The government has asked NESO, the National Energy System Operator, to identify locations for accelerated development of critical energy projects. The request comes in a letter from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and (DESNZ) and the new…

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Power generation company Nadara has announced a ‘sustainable decommissioning strategy’ at the Beinn Ghlas wind farm in Argyll, Scotland, as it starts planning to repower the site with new turbines. Beinn Ghlas began operations in May 1999, making it one…

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Associated British Ports (ABP) and px Group (px), the owner and operator of the Saltend Chemicals Park, have launched plans for a Clean Growth Hub at the Port of Barry in South Wales. The project aims to transform a large…

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A Section 36 application has been submitted to Scottish Ministers by RES for the Killean wind farm. The nine-turbine wind farm would have a capacity of 59.4MW and a 50-year lifetime and RES says it would pay back its carbon…

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Angus Council has given development consent for RES’s 49.9MW Dunmill battery. The battery is on land adjacent to Bridge of Dun Substation, 5km west of Montrose. Peter Deeney, Development Project Manager for RES, said: “We’d like to thank the local…

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West Burton Energy and EIG have completed of the sale of West Burton B power station to TotalEnergies. West Burton B comprises three combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGT) with total output of 1.3GW and it was commissioned in 2013 The sale…

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Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has renegotiated its contract with National Grid Electricity System Operator for Mersey Reactive Power Limited, a 200 MVAr shunt reactor to provide additional reactive power to the Merseyside area. The shunt reactor, which DORE…

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Real estate specialists Boultbee Brooks and low-carbon evelopers Infralandhave joined forces as Infrabee. The business will develop solar and battery sites across the UK and Europe. The new business says it has 25 sites planned across the UK which are…

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Scottish Power owner Iberdrola has agreed to acquire 88% of Electricity North West (ENW) for £2.1 billion (€2.5 billion). The deal values 100% of the company, including debt, at approximately €5 billion. Geographically, ENW is located between the two existing…

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