Uniper has signed an agreement with GE Vernova to upgrade three GT26 gas turbine units at Uniper’s Grain power station in Kent. The upgrade is expected to increase efficiency and power output. The project follows an earlier upgrade at Uniper’s…
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Dynamic monitoring lifts capacity of power lines
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National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is deploying technology on its electricity transmission network that can expand the capacity of its existing overhead power lines. It has installed dynamic line rating (DLR) sensors on five circuits between one of the major…
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Ovo to buy power produced by Cambridgeshire’s biggest solar farm
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Ovo has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Cambridgeshire County Council’s North Angle Solar Farm – the largest solar farm in Cambridgeshire. The news comes two years after Ovo decided to stop buying renewable energy that allow suppliers to…
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Offshore wind farm operators investigate battery option for service vessels
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Specialist vessels that provide crew transfer and service operation for offshore wind farms could battery powered in future, two studies commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables have concluded. The two reports – by MJR Power & Automation and Oasis Marine – are…
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SFO opens probe into finance company that sold Thurrock Council on solar bonds
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into alleged fraud committed against Thurrock Council through investment in renewable energy bonds. Between 2016 and 2020, Thurrock Council invested millions into solar farms, via a bond scheme sold by the…
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NESO aims to tap into wind farms to replace gas plants for generation shortfalls
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The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is trying to reduce gas use by bringing wind farm operators back into the market at times when they might switch out. The initiative responds to new phenomena in the market that are a…
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Ayrshire site to house 100MW battery
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Apatura has secured planning permission for a 100MW battery near Kilwinning in North Ayrshire. The project will be built on eight acres of land located east of Old Glasgow Road. It will join a growing cluster of batteries in the…
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German and GB operators join forces to carry out hydrogen link feasibility study
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Germany and the UK took an initial step towards a hydrogen pipeline linking the two countries, when German gas transmission system operator Gastransport GmbH (GASCADE) and Great Britain’s Gas National Transmission System (NTS) operator National Gas signed a Memorandum of…
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NGED project to combine smart meter and survey data to maximise grid capacity
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National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) has kicked off a project that will use data from smart meters and helicopter surveys to how the low voltage (LV) network is connected to the high voltage (HV) network. The data will help identify…