Green hydrogen company Plug Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Johnson Matthey to develop accelerate the joint development of high-performance electrolyser technology. The collaboration aims to use JM’s advanced materials in Plug Power’s electrolyser systems to achieve better durability,…
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Pivot Power’s Oxford EV hub, opening in Q4, will have 48 fast charging points from Fastned, Wenea and Tesla
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Oxford’s Redbridge Park & Ride site is set to host up to 38 fast and ultra-rapid chargers in a £41M electric vehicle ‘superhub’ due to open in Q4 this year. It comes as Oxford is set to launch the UK’s…
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Leeds to switch 26 high rise blocks to ground source district heat in £24M initiative
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Cenergist has been appointed to deliver Leeds City Council’s £24 million ‘Clustering for Warmth’ initiative. The district heating and ground source heat pump specialist will design, build, operate and maintain low carbon district heating networks for 26 high rise blocks…
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Network stakeholders sought to join flexibility User Group
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The Energy Networks Association is looking for power network stakeholders to join a User Forum to support the next steps and further development networks’ flexibility markets. ENA is inviting interested parties from a wide range of areas to express their interest in joining the forum, which will consider development of the…
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Arsenal fans can now charge EVs during games at Emirates stadium
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Arsenal and green energy supplier Octopus Energy Group have installed three chargers have been installed in the fan parking zone at the Emirates stadium in north London, offering 100% renewable electricity to EV drivers during games. The chargers can charge…
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Infrastructure installer Nexus sees EV charger orders grow over 400%
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Infrastructure company Nexus says its pipeline for EV charging installations has jumped by 455%. In interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2021 the group said it has orders totalling £12.2M for the sector, compared to revenues of £3.8M in…
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New prisons to be zero-carbon as 40 sites get EV charging points
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The government has announced plans for four new prisons to use heat pumps, efficient lighting systems and solar panels to reduce energy demand by half and cut carbon emissions by at least 85% compared to prisons already under construction. As…
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Flexibility in Great Britain: what are the opportunities? Fast actors can gain most in the honeymoon period and district heat offers ‘a lot of value’
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New analysis considers GB’s ‘whole system’ energy future, with three heat scenarios, and finds ‘flexibility everywhere’ can save up to £17 billion annually. Janet Wood hears that in the short term providers can benefit from flexibility markets – but in…
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Uskmouth owner makes statement over GHG Alliance connection
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Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE), which is converting the Uskmouth power plant to burn waste pellets and developing the MeyGen tidal turbine, has made a statement with regard to links with GFG Alliance. SAE said it is not a member of…