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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Planning permission granted for waste-to-hydrogen plant at Rothesay Dock
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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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Distribution networks make extra redress payments over Storm Arwen failings
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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 acquires Custom Solar
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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 to install 4.1MW solar array at Leven site
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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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Danske Commodities signs first EfW PPA with Cory
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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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Danish energy island developers add data infrastructure to plan for major hub
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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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Class action seeks compensation for GB customers following cable cartel decision
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GB customers could benefit from compensation from cable manufacturers who operated a cartel for ten years, if an application lodged at the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) is successful. The class action, against Nexans, NKT and Prysmian, is being led by…
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Cumbria seeks comment on new Clean Energy Strategy
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The Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has launched a consultation on its Clean Energy Strategy and it wants responses from Cumbrian residents, community groups and businesses. The blueprint says the region has the potential to deliver up to 9GW of…