The impact of Brexit on the UK’s trade in waste will be discussed at a round table hosted by the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee. The UK exports 3 million tonnes of waste annually. The Committee concluded in…
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NGN and ITM team up to look at power-to-gas storage feasibility
by Annabel Andrews •
Northern Gas Networks and ITM Power are to collaborate on a power-to-gas energy storage study. Funding for the study was secured from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as part of its Energy Storage Feasibility Study Competition…
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UK enters top ten for clean energy, according to Imperial College and Drax
by Annabel Andrews •
The UK’s electricity is now amongst the cleanest in the world – having moved 13 places up the global rankings to be placed at number seven in terms of the carbon content of its electricity among large and industrialised countries. According…
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Unions call on MSPs and SSE to help resolve Beatrice subcontractor dispute threatening 1400 jobs
by New Power •
A rally at the Scottish Parliament today will call for action to find a way out of a payments dispute that has brought Scottish offshore contractor Burntisland Fabrications (Bifab) to the brink of bankruptcy. Bifab, which employs 1,400 staff largely…
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Lincoln battery commissioned
by New Power •
Eelpower has commissioned its 10MW Leverton battery near Lincoln. It is one of the cohort of large batteries that will provide frequency response to National Grid with effect from 1 January. The company secured a Firm Frequency Response contract in…
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OPINION: DSOs and storage? Give the market a chance
by New Power •
Distribution network operators have taken the idea of storage on board with enthusiasm. It’s just the kind of option that appeals to such companies: a physical asset that can become part of a regulated asset base. For distribution network owners…
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£1.5m fund for energy research networking open now
by Annabel Andrews •
The UK Energy Research Centre has launched a £1.5m Whole Systems Networking Fund. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), this scheme aims to improve the diversity, communications and collaboration between whole systems energy researchers and those engaged…
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Ovo and Ubitricity to create 50 lamp post EV charging points in Kensington and Chelsea
by Annabel Andrews •
Kensington and Chelsea Council, Ovo and Ubitricity have signed a deal to allow more residents to charge their electric vehicles by plugging directly into Council lamp posts. The agreement will fast-track the installation of an extra 50 of Ubitricity’s electric vehicle…
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Switchers cross social classes, figures reveal
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The most deprived households are switching energy supplier more often than some of their better-off neighbours, according to data from ElectraLink. The most switches had been initiated by the least-deprived households, the figures showed, but switching was fairly common behaviour…