The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round in the North Sea. It says it is “in response to unprecedented levels of interest from companies eager to enter the market”. The 13 areas…

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Electricity distribution network operator (DNO) Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has published a Whole System Register of its activities to deliver net zero that are carried out in partnership with other network businesses, local authorities, wider industry and users. For…

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Ørsted has announced plans to begin capturing and storing 400,000t of carbon a year from 2025 at two combined heat and power (CHP) plants in Denmark, if it gets financial support. The company says the technology and logistics for handling…

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Plans for a £20 million energy from waste facility that will turn waste plastic into hydrogen have been approved by West Dunbartonshire Council. The plant is the second of its kind in the UK and will convert 13.5kt of plastic…

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Three network companies have agreed to make redress payments for their performance during Storm Arwen in addition to compensation payments already made. Publishing a review of networks’ response to the storm Ofgem said severe weather events are likely to become…

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Mitie Group is to acquire Custom Solar, which specialises in the development, design, installation and maintenance of solar power systems for public and private sector clients. The transaction comprises an initial payment of £8M, with deferred payments in aggregate of…

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Diageo has received planning approval for a solar farm on vacant land within its Leven packaging site. An area the size of eight football pitches will host a 4.1MWp solar panel array, generating up to 22% of the site’s annual…

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Energy trader Danske Commodities has signed its first energy from waste (EfW) power purchase agreement (PPA). It will provide balancing, asset optimisation and route-to-market for waste management company Cory’s Riverside 1 EfW facility. Riverside 1 in receives around 750,000t of…

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Ørsted and ATP, who are planning to build a ‘North Sea Energy Island’ that will be a major hub for connections between offshore wind and the onshore grid, have announced an agreement with GlobalConnect to make it a ‘cross-border digital…

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