Horizon Nuclear Power announced has appointed construction firm Bechtel as project management contractor for its proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station on the Isle of Anglesey. Horizon has also signed further contracts with Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe and JGC New…
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RHI backs fleet of 52 heat projects
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Distributed energy systems provider Arensis will complete 52 renewable heat projects totalling 11.4MWt in the UK this year. The projects have been funded by £13,500,000 in debt funding from Hadrian’s Wall Secured Investments. The projects have all been accredited for Renewable Heat…
Faraday Grid wins support for grid management technology – read New Power’s interview
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Energy technology company Faraday Grid has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to support the development of its Faraday Exchanger technology. Working with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the University of Edinburgh, the funding will be used to help…
Scotrenewables claims generation over first year’s testing ‘proves tidal power’s readiness’
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Scotrenewables Tidal Power announced it has generated over 3GWh from its first 2MW floating tidal stream turbine in its first year of testing at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. The company noted that is more power…
UK Power Networks opens consultation on flex products that could defray reinforcement
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UK Power Networks has opened a consultation on a ‘Flexibility Roadmap’, which could also see the creation of new markets for distributed energy resources, such as solar farms and battery storage. If accepted the proposals will come into effect from 2019. The…
Westcott Venture Park plans ten-fold PV expansion in unsubsidised project
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Westcott Venture Park is set to start construction this summer on a 15MWp PV array covering 76 acres, claimed as the UK’s first unsubsidised industrial solar park. Westcott Venture Park’s owner, Rockspring, said it also planned to secure grid capacity to add…
Anglian Water installs flow battery, plans new PV tender
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Anglian Water is investing in solar PV and storage to reduce its annual £77 million energy bill. Over the next 18 months, the water company will add over 30MWp of solar PV, under a 25-year PPA contract with HBS New Energies…
Business supplier Flogas Energy to add electricity to gas offering
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Business gas supplier Flogas Energy has announced plans to move into the commercial electricity market. Flogas Energy was launched by Flogas Britain, a provider of off-grid fuels including liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas. Lee Gannon, managing director at…
JLEN acquires AD plant
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John Laing Environmental Assets Group has acquired the Merlin anaerobic digestion (AD) plant for £18.1 million. The plant is located in Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire and was commissioned in September 2014. It has a thermal capacity of 5MWt and predominantly produces…
SSEN submits final needs case for link to Western Isles
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Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has asked Ofgem for conditional approval of its ‘Final Needs Case’ for a subsea cable transmission link from Western Isles to the Scottish mainland. If developers commit to new generation in the 2019 CfD auction, SSEN would…