Researchers at the University of Salford are testing a smart electric vehicle (EV) installation that will allow EVs to return stored energy to a building when demand is high. The Horizon Europe and UKRI-funded project is being developed at a…
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Octopus to build 1000 more properties promising zero energy bills for up to a decade
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Octopus Capital has raised £100 million to build around 1000 new so-called ‘Zero Bills’ homes in England and Scotland. The funding, which includes £50 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank, has been raised through Octopus Capital’s Affordable Housing Fund.…
Downing to build solar farm to power Harlow data centre
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Downing Renewable Energy Developments, a subsidiary of Downing, has announced an agreement to develop, build and operate a 40MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm for Kao Data. The 40MW Green Data Solar Farm will supply Kao Data’s data centre campus in…
TotalEnergies and EPH joint venture will have 14GW of flexible generation and 5GW identified for development
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TotalEnergies and EPH have established a joint venture to operate and develop flexible power generation assets in Italy, the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland and (after employee consultation) possibly France. Under the agreement, EPH will contribute a 50% stake in the…
EDF to expand flexible tariffs options
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EDF says it is set to make use of Kraken AI-powered operating system to offer lower-cost responsive tariffs that could allow flexible customers to cut their bills. Using Kraken, EDF said it can automatically shift the energy use of domestic…
Eclipse Power Group acquires Vattenfall’s IDNO business
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Eclipse Power Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Octopus Sky Fund, has agreed to acquire Vattenfall Networks Ltd, the independent network distribution operator (IDNO). Eclipse Power Group owns and manages connection infrastructure across the UK. The company said the…
Wylfa named as site for three ‘small modular’ nuclear units
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Wylfa in Anglesey, North Wales, will be the site for three new nuclear units from Rolls Royce SMR, the government has announced. In June Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as the preferred bidder to partner with Great British Energy, at which…
First Scottish wind farm repowered to five times original capacity
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Scotland’s first commercial windfarm has been repowered, and now is rated at five times the original capacity with a reduction in turbines from 26 to 14. The site’s capacity is now 79MW. The turbines of ScottishPower Renewables’ Hagshaw Hill windfarm…
Heat network developers promise cost cuts in future projects
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Heat network developers have written to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to commit to dramatically reducing the cost of low carbon heat for consumers. The commitment comes from three heat network bodies – ADE: Heat Networks; the Heat Networks Industry Council;…
EDF and Hypervolt expand EV flex opportunity
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EDF and Hypervolt have teamed up to launch Ultra Mode, a new smart charging feature that rewards electric vehicle (EV) drivers for supporting the grid. EDF is a Virtual Trading Party (VTP) in electricity markets, which allows it to sell…