MAG Airport Limited is looking for a long term energy supplier for its three airports (Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands), which currently have a consumption of over 210GWh from the grid. MAG wants to secure long-term competitive price and demand…
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Scottish Water site aims to be an exemplar in generating energy from waste water
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Veolia and Scottish Water have increased the renewable energy generated at Scotland’s largest wastewater treatment works, Seafield in Leith, Edinburgh. Since June 2022 Seafield has been a net exporter of renewable electricity producing over 108% of the electricity it requires…
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Northern Ireland system operator set for demerger from parent
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EirGrid and the transmission system operator (TSO) in Northern Ireland (SONI) are set to demerge, on instruction from Northern Ireland’s Utility Regular. The Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland issued a decision in August 2022 regarding SONI governance and it became…
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London borough plans £30M heat network
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The London Borough of Brent has published plans for a £30 million district heat network in South Kilburn. The network will include the supply of heat to a mixture of council owned, private and public customers. The heat network is…
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Intergen sold to Czechia’s Creditas Group
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InterGen’s owners Sev.En Energy and China Huaneng Group/Guangdong Energy Group have sold InterGen and its UK operations to Creditas Group. InterGen operates around 2,800MW in the UK, with three combined cycle gas turbine plants in Coryton (Essex), Spalding (Lincolnshire) and…
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Ofgem opens OFTO tender for three wind farm connections
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Ofgem has opened its tenth tender round for offshore transmission owner (OFTO) licences. The tender to own and operate the links between Dogger Bank A Phase 1, Moray West and Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farms to the onshore network.…
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Water regulator offers £4M in innovation funding for ideas from energy and other sectors
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England and Wales’ water regulator Ofwat is inviting the energy sector and other innovators to take part in the Water Discovery Challenge, a £4 million open-access competition. The water regulator says it wants “innovators with bold and ingenious ideas that…
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Harmony taps market volatility for new Pillswood battery but Farnham unit faces connection delay
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Energisation of a new 20MW/40MWh battery at Farnham has been delayed by several weeks because the local distribution network operator (DNO) cannot allow for the grid outage necessary to make the connection in the current high energy demand environment, according…
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Network Rail opens market engagement for rooftop PV on its Scottish stations
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Network Rail has begun a market engagement exercise with a view to installing rooftop solar PV on its buildings in Scotland. Network Rail operates, maintains and develops Britain’s rail infrastructure. It is one of the UK’s largest purchasers of electricity,…