National Grid’s Distribution System Operator (DSO) has announced its most ambitious long-term flexibility tender to date. It includes a new Demand Turn Up service, “FlexUp”, aimed at aligning local demand with periods of high renewable generation export. The DSO is…
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Ex coal site at Cottam to house small nuclear reactors to power data centres
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EDF UK, Holtec International and Tritax Management have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to develop Holtec’s SMR-300 small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at the former Cottam coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire. The companies say the SMRs would…
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Welsh communities share £12.9M grants towards local energy systems
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Local energy projects in Wales will share over £12.9 million in grants. The 48 projects won funding from the Ynni Cymru Capital Grant Scheme, which aims to accelerate the deployment of Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES). Successful projects include £910,000…
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SSE customers can use new tool to prepare in advance for low-carbon tech
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Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution is trialling a new tool which will let households know if their property can support the installation of heat pumps and EV chargers. SSEN Distribution believes that around 740,000 of its customers have…
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ORE Catapult and RWE find wind turbine blade lifetimes can be extended significantly
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Wind turbine blades could have much longer lives than expected, according to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and RWE. The companies have competed a testing programme and say that although some of the earliest models of wind turbines are…
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Data-sharing platform to give gas and electricity networks a better view of the industrial energy future
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UK Power Networks, SGN, NESO and Guidehouse have launched a research project to reveal how energy is really being used across the UK’s industrial sector. So-called ‘Indus 2.0’ will create a UK secure data-sharing platform between electricity and gas networks.…
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Vattenfall announces more buildings to connect to Bristol heat network
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Heat network operator Vattenfall has said it wants its Bristol heat network to be used for over half of all Bristolians living, working and learning in the city by y 2050. The plan comes as construction is expected to begin…
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Repowering at Beinn Ghlas would triple output while halving turbine numbers
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Independent power producer Nadara has submitted a planning application to decommission the existing Beinn Ghlas wind farm and repower the site with up to seven modern wind turbines. Located in Argyll and Bute, the current Beinn Ghlas wind farm consists…
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Fidra Energy reaches financial close on Thorpe Marsh battery
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Fidra Energy has announced it has reached financial close with £445 million of equity investment from institutional investor EIG and the National Wealth Fund (NWF) for its battery project at Thorpe Marsh. Construction of Thorpe Marsh in Doncaster, South Yorkshire…