Renewable energy company RES has been given planning approval for a 99.9MW battery in County Durham after the Council’s planning committee voted to approve the scheme. Spennymoor Energy Storage System is on land to the south of the existing electrical…
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Planning approval for 50MW battery in Somerset
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Conrad Energy has recently won planning consent for a 50MW two-hour battery in North Petherton, Somerset. This announcement comes soon after Conrad Energy’s 15MW four-hour battery in Plympton, Devon won planning approval. The company’s first significant strategic solar development at…
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Cut consenting times to speed up offshore wind installation, says OEUK
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The UK must double or even triple the rate of offshore wind turbine installations to meet its target of a four-fold increase in offshore renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK). The organisation…
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Diamond Transmission Partners named as preferred bidder for Hornsea 2 OFTO
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Diamond Transmission Partners has been named by Ofgem as the preferred bidder to own and operate the £1.2 billion high voltage transmission link between Ørsted’s Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm and the onshore network. Diamond Transmission Partners is a consortium…
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Equinox to double capacity at Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon, use integrated network connection
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Equinor has applied to the Planning Inspectorate for permission to double the capacity of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms, both situated off the North Norfolk coast. The application provides for an integrated transmission system, as well as…
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Conservative Environment Network calls for more finding for insulation and heat pumps
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The Conservative Environment Network (CEN) has proposed three energy efficiency measures to lower bills permanently and conserve gas, backed by CEN MPs Philip Dunne and Derek Thomas. CEN MPs Selaine Saxby, Peter Aldous and Alexander Stafford called for the UK’s…
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SP Energy Networks launches support room to detect faults before they happen
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SP Energy Networks can now spot potential faults on its electricity distribution network before they happen, with the help of advanced monitoring technology and an innovative ‘support room’. The so-called LV (low voltage) Support Room has been set up at…
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Centrica granted consents to reopen Rough storage
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The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has granted the final consents to Centrica Offshore UK that will allow the company to recommence gas storage operations at its Rough facility in the Southern North Sea. The facility was closed in 2017…
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Essex solar farm to be built on landfill site
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A 58.8MW solar farm on a repurposed landfill site could be in operation by autumn 2023. NTR acquired the Ockenden, Essex, site from REG Power Management. The former landfill site is being left undisturbed, with specialist engineering and design techniques…