Cenergist has been appointed to deliver Leeds City Council’s £24 million ‘Clustering for Warmth’ initiative. The district heating and ground source heat pump specialist will design, build, operate and maintain low carbon district heating networks for 26 high rise blocks…
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Network stakeholders sought to join flexibility User Group
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The Energy Networks Association is looking for power network stakeholders to join a User Forum to support the next steps and further development networks’ flexibility markets. ENA is inviting interested parties from a wide range of areas to express their interest in joining the forum, which will consider development of the…
Arsenal fans can now charge EVs during games at Emirates stadium
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Arsenal and green energy supplier Octopus Energy Group have installed three chargers have been installed in the fan parking zone at the Emirates stadium in north London, offering 100% renewable electricity to EV drivers during games. The chargers can charge…
Infrastructure installer Nexus sees EV charger orders grow over 400%
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Infrastructure company Nexus says its pipeline for EV charging installations has jumped by 455%. In interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2021 the group said it has orders totalling £12.2M for the sector, compared to revenues of £3.8M in…
New prisons to be zero-carbon as 40 sites get EV charging points
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The government has announced plans for four new prisons to use heat pumps, efficient lighting systems and solar panels to reduce energy demand by half and cut carbon emissions by at least 85% compared to prisons already under construction. As…
Uskmouth owner makes statement over GHG Alliance connection
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Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE), which is converting the Uskmouth power plant to burn waste pellets and developing the MeyGen tidal turbine, has made a statement with regard to links with GFG Alliance. SAE said it is not a member of…
NGESO wins ‘last resort’ right to switch off embedded generation
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Ofgem has decided that system operator NGESO should be able to require so-called embedded generators to disconnect without compensation in the event of an emergency. The ‘enduring solution’ (Grid Code modification GC0147) follows temporary arrangements put in place during last…
SSEN calls for Oxfordshire businesses with just 50kW of flexibility to join market trials
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SSEN is looking for Oxfordshire businesses who can shift their network demand up or down by 50kW on demand – whether by starting up their own generation, using battery storage or temporarily changing processes to reduce demand - to take part…
Support for geothermal heat and power ‘could see a dozen projects in operation by 2025′
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The UK could meet a significant proportion of its heat and power needs using geothermal energy, claims a new report by Arup. Delivering 12 projects a year for 30 years would contribute 15TWh of heat and 400GWh of electricity annually…
Gore Street acquires 80MW Milton Keynes storage project, highlights opportunities from flexible trading strategy
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Gore Street has acquired an 80MW battery storage project from RES. The project, in Milton Keynes, is ’construction ready’ and will be completed in the next 12-15 months at a cost of £30M. It is currently scheduled to become operational in Q1…