Toby Perkins MP, Chair, Environmental Audit Committee,: “I welcome the publication of this updated plan that spells out more around how the government intend to deliver on the UK’s legally binding emissions targets. This is a critical step in reassuring…
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Drax adds battery projects to FlexGen portfolio
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Drax has agreed to acquire three battery projects from Apatura Limited totalling 260MW. The two of the ‘ready-to-build’ sites are in Scotland and one is in Northern England. Construction on all three sites is expected to commence in 2026. One…
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NESO issues ‘open call’ for innovators who will change the energy status quo
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The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has published an ‘open call’ for innovators to submit ‘big ideas’ for the future energy system. The open call lasts until 24 December. It set out some challenges, which include: • Increasing the visibility…
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NHS Trust awards contract for EV chargers at 10 sites
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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has awarded a £333,000 contract to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers to eEnergy. The project will see 48 EV chargers installed across 10 Trust sites including Tenbury, Malvern, Kidderminster, and Bromsgrove. The…
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Great British Energy funding for NHS now agreed for 34 trusts
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The number of NHS trusts across England due to receive funding to install solar panels has reached 34 NHS, according to Great British Energy. The expansion follows government confirmation tha total funding for the scheme had increased to up to…
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Select Committee seeks views from energy companies on how to fund energy network costs
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The chair of the Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee has written to six energy suppliers – OVO, Octopus, E.On, Centrica, EDF UK and Scottish Power – to ask their views on the build-out and funding of new electricity…
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NESO finds tapping tidal range generation would increase customer bills
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The potential to use the UK’s high tidal ranges to generate power have been discussed for more than a century. Now a new report by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has concluded that adding tidal power to the system…
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Researchers exploring whether turbines can be powered by airflow in train tunnels
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Researchers at The University of Manchester are developing vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) that capture airflow generated by trains moving through tunnels, and using it to generate electricity. The work is being done by a team from the Department of…
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Businesses get increased access to electricity network information
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EV charge point operators, housing developers and other businesses can get wider access to electricity network data under new guidance published by the Energy Networks Association (ENA). The new Network Shared Licensing Agreement enables third parties to access and use…