The government is set to tighten up startup dates in a consultation on the future of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism for renewable energy. The CfD regime currently allows for phasing of offshore wind projects but the government highlights…
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Three councils share £30M of funding for green heat projects
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Three councils will share funding of £30 million to develop heat networks. The funding was awarded under both the Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP) and its successor, the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) launched in March 2022. The funding is:…
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Cushaling wind farm to see Ireland’s largest turbines
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Vestas has received a 56MW order from Statkraft Ireland for nine V162-6.2 MW wind turbines for the Cushaling wind project. Kevin O’Donovan, Managing Director of Statkraft Ireland, said: “We are delighted that the installation of the V162-6.2 MW turbine in…
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Crown Estate offers survey data for floating wind developers
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The Crown Estate has awarded its first contracts in what is anticipated to be a multi-million pound series of technical and environmental surveys around potential locations for new floating wind farms. By investing in the surveys at an early stage…
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TRIG acquires battery project, hopes to bring forward 2031 connection date
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The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired a 100% equity interest in Project Spennymoor, a battery development project which will have a total capacity of 100MW / 200MWh when completed, from RES. Project Spennymoor is situated in County Durham, close…
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Angus Energy seeking new £7M funds to reopen Saltfleetby gas field, starts geothermal investigations
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Oil and gas company Angus Energy has allocated £0.5 million in a £7 million fundraising to source gravimetric and seismic data in west Devon in search of opportunities for geothermal projects, planned for the first half of 2023. The mainly…
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Piclo platform to host Scottish market to cut constraint costs for NGESO
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Piclo has beaten other tenders to run a local constraint market for National Grid ESO, to help clamp down on fast-rising costs at the boundary between England and Scotland. The new initiative will allow Scottish homes and businesses to participate…
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Anesco picks up revenue optimisation for Gresham House batteries
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Anesco’s Revenue Optimisation team is to optimise 15MW of operational battery storage capacity for Gresham House. The batteries will participate in all appropriate markets, including FFR and the dynamic services, as well as wholesale trading opportunities that present over the…
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Networks brief stakeholders on procedures for rolling blackouts
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The System Operator says it still regards rolling power cuts for consumers as ‘unlikely’ over the coming weeks but the possibility that they will be required means suppliers and network companies are going out to brief customers on how such…