Distribution network operators (DNOs) have taken a “step up” on customer engagement and taken on board the Net Zero target, Sustainability First (SF) said in a report on the DNOs’ business plans for the next five years. But there are…
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‘Behind the meter’ emergency equipment failing, warns HSE
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Industrial users relying on so-called uninterruptible power systems (UPSs) to provide a smooth and continuous supply when there is a problem with grid supply may get a rude shock if they have taken a ‘fit and forget’ approach, the Health…
Measures to cut out SF6 in distribution networks ‘wholly inadequate’; planning loophole allows for use at high voltage
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Is the UK doing enough to reduce the use of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)? The characteristics of this gas make it highly effective for use in electrical switchgear – but it one of the most potent greenhouse gases, with an effect…
IGas plans ‘deep geothermal’ heat project in Manchester
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IGas is assessing a number of sites across North West England suitable for deep geothermal energy and it expects to announce acquisition of a site in Manchester by summer this year, it has announced. The unconventional gas company is shifting…
Anesco wins approval for three PV farms
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Anesco has secured planning approval for three solar farms totalling 55MW, saying that investor appetite for large scale solar and storage projects continues to soar. The 10 MW High Meadow 2 farm, in Stockton-on-Tees, will start construction in April. Ground…
ACT NOW: Elexon fears meter shortages could affect new connections, asks for data by Thursday
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Elexon has sent out a call to the electricity industry to provide information about whether electricity meters are in short supply as a result of component shortages and supply chain challenges. It has wants responses by 16:00 on Thursday 3…
MPs say new National Policy Statement on energy must go further to support Net Zero
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MPs scrutinising detail of a draft revised National Policy Statement for Energy (NPS EN-1) say it does not deliver our Net Zero ambition and it should give more support to key low-cost technologies like onshore wind, as well as giving…
CCC: more UK gas extraction ‘not the solution’ to high gas prices
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Increasing the UK’s extraction of fossil fuels, whether that is expanding North Sea production or using shale gas, would not reduce the pressure of high gas prices on UK consumers, according to the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC). Speaking at…
High power prices ‘more than offset’ low wind for Greencoat
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Greencoat UK Wind generated just four-fifths of its expected power in 2021, as low wind speeds affected its 1.4GW of installed capacity across 43 onshore and offshore operating wind farms in the UK and Northern Ireland. But although generation was…
Long duration energy storage projects receive £4M funding
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Five ‘long duration storage’ projects have been jointly awarded over £4 million of funding by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The funding is intended to accelerate commercialisation such storage projects through to actual demonstrations. BEIS says,…