The Welsh Government has identified ten areas where large scale wind farms would be ‘acceptable in principle’ and 16 priority areas for heat networks in Future Wales, its national plan to 2040. The plan says Welsh Ministers considered alternatives to new…
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PV, heat pump and private wires are SSE Enterprise’s route to Net Zero at Goldsmiths
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SSE Enterprise has signed a joint development agreement with Goldsmiths, a University of London college in southeast London, to design and deliver a low carbon campus infrastructure in pursuit of the university’s ambitious net zero targets. SSE Enterprise’s distributed energy…
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High constraint cost expected to last until end March while Western Link remains out of action
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The ‘Western link’ HVDC cable is likely to be out of action until the end of March, according to NGESO, adding millions of pounds of so-called ‘constraint’ costs because it will not be possible to export all the power from…
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Greencoat UK Wind now sole owner at Braes of Doune, acquires stake in Kype Muir Extension
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Greencoat UK Wind has acquired the remaining 50% interest in Braes of Doune wind farm for £48.1M, having acquired its original 50% stake at IPO in March 2013. It has also agreed to acquire a 49.9% interest in Kype Muir Extension…
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UPDATED: Range anxiety? It will be the making of electric vehicles
by New Power •
What’s going on at this SE London petrol station? It is being converted into an EV charging hub. It reminds me of the blog below, which I wrote in 2017, and this article…
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How to get electric vehicle plans out of the box
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During discussions about electric vehicles and the opportunities in having so much storage in the system, I am always struck by how quickly people start to talk about their own car, and what they do with it. Say they drive…
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EDF teams with Eelpower to maximise battery returns
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Storage operator Eelpower has taken on EDF as next trading and optimisation partner. EDF will trading and optimise three grid-scale battery projects, totalling 80MW. EDF teams will be responsible for managing the trading and optimisation strategy for three UK-based batteries managed by…
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C-Capture investors and Future Fund pump £8M into post-combustion carbon capture technology
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C-Capture has tapped £8M in new funding from its shareholders IP Group, Drax, and BP Ventures, with additional funding from the British Business Bank’s Future Fund. The company is working on a ‘post combustion’ carbon capture technology that could be used…
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Insurance fund aims to cut the cost of Europe’s first ocean energy projects
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Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has kicked off design of a European insurance fund for the ocean energy sector, with the aim of cutting the cost of early commercial projects and accelerating the roll-out. It has appointed risk and insurance consultancy…