Investment manager Downing has acquired two ‘shovel-ready’ fully consented solar projects. The 15MW solar project in Devon and the 20MW project in Shropshire both have 40-year land leases and are expected to commission in 2027. The projects have 15-year Contracts-for-Difference.…

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Gas networks have been given the green light by Ofgem to spend £17.8 billion maintaining pipelines. The regulator confirmed initial spending by electricity transmission network operators of £10.3 billion. However further spending is expected and will be managed by ‘uncertainty…

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BP has withdrawn its planning application for its H2Teesside hydrogen project, citing conflicts over the site use and a smaller market than expected for hydrogen produced. In a letter to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) it…

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Eight public and private sector bodies will harness waste heat from sources including rivers, data centres and sewage works after receiving a share of £68 million from the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). The organisations receiving funding through the GHNF…

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National Grid’s Distribution System Operator (DSO) has expanded the data it publishes to help site developers and innovators to make better informed decisions on where to build affordable local energy projects. The update includes granular data across all of National…

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Councils need a place on the National Energy System Operator’s regional boards, so there is strategic planning to ensure new grid demands such as data centres do not hold up other developments such as housing. The recommendation – referring specifically…

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Westmorland & Furness Council has granted development consent for a floating solar PV array at the Port of Barrow in Cumbria, Solar Power Portal reports. At 40MW, the new array will be the UK’s largest floating solar PV project. Currently…

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The complexities and challenges of electrifying a complex site like a port were laid out by Megan Turner, environment and sustainability manager at the Port of Dover in a session at LogisticsUK’s ‘Delivering Decarbonisation’ meeting. Turner explained that the port…

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Dhara Vyas, chief executive, EnergyUK: “Support for energy bill payers is long overdue. The energy industry has for some time called for action to remove policy costs and bring down bills. So we warmly welcome the announcement today from the…

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UrbanChain has partnered with Low Carbon Hub to connect community-owned renewable generation directly with local energy consumers through its renewable energy operating system. The collaboration removes intermediaries from the supply chain. In the short term, under a new two-year agreement,…

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