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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Could the bin lorry that collects your rubbish also play a role in balancing the grid and allowing it to accommodate more renewables? In Southeast London Veolia is trialling a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology that will enable its waste collection trucks…

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ScottishPower’s grid business, SP Energy Networks, is encouraging companies with the skills and experience to bid for contracts to design, develop and upgrade new and existing strategic transmission infrastructure as it unveils £5.4 billion worth of contract opportunities. The work…

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Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has established a partnership with steel supplier ArcelorMittal to launch a low-emission steel offering that significantly reduces lifetime carbon dioxide emissions from the production of wind turbine towers. The low-emission steel is produced using 100% steel…

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Octopus Energy’s generation arm has announced a £200 million investment in Deep Green, a company that sites data centres by heat customers to make the most efficient use of energy. Processing data generates a lot of heat. The business model…

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Planning permission has been granted by Blaby District Council to UK renewable energy developer, Exagen, for a 500MW/1GWh battery on land to the northeast of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire. The £270 million Normanton Energy will be directly connected to the National…

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EDF has announced plans to further extend the lives of the four nuclear power stations, Torness, Heysham 2, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool, subject to inspections and regulatory approvals. A decision will be taken by the end of 2024. The company…

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The government has announced a £300 million investment to support domestic production of specialist nuclear fuel that would be required for new type of nuclear power plants. The government says the UK would become the first country in Europe to…

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