Horizon Nuclear Power announced has appointed construction firm Bechtel as project management contractor for its proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station on the Isle of Anglesey. Horizon has also signed further contracts with Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe and JGC New…
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RHI backs fleet of 52 heat projects
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Distributed energy systems provider Arensis will complete 52 renewable heat projects totalling 11.4MWt in the UK this year. The projects have been funded by £13,500,000 in debt funding from Hadrian’s Wall Secured Investments. The projects have all been accredited for Renewable Heat…
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Faraday Grid wins support for grid management technology – read New Power’s interview
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Energy technology company Faraday Grid has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to support the development of its Faraday Exchanger technology. Working with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the University of Edinburgh, the funding will be used to help…
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Scotrenewables claims generation over first year’s testing ‘proves tidal power’s readiness’
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Scotrenewables Tidal Power announced it has generated over 3GWh from its first 2MW floating tidal stream turbine in its first year of testing at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. The company noted that is more power…
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UK Power Networks opens consultation on flex products that could defray reinforcement
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UK Power Networks has opened a consultation on a ‘Flexibility Roadmap’, which could also see the creation of new markets for distributed energy resources, such as solar farms and battery storage. If accepted the proposals will come into effect from 2019. The…
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Westcott Venture Park plans ten-fold PV expansion in unsubsidised project
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Westcott Venture Park is set to start construction this summer on a 15MWp PV array covering 76 acres, claimed as the UK’s first unsubsidised industrial solar park. Westcott Venture Park’s owner, Rockspring, said it also planned to secure grid capacity to add…
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Companies to use ‘shared’ street power supplies to deliver EV points in London
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Seven companies have been named in a London-wide framework contract hosted by TfL, London councils and Greater London Authority to provide innovative on street electric vehicle charging. Four companies will install stand-alone charging points with dedicated power supplies. They are Allego…
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Anglian Water installs flow battery, plans new PV tender
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Anglian Water is investing in solar PV and storage to reduce its annual £77 million energy bill. Over the next 18 months, the water company will add over 30MWp of solar PV, under a 25-year PPA contract with HBS New Energies…
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From the archive: Grid Beyond’s Michael Phelan talks to New Power Report
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Aggregation and demand response company Grid Beyond has been granted a generation licence in the GB market. Last August, chief executive Michael Phelan talked to Janet Wood about the company and the importance of load in the electricity system. Under its previous…