Anthony Ainsworth, Chief Operating Officer, npower Business Solutions: “By leading with the requirement to build new gas plants, DESNZ is arguing that back up power will be needed if the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow. While this…

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Uniper has announced plans to produce hydrogen by electrolysis at its Killingholme site in the Humber region. The Humber H2ub® (Green) project includes plans for an initial electrolytic hydrogen production capacity of up to 120 MW, with the potential for…

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Transport for London is planning to move to electric vehicles for its operational support fleet. It has begun market engagement on upgrading infrastructure across its network and installing electric vehicle charge points. It will look for a contractor to carry…

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Ofgem and Innovate UK have announced four challenges to be addressed in the fourth round of the industry’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). The round four challenges provide a focus for participating innovators and networks to develop new products, processes or…

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Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, Chair, Environmental Audit Committee: “Delays in grid connection have been stifling opportunities for developing Net Zero Britain. I therefore welcomed the moves, announced last year, to reform the planning system to surge ahead with the…

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SMS and Oxfordshire County Council have received £5.3 million in funding from the UK Government’s Alternative Energy Markets Innovation Programme to find smart and flexible ways for households to use energy. The smart homes trial will involve up to 50,000…

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Mersey Heat Energy Centre is set to provide heat to homes and businesses from a water source heat pump in a £2.5 million deal signed with Star Refrigeration Ltd . The energy centre is under construction at Peel Water’s Liverpool…

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Shurgard Self-Storage and LEAP24 have joined forces to install public fast-charging stations at all Shurgard locations in the UK and the Netherlands. The companies say they want the sites to be ‘emission-free last mile delivery and mobility hubs’. They say…

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Stakeholders have just a week to respond to a Welsh government consultation into a ‘Just Transition’ in the Welsh context. The Welsh government has published a draft Just Transition Framework that it says: • Sets out a shared vision about…

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