Letters from BT Solar to solar panel owners that said customers had to book a service to “validate your warranty” were misleading, the Advertising Standards Authority says. It has told the company not to repeat the claim. BT Solar headed its…
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OPINION: We must start preparing for net zero’s extreme power scenarios
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LCP’s Kyle Martin takes a look at some of the implications of the Climate Change Committee report for the power sector, published in the June issue of New Power Report Download full article New Power June 2019 LCP
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Statera and Statkraft sign 15-year partnership
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Independent UK power producer Statera Energy and Statkraft have announced a 15-year strategic partnership to realise 1GW of energy storage and flexible gas-powered generation. Statera Energy backed by global investment manager InfraRed Capital Partners, will continue to develop, build, own and…
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Eurelectric calls for European leadership on ‘power to gas’ options
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For full decarbonisation, power-to-gas will be needed to address ‘harder to abate’ sectors, help balance networks and ensure security of supply, says European lobby group Eurelectric. It has called on Europe to be a leader in sustainable hydrogen and…
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Gas find near Hull sparks excitement
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A test well at a site near Hull has revealed what could be the UK’s largest onshore gas field. The site at West Newton was thought to contain 189bn cubic feet of gas, worth £947million at today’s prices. The previous…
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Wensleydale whey to be used to supply green gas
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Fund manager Iona Capita has signed up the Wensleydale Creamery (at Hawes, in the Yorkshire Dales) and will use the creamery’s whey by-product as feedstock for Iona’s Leeming biogas plant. The venture will in turn produce 10,000 MWh of thermal power,…
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Booths to install more chargers at its supermarket sites
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Northern retailer Booths has announced plans to install 42 new electric car chargers at its sites across the North West. Booths is working with InstaVolt to install the chargers. The first four have gone live at Kirkby Lonsdale and a further 38 are due…
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Five gas-fired plants under examination at NIP
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National Infrastructure Planning currently has five new fossil fuel plants under examination. They are: EDF’s West Burton C plant, rated at 299MW, planned for the West Burton power station site. The application for development consent was submitted on 30 April 2019 and…
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Offshore wind farm submitted to NIP
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Vattenfall has submitted an application to National Infratsructure Planning for its 1.8GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm. The project will be sited around 94km offshore of Great Yarmouth. The application includes associated infrastructure required to export the electricity to the National…