Singapore’s international mooring and anchoring specialist Mooreast Holdings Ltd has signed a collaboration agreement with ETZ Ltd, the body spearheading the North East of Scotland’s energy transition ambition. It is hoped the agreement will help the company to identify a…
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Seven 2MWh batteries to support fast chargers at service stations where grid is weak
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National Highways has awarded an £8 million contract to Ameresco to install battery storage at seven motorway service areas where the grid supply is too weak for high-powered charging infrastructure. The seven storage systems, procured using Crown Commercial Services Heat…
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Third Cornish geothermal site gets go-ahead
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Geothermal Engineering Limited has been granted planning permission by Cornwall Council for a geothermal power plant at Manhay. The Manhay project is expected to produce 5MW of electrical energy and 20 MW of thermal energy continuously. It will be GEL’s…
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Aberdeen to build electrolyser capacity to serve transport fleets
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BP Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited, a joint venture between BP and Aberdeen City Council, have gone out to tender for hydrogen electrolyser and compression, storage and dispensation equipment, with the aim of first hydrogen fuel being produced from the 3rd…
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SGN appoints site contractor for hydrogen transfer to up to 300 homes in 100 Fife project
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Gas distribution company SGN has appointed Altrad Babcock as the main works contractor for its H100 Fife green hydrogen project, the first 100% green hydrogen-to-homes zero carbon network anywhere in the world. A 7MW wind turbine, owned and operated by…
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West Yorkshire plans group buying scheme for domestic PV
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West Yorkshire Combined Authority wants to facilitate installation of at least 300 domestic rooftop solar schemes over the next two years through a collective buying scheme and it is looking for a company to run the project. The Residential Solar…
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Conrad Energy wins approval for 15MW battery
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Conrad Energy has been granted planning approval for a 15MW battery in Watchet, Somerset. The battery will be housed in 15 storage containers and is due to be operational by the end of 2024. Conrad Energy said the site has…
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Devon heat network set for 100km expansion with heat storage
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East Devon District Council is to expand the existing Cranbrook district heating network. The expanded network will supply heat to around 4,500 new homes and commercial space including three new schools at Cranbrook new town. Planning is already in place…
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NIC to re-examine planning regime as consents slow
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The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has begun a review of the current approach to National Policy Statements (NPSs) and identify how the planning system could create greater certainty for infrastructure investors, developers and local communities. HM Treasury said the planning…