Investment manager Downing LLP has acquired a portfolio of 4,200 solar PV residential installations across England and Wales. The portfolio was acquired from Foresight for around £26 million. The renewable energy and infrastructure arm of Downing Estate Planning Service has…

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AlphaReal has completed the acquisition of a 40.36MW newly commissioned solar site. The real assets investment manager has acquired Bubney Energy Centre in Shropshire. The site covers 150 acres and is currently the largest ground-mount solar site in AlphaReal’s renewable…

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Homes and businesses in Bolton could use waste heat from sewers, as one of several innovative green heating projects to receive grants from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund. The grants total £80.6 million. The Bolton project, with £11 million…

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Hinkley Point C could be delayed until 2031 and cost as much as £35 billion, in 2015 values, EDF has said in an update on the plant construction. The company said in May 2022 that the start of electricity production…

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The government has invested £1.3 billion to support the construction of Sizewell C. The largest funding package to date “consolidates the government’s position as the majority shareholder in the project”. It follows a £700 million funding pledge in November 2022…

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Compressed air energy storage company Corre Energy has signed a landmark agreement with Eneco, the largest energy provider in the Netherlands, for Corre Energy’s first storage project in Ahaus, Germany. Eneco will acquire a 50% interest in the project, comprising…

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Energy Systems Catapult has launched a range of prepackaged datasets. Covering GB-wide local authorities, Net Zero Data aims to offer low cost, ready-to-use, regularly updated information that will minimise resource overheads. and streamline the design and delivery of local Net…

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RES has submitted a planning application to The Highland Council for a 45MW battery on land adjacent to the Alness substation, approximately 1km north-west of Alness. The submission for the proposed Contullich site has now been validated by The Highland…

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Over 2.2 million businesses and households have signed up to participate in this year’s Demand Flexibility Service, “eclipsing participation levels at this stage last year”, according to system operator NGESO. The ESO said in the six test events and two…

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Drax Power has been granted development consent to add carbon capture and storage (CCS) to two units at its Drax power station. Drax power station currently has four generating units fuelled with biomass and it produces around 4% of the…

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