Following the collapse into administration of the BritishVolt battery factory, the BEIS Select Committee has opened an inquiry into batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing. It is accepting written evidence until 14 February on the following questions: • Is there enough…
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ACT NOW: Register by Friday to work with NGET on new network delivery model
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National Grid Electricity Transmission is carrying out pre-procurement market engagement on the delivery model for the New Infrastructure Delivery Onshore Programme (NIODP) and says that parties who do not register to respond by Friday 20 January may not receive notice…
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Alpha Real Capital acquires three wind assets
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Asset investor Alpha Real Capital has acquired three UK wind assets together valued at £90 million. The acquisitions – expected to generate 88GWh per year – were completed in December by funds managed by Alpha Real Capital and comprise: •…
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Gridserve opens EV charger hub near Stonehenge
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Gridserve has opened an Electric Super Hub at Solstice Park, Wiltshire, on the A303 near Stonehenge. Eight High Power chargers have been installed at the site that accept contactless payment, have CCS and CHAdeMO connectors, and a larger bay to…
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Bar owner to close some venues on Mondays and Tuesdays to cut energy bills
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The owner of the Revolution, Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pub bars has said it will close some of its 90 venues on Mondays and Tuesdays in the next few weeks to reduce energy use. The company said train strikes…
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Green hydrogen companies join forces to target transport sector
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Green hydrogen producer Hydrogen Future Industries (HFI) has joined forces with hudrogen producer and distributor Tower Green Holdings Limited. Tower will use HFI’s hydrogen production technology, no win development, as it is establishes multipurpose hydrogen hubs in the southwest of…
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BEIS aims to assess housing stock in £5M survey to assess hydrogen potential
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The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has begun pre-procurement market engagement, ending on 31 January, for a two-year contract, up to £5 million in value, to support assessments of the feasibility of converting the GB building stock…
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Equipment rental company to offer vanadium flow batteries
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Vanadium flow battery manufacturer Invinity Energy Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with rental business Dawsongroup Power Solutions and aims to appoint Dawsongroup as exclusive partner for the UK equipment rental market. The parties see strong potential for a…
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UKAEA to add rooftop PV and fusion at Culham site
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The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded a £4.5 million contract for rooftop PV installation to Ameresco. The three-year contract includes design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of rooftop solar PV units at UKAEA’s Culham Science Centre in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.…