Progress in constituting the UK’s new nuclear delivery body, Great British Nuclear (GBR), has been hit by the last year’s revolving door of UK prime ministers, Simon Bowen, who is advising on setting up the body, told MPs on the…
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Lowestoft’s kittiwakes given new nesting boxes by renewable energy developers
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Vattenfall and ScottishPower have unveiled the UK’s first kittiwake nesting structures to support consented offshore wind farms. The nests will be able to accommodate around 430 pairs of kittiwakes. With advice from a group including representatives from Natural England, RSPB,…
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Ofgem proposes regional energy planners and one markets ‘facilitator’ for local energy provision
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The responsibility for planning local energy networks and delivering local energy flexibility markets will change, under new proposals tabled and under consultation by Ofgem. The regulator says the current governance arrangements are not fit for purpose, given the energy system…
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Harmony energises Kent battery
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Harmony Energy Income Trust has energized its 11MW / 22MWh Broadditch battery in Kent and expects it to be operational before the end of March. This is the Company’s second project to be energised and takes the total operational capacity…
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Good Energy begins rooftop PV installs, says Zap-Map users likely to drive growth
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Good Energy says it has completed its first domestic rooftop PV installation two months after completing the acquisition of Igloo Works in December 2022. The company says over 250,000 households are considering a solar installation by 2026 and as a…
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National Audit Office: DESNZ plan needed urgently to speed investment and co-ordinate transition
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Without a critical path bringing together different aspects of power decarbonisation the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) risks failing on its ambition or imposing unnecessary costs on taxpayers and consumers, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned…
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Investor kicks off construction of seven co-located PV/battery projects
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DIF Capital Partners has joined with Berlin-based IB Vogt to acquire seven ready-to-build co-located solar and battery projects from Enso Green Holdings Limited. DIF’s Infrastructure VII fund will have a 90% interest in the portfolio, which totals 720MW (380MW of…
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Vattenfall says its data show sea birds successfully avoid wind farms
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Vattenfall says research carried out at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWC) at Aberdeen has shown that seabird species take effective action to avoid wind farms. Radar tracked birds flying towards the wind farm, which activated cameras and generated…
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Guarantee of Origin price rise ‘could fund major investment in renewables’
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Increasing demand for Guarantees of Origin (GO) could raise half the funding needed for Europe’s investment in clean power, according to Ecohz. The company, which says its aim is to help organisations use clean power and create new renewable energy…