Multi-utility business supplier Yü Group has been appointed by Ofgem as Supplier of Last Resort (SOLR) for 8,158 businesses supplied by Ampoweruk, which has ceased trading. Yü Group sells water as well as gas and electricity to its customers. Ampower’s…
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On-street EV charger installer Connected Kerb targetting 5k installs by end 2022, 190k by end 2030
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Drivers without off-street parking represent just 9% of EV users. But EV charger company Connected Kerb says that after having installed 1,000 chargers in 2021 it expects to have 5,500 installed across the UK by the end of 2022, with…
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EDF to use Octopus Energy’s Kraken customer platform, aims to develop EV and home heat offerings
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EDF, the UK’s fourth largest energy supplier, is to move its five million customers onto Octopus Energy Group’s Kraken platform, under a licensing deal. EDF is the third licensee to work with Kraken Technologies in the UK, following successful migrations…
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Cost cutting and localisation are making offshore wind too risky to insure, says underwriter
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The dramatic fall in the cost of offshore wind has resulted in more failures and a rise in insurance claims that mean problems in insuring projects is becoming a barrier to delivery, according to a new claims report from GCube…
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Carbon Clean plans launch of low-cost carbon capture technology for industry in 2023
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Carbon Clean says that in two years it will bring to market a carbon dioxide capture process for industry that it says is a tenth the size of conventional processes and can be deployed in two months at half the…
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NGESO plans ‘digital twin’ for GB energy system, needs industry input. Join meeting on 1 December
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National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) has launched a programme to build a digital replica of the entire GB energy landscape, creating a virtual environment to share data, model and predict scenarios that support the decarbonisation of the energy system.…
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SPEN and Hitachi use SF6 alternative for new substation
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SP Energy Networks has announced plans to use new gas-insulated busbar technology in place of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) in an upgrade to the Windyhill substation. SF6 is a commonly used insulator for electrical equipment in substations across the UK, but…
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Equinor names three consortia on FEED shortlist for Saltend hydrogen project, plans FID in 2023
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Equinor has selected three consortia who will compete to provide design proposals for its 600MW H2H Saltend hydrogen production plant. The three consortia – KBR & Tecnimont; Technip Energies; and Linde Engineering and BOC UK – were chosen after a…
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ENW has up to £2M to offer to organisations who can flex power demand in the North West. Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cumbria key areas
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Electricity North West is looking to make payments totalling up to £2 milliom to businesses and customers who have control of their electricity demand or generation and can provide flexibility services. ENW is seeking a total of 259MW across 37…