The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into alleged fraud committed against Thurrock Council through investment in renewable energy bonds. Between 2016 and 2020, Thurrock Council invested millions into solar farms, via a bond scheme sold by the…

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The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is trying to reduce gas use by bringing wind farm operators back into the market at times when they might switch out. The initiative responds to new phenomena in the market that are a…

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Apatura has secured planning permission for a 100MW battery near Kilwinning in North Ayrshire. The project will be built on eight acres of land located east of Old Glasgow Road. It will join a growing cluster of batteries in the…

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Germany and the UK took an initial step towards a hydrogen pipeline linking the two countries, when German gas transmission system operator Gastransport GmbH (GASCADE) and Great Britain’s Gas National Transmission System (NTS) operator National Gas signed a Memorandum of…

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National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) has kicked off a project that will use data from smart meters and helicopter surveys to how the low voltage (LV) network is connected to the high voltage (HV) network. The data will help identify…

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Ofgem has asked for views on how it should value parts of the gas network if they are repurposed, for example to carry hydrogen or carbon dioxide. The regulator says that moving to Net Zero will meanthe “existing natural gas…

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British energy markets could be re-integrated into Europe’s Internal Energy Market (IEM) under the new deal signed by the UK and European Union on 19 May. Brexit included the separation of the GB energy market from that of the EU.…

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Families living in new-build homes paid an extra £1000 in gas bills between 2017 and 2025 because higher standards on energy efficiency were scrapped, according to new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), and they have missed…

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Battery developer Field has secured a £42 million senior non-recourse loan with Rabobank and ING to finance the rapid deployment of batteries totalling 125MW/250MWh in England and Scotland. The investment agreement covers financing for three battery storage projects. Whitebirk (25MW),…

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Downing Renewable Developments (DRD) has been granted planning consent for a 20MW solar farm which, when operational, enables the landowner to continue farming through ongoing sheep grazing. The Limes Farm solar fark in Bourne, Lincolnshire, will support diversification of the…

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