BritNed has launched a new consultation on the BritNed Access Rules 2019 in case of No Deal Brexit. The proposed Access Rules have new Intraday arrangements. The company has published new access rules in a tracked changes version. Please click here for the…
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RedT and Open Energi to offer frequency response from redox flow technology
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Energy storage company RedT and Open Energi have combined to pre-qualify a new type of storage – vanadium redox flow - to provide Dynamic Firm Frequency Response (dFFR) services to National Grid ESO. RedT’s 300kWh flow machine is situated at an industrial…
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£1 million granted for offshore energy research projects
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The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub has awarded almost £1 million to UK universities to support research into aspects of offshore renewable energy. The Hub was established in July 2018 with £5 million funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences…
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SeaGen turbine completes decommissioning
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Support structures for SeaGen’s 1.2MW tidal stream turbine in Strangford Narrows, Northern Ireland have been decommissioned. Owner Simec Atlantis Energy Limited said it marked the completion of the tidal stream energy project lifecycle. Specialist UK-based marine business Keynvor MorLift was principal contractor and…
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AMP aims to add heat storage and use to its peaking power plants
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A project to develop a thermal energy storage system run by AMP Clean Energy and the University of Birmingham has been awarded funding from Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme. The organisations are working to develop real-life applications using novel ‘phase-change…
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Conversion of peat power plants to biomass in disarray after planning rejection
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ESB’s plans to transition from burning peat in three power stations in the Midlands region of the Republic of Ireland to fuelling them with biomass are in disarray, after the country’s independent planning agency An Bord Pleanála (ABP) rejected proposals…
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Bristol Energy signs new deal with Thrive
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Bristol Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Thrive Renewables for 3.55MW of electricity from two onshore wind turbines. The two PPAs are for electricity generated by Thrive’s 2.75MW wind turbine at Ness Point, in Suffolk (and England’s most easterly…
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Water regulator seeks views on resource trading from power sector and other major abstractors
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Water regulator Ofwat wants to hear evidence from energy companies, among other water users, on proposals to introduce bilateral trading of water. The Water Act 2014 allowed for upstream competition, with the aim of encouraging new entrants to offer alternative…
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Shift: UKPN’s EV charging market trial to begin recruiting in August
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Up to 1,000 electric vehicle owners will be offered financial incentives to charge their vehicle off-peak in a new trial of a market-led approach to smart charging. UK Power Networks has launched the trial, called Shift. It aims to develop a large-scale,…