The GB electricity system operator (ESO) has launched the first stage of its new Open Balancing Platform. This first stage of the Open Balancing Platform will mean control room engineers who have to call on power assets to help balance…
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National Gas Transmission plans to begin contracting in April for ‘Project Union’ hydrogen backbone
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National Gas Transmission (NGT) has begun market engagement with potential contractors for Project Union, a programme to repurpose existing gas transmission pipelines, which currently carry methane, to switch to hydrogen transport, in advance of contract notices which are due to…
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Low Carbon opens second UK solar farm
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Low Carbon has successfully connected its second UK solar farm, the 23MW St Clere’s farm in Essex. The project follows the Fox Covert solar farm in Buckinghamshire, which was energised in October. The company aims to have 20GW of new…
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Gravitricity joins with ABB for storage development
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ABB and Gravitricity are to collaborate to accelerate the development and use of gravity energy storage systems in former mines. Gravitricity has developed GraviStore, a long-duration energy storage system that uses heavy weights in underground shafts, raised and lowered to…
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Conrad Energy acquires first renewable energy asset
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Conrad Energy has acquired the Port of Liverpool Wind Farm. The wind farm, which has been operational since 2009, comprises four Nordex N90 2.5MW turbines with an installed capacity of 10MW, located along Alexandra, Canada, and Huskisson docks. Conrad Energy…
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United Utilities seeks green hydrogen supplier for Manchester site
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United Utilities, the water and sewage company that serves more than 3 million homes and businesses in the North West, is investigating using green hydrogen to provide heat for a site in Manchester and it is looking for a supplier.…
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Bord Gais site could host ammonia-fuelled power plant
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Centrica and Mitsubishi Power Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore development, construction and operation of an ammonia-fired power station at Bord Gáis Energy’s Whitegate combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) in Cork, Ireland. The project would become…
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Underground asset register goes live for beta users, ‘discovery’ project looks at wider use
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A digital map of underground pipes and cables – the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) – has gone live in an initial beta form. It will be outlined in a ‘Coffee with NUAR’ webinar with Chris Chambers, Deputy Director for…
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Autumn Statement: the industry responds
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Dan McGrail, chief executive, RenewableUK: “… permanent full expensing will provide a much-needed degree of long-term certainty for investors in green technologies, helping to make the UK an attractive destination for investment in clean energy projects and manufacturing. This combined…