Global Energy Nigg Limited has been fined £80,000 after a surveyor died from injuries caused by an electrical explosion on its premises. The surveyor was carrying out an asbestos survey on 10 December 2020. He was injured by an electrical…

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Absolute Solar and Wind Limited has bought a 0.4 MWh vanadium flow battery from Invinity Energy Systems as part of an integrated solar PV and electric vehicle (EV) project at The Wave, Bristol, an inland surfing facility. The project will…

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Vantage RE has refinanced its share of the Blyth wind farm offshore of Northumberland. The £72 million refinance package sees Mizuho Bank and Natwest Bank become lenders to the company, which is a subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), a…

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System operator NGESO has called a ‘live’ demand response event that should see energy users dial down demand in the 5-6pm period to reduce strains on electricity supplies. NGESO said: “Our forecasts show electricity supply margins are expected to be…

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A project aiming to maximise tidal energy generation has been launched at the University of Edinburgh’s FastBlade facility. The €10 million new MAXBlade project – funded by the European Union and UK Research and Innovation – aims to improve the…

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Liverpool City Council has appointed Ubitricity, a wholly owned Shell subsidiary, to install a 300 on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points in the city. The new 5kW charge points, which are installed directly into existing street lampposts can be installed…

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Statkraft has claimed an ‘industry first’ in agreeing a battery forward trade on behalf of battery owner Statera Energy. Statkraft is a renewable power generator and provider of market access and optimisation services. It says the financial return secured for…

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Following the collapse into administration of the BritishVolt battery factory, the BEIS Select Committee has opened an inquiry into batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing. It is accepting written evidence until 14 February on the following questions: • Is there enough…

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National Grid Electricity Transmission is carrying out pre-procurement market engagement on the delivery model for the New Infrastructure Delivery Onshore Programme (NIODP) and says that parties who do not register to respond by Friday 20 January may not receive notice…

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Asset investor Alpha Real Capital has acquired three UK wind assets together valued at £90 million. The acquisitions – expected to generate 88GWh per year – were completed in December by funds managed by Alpha Real Capital and comprise: •…

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