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.…
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Chris Skidmore MP report on Net Zero: the industry responds
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Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, chair, Environmental Audit Committee: “Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review report demonstrates, unequivocally, the countless opportunities net zero brings. His emphasis on clarity and leadership cannot be overstated. In some areas the UK Government has made…
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IEA chief: countries need strategies to benefit from energy and climate project pipeline
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The rapid growth of clean technology manufacturing is set to create new markets worth hundreds of billions of dollars as well as millions of new jobs in the coming years, if countries make good on their energy and climate pledges,…
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Gas Networks Ireland forced to negotiate six month ‘urgent’ contract after June supplier failure
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Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) had to negotiate a £1,671,183 six month energy supply contract with SSE Energy Supply in June 2022 in “extreme urgency” to maintain power to its compressors in Scotland, after its existing supplier went out of business,…
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RES takes on asset management for two more batteries
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RES has signed two new asset management agreements for battery installations. One is with TagEnergy, which has awarded RES the contract to manage the 49MW/98MWh Jamesfield Farm standalone battery near Abernethy, Scotland. This is the third energy storage asset management…
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Scotland sees ‘no central role for hydrogen in domestic heat’ in draft energy strategy
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The Scottish Government has set out a strictly limited role for hydrogen in providing domestic heat in a new Draft Energy Strategy. Although it plans to produce hydrogen from a huge expansion of offshore wind turbines and highlighted an ambition…
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Petrol station operator claims ‘biggest ever’ EV charger installation in December
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Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has claimed its ‘biggest ever’ month in adding electric vehicle (EV) charging points to existing petrol stations in the UK. It installed 38 EV chargers at seven sites in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leicestershire, West Suffolk and…