Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has enabled faster and cheaper installation of a 70MW solar farm at the former RAF Lyneham base in Wiltshire by using a technology that enabled it to connect directly to an existing tower.…
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Ofgem has to push DNOs’ ED2 plans for EVs and low-carbon heat so they can go further and faster
by New Power •
Electricity distribution network operators (DNOs) are preparing their networks to accommodate a big step up in electric vehicles and heat pumps during the upcoming five-year price review period (dubbed ED2). The numbers have been highlighted in their draft business plans.…
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Mitsubishi acquires Smarter Grid Solutions, plans to expand into global markets
by New Power •
Mitsubishi Electric has announced it will acquire Smarter Grid Solutions, the UK-based provider of distributed energy resource (DER) management software for power distribution utilities and operators. Brian Heery, president and chief executive of Mitsubishi Electric Power Products said, “We look…
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Greater Gabbard OFTO ‘could not have forseen’ seal failure that released SF6
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Ofgem has agreed to give extra availability credit to Greater Gabbard OFTO plc, the company that owns and operates the cable that connects the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm with the onshore network. The regulator agreed that a reduction in…
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Simply Blue’s floating wind attracts £6.4M investment from Octopus
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Specialist clean energy investor Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has invested £6.4 million in Simply Blue Holdings, giving it a 12% stake in Simply Blue Group, which develops marine projects focused on floating offshore wind. SBG said it has developed…
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Scottish Government funds tidal turbine scale-up with £2M
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The Scottish Government has awarded a £2 million grant to tidal energy developer Nova Innovation to step up production of tidal turbines. The funding, delivered through Scottish Enterprise, is directed at Nova’s ‘Volume Manufacturing and Logistics for Tidal Energy’ project.…
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Gresham House acquires 50MW Skegness solar farm project from Anesco
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Gresham House has acquired Low Farm, a 50MW solar farm in Lincolnshire, from Anesco, as part of a three-year development and construction partnership valued in excess of £100 million. Located near Skegness, it covers 60Ha. Construction is expected to begin…
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Seagreen offshore wind farm offers five-year corporate PPAs to give buyers flexibility
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Seagreen Wind Energy has launched a corporate purchase power agreement (cPPA) for its offshore wind farm with half the duration of past contracts, aiming to give corporates flexibility. CPPA contracts are typically 10 years or more in duration, but Seagreen…
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SSE disposes of SGN stake for £1.225 billion
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SSE has agreed to sell its remaining 33.3% stake in gas distribution operator Scotia Gas Networks Ltd (SGN) for £1.225 billion to a consortium of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (which is already a shareholder in SGN) and Brookfield…