Bristol’s Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has updated its database of postcodes that are not connected to the gas network with data from 2017 (the most recent available). The data, which includes the census area and the co-ordinates of the centre of each…
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Harmony to add 49.5MW to battery fleet
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Harmony Energy has won planning permission for a 49.5MW battery in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Grid, land rights and planning permission are now all secured, and Harmony said it can move forward with the lithium-ion scheme on land adjacent to Salisbury substation.…
EV lobby groups to merge
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The UK Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Association (UK EVSE) is to join forces with the REA’s EV Forum. Members of UK EVSE are set to join the REA in the coming weeks, and will join a 75-strong group of companies…
Robin Hood Energy’s local authority owner ‘considering the company’s future’
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Nottingham Council is considering the future of Robin Hood Energy. Opposition councillors say the supplier’s losses are “unsustainable” and closing the company should be among the options considered, reports Nottinghamshire Live. A decision is expected in the summer. The company…
Covid-19: System Operator ‘has on-site accommodation ready’ and retrained staff to boost shift
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Electricity system operator National Grid ESO has contingency plans to house staff for its two control rooms locally to ensure continued operation, it said. It is also retraining staff to “support the shift rota”. The plans emerged in a briefing…
Should the EU raise its carbon emissions target for 2030? EC seeks feedback
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The European Commission wants feedback on whether it should move to a more ambitious interim target for reducing carbon emissions – a key step on the route to a ‘Net Zero’ economy by 2050. The Commission is considering raising the…
MeyGen tidal array project wins £1.5 million Scottish Government grant to install subsea hub
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Tidal energy project MeyGen has won a £1.545 million grant from the Scottish Government’s Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund to develop a subsea tidal turbine connection hub for the next phase of development. The Saltire Tidal Energy Fund is a…
Foresight and Belltown join forces to develop 300MW of onshore wind
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Foresight Group and Belltown Power have formed a joint venture to develop Belltown’s pipeline of onshore wind energy projects across the UK under the existing Belltown brand. They aim to deliver more than 300MW from sites predominantly in Scotland and…
E.On says move to Octopus Energy’s Kraken customer platform will make it ‘market leading’ on costs
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E.On says it will have the lowest costs in the industry and will boost earnings by £100 million annually by 2023 by moving to a new customer service platform to be completed in partnership with Kraken Technologies, part of Octopus…
Covid-19: Crown Estate adjusts offshore wind Round 4 tender schedule
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The Covid-19 energency has delayed plans to award leases for a new fleet of offshore wind farms. The Crown Estate, which owns the sea bed, said it now expects that invitation to tender stage one will open in the week…