The National Energy System Operator has claimed nearly 2 million households and businesses registered for its Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) last winter. It says 1.98 million consumers signed up to DFS, generally via their energy supplier, in winter 2024/5, up from…
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Irish Sea wind farm wins consent
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The secretary of state has granted development consent for the Mona offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The 1.5GW wind farm is expected to be operational by 2030. The site owner, a partnership of BP and German utility EnBW…
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Ofgem opens investigation into NGET after NESO report on North Hyde substation fire
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Ofgem has opened an enforcement investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) following the publication of a report by NESO into the fire at North Hyde substation on 20 March, which caused a shutdown at Heathrow Airport. Ofgem said that…
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RES wins planning permission for Magheralin solar farm
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RES has been granted development consent by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council for its Magheralin solar farm, in Northern Ireland. Located 1km southwest of Magheralin, County Down, the solar farm will be rated at 29.9MW. Rachel Buchanan, Senior…
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World Bank lifts ban on nuclear
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The World Bank Group has lifted its ban on financing nuclear power. It announced an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to work together to support nuclear energy in developing countries. The partnership agreement “marks the World Bank…
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DESNZ to consult over the next year on key questions about gas networks’ futures
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A government ‘update to market’ for the ‘midstream’ gas industry, which delivers gas to homes and businesses within the UK, sets out some of the challenges to manage in decreasing gas use as we transition to low-carbon energy. It flags…
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Roadmap aims to smooth path to 47GW of solar
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The government has published a ‘Solar Roadmap’ for the UK that aims to rapidly accelerate of solar deployment, from 18GW to 45-47GW by 2030 and potentially more. Launching the roadmap the government said “Every family and business in Britain is…
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NESO opens five-week consultation on energy planning framework
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The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has begun a consultation on proposals for a new strategic energy planning technical framework. It sets out the future transmission network infrastructure needed across Great Britain for electricity, gas and hydrogen. This is the…
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Co-operative seeks investors for solar farm on opencast coal area
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Investment platform Ethex has opened a bond offer for a 3.5 MW solar farm on a former opencast coalfield area in Whiteborough, Nottinghamshire. The project is being delivered by Big Solar Co-op Ltd, which said it hopes to sell solar…