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…
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NGESO wins ‘last resort’ right to switch off embedded generation
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Ofgem has decided that system operator NGESO should be able to require so-called embedded generators to disconnect without compensation in the event of an emergency. The ‘enduring solution’ (Grid Code modification GC0147) follows temporary arrangements put in place during last…
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SSEN calls for Oxfordshire businesses with just 50kW of flexibility to join market trials
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SSEN is looking for Oxfordshire businesses who can shift their network demand up or down by 50kW on demand – whether by starting up their own generation, using battery storage or temporarily changing processes to reduce demand - to take part…
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Support for geothermal heat and power ‘could see a dozen projects in operation by 2025′
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The UK could meet a significant proportion of its heat and power needs using geothermal energy, claims a new report by Arup. Delivering 12 projects a year for 30 years would contribute 15TWh of heat and 400GWh of electricity annually…
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Gore Street acquires 80MW Milton Keynes storage project, highlights opportunities from flexible trading strategy
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Gore Street has acquired an 80MW battery storage project from RES. The project, in Milton Keynes, is ’construction ready’ and will be completed in the next 12-15 months at a cost of £30M. It is currently scheduled to become operational in Q1…