EDF Renewables UK and Wärtsilä have joined forces for a new transmission-connected battery in Sundon, Bedfordshire. The 50 MW/100 MWh lithium-ion battery will form part of a new Energy Superhub in the region. Construction is expected to start in Spring…

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The opportunity to build new and renewed onshore wind farms is set to be revived after the government said it would lift its de-facto ban. The decision will not be implemented immediately but the government has promised to launch a…

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Stor Power has reached financial close for phase 1 of a development portfolio of reserve capacity. It says it has over 500MW in development and plans to reach 1GW by 2028. The initial five projects from phase 1 will aim…

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Low Carbon has announced the construction of three new solar farms. The farms, in Essex, Derbyshire and Buckinghamshire, will be the first UK projects to receive funding using the business’s multi-bank financing facility from NatWest, Lloyds Bank, and AIB. The…

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There are now 109 plants producing biomethane and injecting it into the gas distribution network, and one injecting biomethane into the national gas transmission network, according to new figures from the Energy Networks Association in its ‘Green Gas Scoreboard’. With…

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Despite reducing electricity consumption by 4% and self-generating 22% of its electricity needs, Thames Water saw its power costs rise to £111.8 million for the six months to end September 2022, compared with £78.8 for the six months to end…

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UK Power Networks has launched a call for customers to provide flexibility services in 1000 areas in its London, South East and East of England networks in exchange for payment. The company’s largest Flexibility Tender aims to free capacity across…

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Five winning projects will share £32 million in government funding in the second phase of the Longer Duration Energy Storage competition. The first phase of the competition saw £2.7 million awarded to 19 projects. This second phase provides further funding…

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RenewableUK has welcomed comments by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Grant Shapps, stating that onshore wind farms should go ahead in areas where they enjoy the support of local communities. RenewableUK’s Executive Director of Policy…

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