UK Power Networks is installing its first ‘clean air’ gas insulated switchgear (GIS) operating at 132kV, as part of a substation upgrade in Lewes, East Sussex. Instead of using sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) as insulation the GIS uses dehumidified oxygen and…

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Solar investor Aquila European Renewables plc has re-assessed the lifetime of its solar assets and decided it can be extended from the expected 30 years with an extra ten years of life. It said following the conclusion of technical and…

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IGas said its GT Energy geothermal business has been selected by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) as preferred bidder to deliver a geothermal heat solution for the Wythenshawe Hospital. The geothermal company said the project was one of…

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European solar and storage company Cero Generation and the UK’s Enso Energy have announced the financial close of a 49.5MW/99MWh battery. The battery will be located at the Larks Green solar PV project in South Gloucestershire – a 49.9MW solar…

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London Luton Airport (LLA) wants to reduce its carbon emissions and its reliance on the grid by building a solar farm within the airport boundary. It wants to generate at least 10GWh of electricity per year to cover a quarter…

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United Utilities (UU) is working on plans to develop 150MW of new installed renewables capacity by 2030. It said the programme – described as an ‘initial step’ – could be a combination of solar, wind and batteries, helping to deliver…

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Four projects have won funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Alternative Energy Markets innovation programme. They are: Chameleon Alternative Market for Energy Assessment In this £497k project Chameleon Technology, Evergreen Energy, Green Energy (UK) Ltd, Solo…

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Ofgem has rejected plans by National Grid Gas Transmission (NGGT) to replace ageing gas compressors at sites in the east of England, saying they will not be required when already-planned gas turbine units are installed. Ageing ‘Avon’ compressors, which have…

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DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, has officially opened a wind farm just 60 miles (100km) from the front line of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Phase I of the Tyligulska wind farm, in the Southern region of Mykolaiv, is already…

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Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust are seeking a Power Purchase Agreement to provide Torbay hospital with 3.5GWh of electricity per annum through an off-site PV array via ‘private wire’ with a direct connection to the hospital’s HV network .…

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