for an electricity transmission network upgrade between Norwich Main substation in Norfolk to Tilbury substation in Essex, via Bramford substation in Suffolk and a new Tilbury North…

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Aluminium supplier Novelis has announced that it has successfully completed a full-scale hydrogen fuel switching demonstration at its Latchford plant, said to be the UK’s first in the aluminium industry. The two-week trial, funded by the UK Department for Energy…

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Battery storage company Root-Power has announced plans to expand into the solar energy market. The independent power producer will be co-locating solar PV generation directly to a number of its existing battery sites and it says it already has 330MW…

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NORD/LB has announced a £240 million refinancing package for Gresham House Energy Storage Fund’s (GRID’s) 1GW portfolio of 28 batteries throughout the UK. GRID claims it currently owns and operates 20% of the UK’s batteries. The consortium refinancing the portfolio’s…

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Dorenell wind farm could be expanded with nearly 500MW of new capacity and a batter storage facility, after Galileo Empower submitted a planning application. The proposal is for a 476MW wind farm with 67 turbines between 149.9m and 250m high,…

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The Scottish Government has granted consent for the 4.1GW Berwick Bank wind farm. Located approximately 38km from the Scottish Borders coastline at St Abbs, Berwick Bank will be one of the world’s largest wind farms and according to the Scottish…

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Europe’s renewed focus on achieving the green energy transition, favourable monetary policy and governments prioritising economic security have made the region increasingly appealing to investors, according to a new report. Along with the Trump government’s unpredictable tariff policies and stalled…

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