PlanET Biogas UK has recently been contracted as technology provider for a 500 kWel AD plant in Shropshire. Bitterley Biogas AD plant near Ludlow will produce 500 kWel by digesting predominantly cattle manure from the surrounding farms. Eexcavation and concrete…
News
Gap widens between best and worst energy companies for customer complaints
by Annabel Andrews •
The gap between how well the best and worst performing energy suppliers are at dealing with customer complaints is the widest on record, according to Citizens Advice. The difference between the companies at the top and bottom of the table is…
News
CHP plant signs EPC contract
by New Power •
A 12MWe (42MWt) CHP plant near Newark will allow animal rendering company J G Pears to replace 90% of the fossil fuels used in its process with meat and bone meal (MBM). Planning permission for the project was first sought…
News
RWE’s Innogy to take over Belectric Solar and Battery
by Annabel Andrews •
Innogy SE is setting the course for future growth and will take over German solar and battery specialist Belectric Solar and Battery, part of the Belectric Group. Innogy and Belectric Holding GmbH have signed a share purchase agreement with a purchase price in…
News
New gas-fired power station planned for Eggborough
by New Power •
Eggborough Power Limited has announced plans for a 2000MW combined cycle gas-fired power station on the site of its existing coal-fired power station at Eggborough near Goole in East Yorkshire. A new underground gas pipeline will be constructed to…
News
Carillion and Eltel to build £38m, 400kV double circuit overhead line for National Grid
by Annabel Andrews •
National Grid has selected a 50/50 joint venture between Carillion and Eltel Networks, the Carillion Eltel JV, to construct a £38m, 400kV double circuit overhead line. The new line will run between National Grid’s existing Canterbury North 400kV substation and a new…
Longread
Risk vs reward: adding storage to a renewable energy site
by New Power •
Is it a gamble to add storage to a renewable energy site? Louise Dalton, senior associate in the energy at law firm CMS, considers the legal position
Longread
Energy storage: legal and regulatory barriers to overcome
by New Power •
Storage is increasingly seen as the answer to making the energy system more efficient and cost-effective. But legal and regulatory barriers are making it hard to make use of developing storage technologies at least cost. Louise Dalton, senior associate in the energy team at international law firm CMS, details the hurdles that have to be overcome before storage can step up
News
Battery storage the big winner in sub-second frequency response tender
by New Power •
National Grid has accepted eight bids for companies to provide so-called Enhanced Frequency Response, reacting in less than a second to help keep electricity flows in balance. The tender will see batteries used to balance at grid scale for the…