UAE’s Masdar is to use Octopus Energy’s technology platform Kraken to manage its battery portfolio in the UK. The agreement comes soon after Masdar committed to invest £1 billion in UK battery storage, following its acquisition of London-based Arlington Energy…
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Conrad Energy signs PPA with BNP Paribas for solar farm
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Conrad Energy and BNP Paribas have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the energy from Conrad Energy’s newest solar farm, the 45MW Larport farm in Herefordshire. “We have been excited at Conrad Energy about the potential for the…
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Wärtsilä’s celebrates sixth battery project with EDF Renewables UK and Ireland
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Wärtsilä has signed a repeat order with EDF Renewables UK to deliver a grid-scale battery in Bramford. The 57MW / 114MWh project is expected to be delivered in 2024. This is Wärtsilä’s sixth project with EDF Renewables UK and Ireland.…
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Heriot-Watt University to collaborate on hydrogen research
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A centre for green hydrogen innovation and product development has been launched by Heriot-Watt University in collaboration with Logan Energy and PlusZero. The ‘Hydrogen Works’ building will see the consortium collaborate across a range of hydrogen-related research and industry projects…
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UPDATED: Northern Powergrid appeals price determination, says necessary ‘fast electrification’ costs will not be recovered – Citizens Advice permitted to intervene
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The CMA has granted permission to Citizens Advice to intervene in Northern Powergrid’s appeal against its price determination. The consumer watchdog says allowing the appeal “would grant Northern Powergrid (NPg) significant additional revenue, to be funded by consumers, without any…
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SP Energy Networks is looking for customers to join a flexibility tender for 571 sites across its network
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SP Energy Networks has launched a flexibility tender for companies who can vary their demand or call on self-supply at specific times. It wants to procure 273MW of flexibility for an 18-month period from November 2023 to October 2025, and…
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Biffa to upcycle waste vehicles from diesel engines to electric
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Waste management company Biffa and vehicle electrification company Lunaz are combining their expertise to give Biffa trucks a new lease of life by replacing diesel engines with electric. Older vehicles will be upcycled instead of scrapped as Biffa transitions its…
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AWE’s Aldermaston and Burghfield sites to host solar PV arrays
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The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is aiming to invest in two large solar PV farms on its sites. AWE – the organisation that designs, manufactures and decommissions the UK’s nuclear warheads – wants to source two 25-year direct-wire power purchase…
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NextEnergy Solar Fund to sell PV farms to strengthen balance sheet and invest in storage
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NextEnergy Solar Fund has announced plans to sell a 236MW portfolio of subsidy-free UK solar assets, the proceeds, saying it wants to “capture significant value” from the sale to be used to invest in “higher returning investment opportunities … such…