Battery packs previously used in buses are to have a second life as standalone grid balancing assets, installed by Connected Energy and Forsee Power. The two companies have signed a Partnership Agreement to jointly design and develop modular energy storage…

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The Welsh Government has completed a £2 million equity investment in tidal energy firm Inyanga Marine Energy Group to help test improved tidal turbines in real sea conditions at the Morlais tidal energy site off Ynys Mon (Anglesey). The investment…

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A 7MW solar farm on the Ochil Hills in Perthshire will provide free electricity for neighbouring Blackford Primary School, as well as part-powering Highland Spring’s production facility. The school currently uses oil for its central heating. The 23 acre project…

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Star Energy Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Veolia to develop large geothermal projects to supply heat to district heating schemes, commercial buildings, hospitals and education campuses. The companies say geothermal heat “is more energy efficient than many…

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Ørsted has sold a 25.4% stake in the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat for £456.1 million. The transaction closed on 30 April. Located 14km off the west coast, West of Duddon Sands…

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Seven battery storage companies have written an open letter to Ofgem complaining that the regulator’s proposed ‘cap and floor’ support for long duration energy storage (LDES) is unfair to battery storage and as a result will disadvantage customers. The companies…

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The government used the occasion of the Future of Energy Security summit in London to announce plans for £300 million of public investment in domestic wind supply chains and publish an open letter inviting clean energy companies to manage “uncertain…

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Glen Earrach Energy (GEE) has submitted a planning application for a 2GW pumped storage hydro project near Loch Ness, under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. The proposed project is the largest of several planned for Loch Ness (with…

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The London Metal Exchange (LME) has started to explore whether it can establish a premium price for sustainable supplies of four metals key to the green transition. The company said it is engaging closely with physical market stakeholders on its…

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Apatura has received planning consent for a 40MW/80MWh battery at the village of Eaglesham in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The eight-acre Glasgow Road site brings Apatura’s consented battery portfolio to eight, totaling 1.5GW, all of which has received planning consent in…

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