Caroline Bragg, Chief Executive, ADE: “This funding is a tectonic shift, proof the UK is betting big on clean energy. Now we must ensure every pound we invest goes towards slashing bills. The Warm Homes Plan must harness waste heat…
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Connections reform evidence window to be open 8-29 July
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The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has published its timeline for the delivery of connections reform across 2025. NESO will open the transmission evidence submission window on 8 July for transmission projects, as well as for Distribution Network Operators representing…
Government promises £14 billion investment in Sizewell C
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The government has announced a £14.2 billion investment to build Sizewell C nuclear plant as part of the Spending Review, badging the funding as an opportunity to create “ten thousand jobs”, including 1,500 apprenticeships, and support thousands more jobs across…
Government directs NDA to seek ‘clean energy’ users for Cumbria’s Moorside site
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Energy Minister Michael Shanks has asked the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to explore using a site at Moorside in Cumbria, adjacent to the Sellafield nuclear waste site, for “clean energy development” in Cumbria. The site had been considered as a nuclear…
Work to start on East Ayrshire wind farm
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Uniper has decided to start construction phase of a 46.2MW wind farm in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The project has been developed jointly with co-development partner Energiekontor UK Ltd, but Uniper will start the construction process as its sole owner. The…
Root-Power bids vanadium flow batteries into long-duration storage tender
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Battery developer Root-Power has submitted four storage projects totalling 300MW into Ofgem’s Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) tender. The projects, in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Buckinghamshire and Lincolnshire, will utilise vanadium flow batteries to deliver a combined 2400MWh storage capacity.…
Government to partner with Rolls Royce to build nuclear SMRs
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Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder to partner with Great British Energy – Nuclear to develop small modular reactors, subject to final government approvals and contract signature. Great British Energy – Nuclear is aiming to sign contracts…
Solar panel installation includes car ports as well as rooftop
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RenEnergy has installed 983 solar panels at Witham Leisure Centre for Braintree Council in Essex. The 407KW solar panel installation includes both solar carports and roof arrays. The project had to be delivered before a Sport England Funding deadline at…
Homeowners offered heat pump combinations with PV or EV chargers
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Mitsubishi Electric has partnered with Irish tech company EVHACS to launch a single, compact unit with a heat pump for heating and cooling spaces and an electric vehicle (EV) charger. The partners say the integrated system will allow homeowners, property…
Last Mile to build ambient heat network for garden village development in Hampshire
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Multi-utility infrastructure group Last Mile is to install a water-source ambient heat network at the mixed-use Welborne Garden Village development in Hampshire, England. The first phase of the project, delivered by Buckland Development, will see up to 700 homes, a…