Ofgem has agreed that swift action is needed to ensure the electricity system is robust against ‘space weather’, and has decided to treat changes in the Grid Code to prepare for such an event as ‘urgent’. ‘Space weather’ refers to…
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Second hand E-van prices show stable market is accessible for small business, says Marketcheck
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The market for second hand electric vans has reached a “stable pricing point” and the option is now accessible for business and sole traders, according to Marketcheck, which publishes data on the UK used car market. Publishing figures on trends…
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ACT NOW: Offshore Wind Growth Partnership offers grants totalling £2M
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The application window has opened for the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership’s (OWGP’s ) 2025 Manufacturing Facility Support Programme, which has £2 million of funding available to boost the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing capacity. The programme offers grants of up to…
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Government takes FID on Sizewell C
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The government has taken a Final Investment Decision on Sizewell C, saying the 3.3GW, £38 billion (in 2024 prices) plant will be in operation ‘in the 2030s’. The government will take an initial 44.9% stake to become the single biggest…
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DfT grant supports sustainable aviation fuel
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Essar Energy Transition (EET) has been awarded £2.5 million from the Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund to develop plans for a production hub for so-called sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The grant will enable EET to advance to the pre-front-end…
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Clydebank site approved for 560MW battery
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Apatura has received planning consent to build a new 560MW/1120MWh battery near Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Apatura has secured planning permission for eleven battery sites in the last two years. With this latest approval, Apatura has now secured permission…
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Government to consult on National Policy Statement for fusion power plants
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The government has promised to consult by March 2026 on bringing fusion into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project planning regime, claiming the UK will be the first country in the world to develop fusion-specific planning rules. Currently, fusion projects must…
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Cable laying starts off Kent for GB-Germany interconnector
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The world’s largest cable laying vessel – the ‘Prysmian Leonardo da Vinci’ – is in UK waters to install 140km of underwater cabling, part of NeuConnect, the first direct interconnector between the GB and German electricity networks. The £2.4 billion…
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Siemens named preferred bidder for converter stations for England-Scotland link
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National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Energy Networks have selected Siemens Energy as preferred bidder for two high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) project. EGL4 is a proposed new 2GW HVDC electricity…