Solar PV company Lightsource bp is working with a cattle farmer in France to develop plans for a new ‘agrivoltaic’ solar PV project. The 22MW Henroux site near Sancoins will include cows grazing areas underneath the solar panels. The Charolais…
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Defra incineration study delays consent decision
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The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has set a new deadline of 18 July to decide on an application for development consent for a ‘Green Energy Park’in Scunthorpe. She said the delay was due to a…
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Government to add to pressure on solar PV to avoid agricultural land
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‘Best and most versatile’ (BMV) agricultural land should be prioritised for food production and large solar projects avoid this higher quality land where possible, Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho told Parliament today. She said solar PV should be developed on…
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‘Warm Home Prescription’ aims to improve housing to improve health
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The Energy Systems Catapult and energy company ScottishPower are trialling a Warm Home Prescription (WHP) programme to provide warm homes that can keep people healthy and potentially avoid unnecessary hospitalisation. The team at Catapult will work with local NHS authorities…
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Government scraps hydrogen town pilot plan
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The government has decided not to progress work on a hydrogen town pilot, which would see several thousand households’ gas supply converted to hydrogen, until after 2026 strategic decisions on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising heat. The government said…
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UKPN Services acquires renewables portfolio serving United Utilities Water
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UK Power Networks Services has acquired UU Solar from SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust LLP (SEEIT). The deal sees UK Power Networks Services taking ownership of 70 solar, wind and hydro energy plants with a total capacity of 68.7MW. The…
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Licence up for grabs for offshore carbon dioxide store off the Isle of Wight
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The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has invited applications for a carbon dioxide storage licence in saline aquifers off the Isle of Wight. Offshore Energy UK (OEUK) said that although most of the UK’s potential storage is located in the…
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Interview: Steve Brittan, Xoserve chief executive, talks about hydrogen blending and gas network data
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Steve Brittan, chief executive of gas industry data services company Xoserve, says the industry has to take a programme approach as the country transitions to lower carbon energy sources When I talk to Steve Brittan he is just six months…
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Drax to upgrade existing Cruachan pumped storage plant after Capacity Market contract win
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Drax is to invest £80 million in a refurbishment of its Cruachan pumped storage hydro power station in Scotland, increasing its capacity. Drax said the investment is underpinned by a 15-year Capacity Market agreement worth around £221 million awarded in…