Specialist vessels that provide crew transfer and service operation for offshore wind farms could battery powered in future, two studies commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables have concluded. The two reports – by MJR Power & Automation and Oasis Marine – are…
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SFO opens probe into finance company that sold Thurrock Council on solar bonds
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into alleged fraud committed against Thurrock Council through investment in renewable energy bonds. Between 2016 and 2020, Thurrock Council invested millions into solar farms, via a bond scheme sold by the…
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NESO aims to tap into wind farms to replace gas plants for generation shortfalls
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The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is trying to reduce gas use by bringing wind farm operators back into the market at times when they might switch out. The initiative responds to new phenomena in the market that are a…
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Ayrshire site to house 100MW battery
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Apatura has secured planning permission for a 100MW battery near Kilwinning in North Ayrshire. The project will be built on eight acres of land located east of Old Glasgow Road. It will join a growing cluster of batteries in the…
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German and GB operators join forces to carry out hydrogen link feasibility study
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Germany and the UK took an initial step towards a hydrogen pipeline linking the two countries, when German gas transmission system operator Gastransport GmbH (GASCADE) and Great Britain’s Gas National Transmission System (NTS) operator National Gas signed a Memorandum of…
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NGED project to combine smart meter and survey data to maximise grid capacity
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National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) has kicked off a project that will use data from smart meters and helicopter surveys to how the low voltage (LV) network is connected to the high voltage (HV) network. The data will help identify…
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Ofgem asks for input on managing gas network repurposing costs
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Ofgem has asked for views on how it should value parts of the gas network if they are repurposed, for example to carry hydrogen or carbon dioxide. The regulator says that moving to Net Zero will meanthe “existing natural gas…
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UK/EU agreement could see UK rejoin bloc’s energy markets
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British energy markets could be re-integrated into Europe’s Internal Energy Market (IEM) under the new deal signed by the UK and European Union on 19 May. Brexit included the separation of the GB energy market from that of the EU.…
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Easing new-build home standards has cost families thousands, says ECIU
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Families living in new-build homes paid an extra £1000 in gas bills between 2017 and 2025 because higher standards on energy efficiency were scrapped, according to new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), and they have missed…