Plans to replace diesel with hydrogen fuel on the railway have moved closer, as railway rolling stock owner Eversholt Rail has entered into an agreement to develop hydrogen supply options with H2 Green, the hydrogen network operator. They want the…
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European truckmakers join forces on electric charging network
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In a knock for the assumption that heavy duty trucks and other vehicles will require hydrogen fuel in future, three major commercial vehicle manufacturers – Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and the Traton Group – have announced plans for an electric…
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HydrogenOne plans £250M fundraising for ‘clean hydrogen’ fund, INEOS to be major investor
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HydrogenOne Capital Growth Fund has announced plans to raise £250 million and list on the London Stock Exchange by the end of July. It plans to qualify for LSE’s Green Economy Mark at admission, which recognises companies that derive 50%…
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Tilbury biomass power plant changes hands
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Fund manager Equitix and Greenvolt have taken ownership of Tilbury Green Power, an operational 41.6MW biomass power plant located in the Port of Tilbury, Essex. Greenvolt, which will own 51% of the plant, is owned by ALTRI, SGPS. Equitix funds…
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NeuConnect confirms plans to start initial works this year
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NeuConnect has confirmed plans for financial close on its interconnector in September and the start of initial works later this year, with major construction works starting in 2022. The 1.4GW, 700km interconnector between the GB and German energy markets will…
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Gresham House storage fund opens £100M fundraising to bring battery portfolio to 1.2GW
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Utility-scale battery owner Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has opened a new share offering to raise £100 million with the aim of bring its portfolio of batteries to 1.2GW by mid 2023. The offering closes on 7 July. The fund…
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Gridserve to add 50 motorway fast charging sites with ten installed this year, and upgrade 150 ‘Electric Highway’ sites
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TPG’s global impact investing platform, The Rise Fund, has announced plans to invest in Gridserve alongside existing shareholder Hitachi, in a £100 million push to roll out EV charging across the UK> Gridserve has rebranded Ecotricity’s Electric Highway network, acquired…
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First Cornish geothermal power expected in 2022; companies announce four further plants and long term target of 500MW
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Geothermal Engineering has announced that its ‘proof of concept’ power plant on the United Downs industrial estate in Cornwall is now producing geothermal steam at 175degC extracted from 5.1km underground, and it has plans for four deep geothermal power plants…
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Powerhouse’s ‘waste to hydrogen’ plant pipeline up to two; partner Peel announces link-up for hydrogen filling stations
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A planning application will be submitted “within three months” for a second facility that can produce hydrogen from waste plastic, end-of-life-tyres and other waste streams using Powerhouse’s ‘DMG’ technology, in partnership with Peel NRE. Powerhouse says Powerhouse DMG plant will…