Customers could earn up to £725 per year from exchanging power between their electric vehicle and the electricity grid, a new study has found. But to make the option attractive to customers the cost of hardware has to fall further…
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Immingham aims to be the model for a hydrogen-led approach for ports – seeks funding for feasibility studies
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Uniper, Siemens Energy, Toyota Tsusho and Associated British Ports have submitted a joint bid into the Clean Maritime Fund for matched funding for a full feasibility study for a low carbon hydrogen supply to the Port of Immingham. The companies…
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Gemserv: How do we get to regulatory change faster?
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If printed out, the ‘handbook’ of regulations for companies in the energy industry would be higher than many of its members, yet even the smallest market participants have to work through it all. Making changes is a long and cumbersome…
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Can the Northeast outpace the rest of the UK on ‘Net Zero’? Northern Powergrid floats scenario with 5 million EVs and 4 million heat pumps
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Northern Powergrid is preparing to serve up to 5 million electric vehicles and 4 million hear pumps in its area of North East England, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire by 2050, under a future scenario in which the region beats the…
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Stoke on Trent geothermal district heat project moves forward with planning approval granted
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council has given planning approval for a ‘deep geothermal’ energy project in the Etruria Valley that will supply zero carbon heat to the city. The approval was announced by IGas, which wants to revive plans for a heat…
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Fulcrum sells third tranche of domestic gas connections to ESP
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Utility infrastructure and services provider Fulcrum has completed the sale of a third tranche of domestic customer gas connection assets and associated meters to ESPipelines Limited for £3.8 million. The company said the cash would strengthen its balance sheet and…
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INTERVIEW: Can Rebel Energy offer something new to energy customers?
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Are new energy companies offering something new to customers? Rebel Energy won over 700 investors in a crowdfinding round with that offer. Janet Wood spoke to its chief executive, Dan Bates and its chief commercial officer, Penelope Hope Rebel Energy…
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Water company United Utilities to sell £65M renewables business
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Water company United Utilities has put its renewables energy business up for sale. The decision to market the group’s renewable energy business, United Utilities Renewable Energy Limited, was taken in April and the sake process is expected to commence during…
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Hydrogen filling station to be fuelled by food waste
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US-based BayoTech, which provides small modular steam reformers to produce hydrogen, and UK-based IBMS Group, a holding company for sustainable business, have launched a renewable hydrogen project using biomethane from food waste as a feedstock. The project will produce 1,000kg…