NGESO has now instructed two coal-fired generating units to ‘warm’ in case they are required to boost supplies on Tuesday. The system operator said the first unit warmed yesterday was at Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-sea plant and the second warmed early this…
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Regime change to speed up connections will shift £439M cost to customers over the next two years
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A change in connection charges aimed at speeding up connections to the electricity grid for new generating plant could see £439 million paid by customers in the two years from 1 April, instead of being charged back to the companies…
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Amberside joins with CIP to target 2GW of solar and battery projects
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Amberside Energy and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have announced a partnership to develop 2GW of solar and battery storage projects in the UK. Amberside said it expects the first projects to begin construction within two years. Amberside Energy will continue…
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National Grid completes sale of majority stake in gas transmission business
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Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has changed its outlook on National Grid Gas plc to stable from negative after National Grid plc concluded the sale of a 60% majority stake to a consortium of Macquarie Asset Management and British Columbia…
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France’s ‘agrovoltaic’ PV installations aim to improve animal health and crop yields
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Iberdrola will build four so-called ‘agrovoltaic’ PV projects in France totalling 12MW, after a renewable energy innovation tender launched by the French Ministry for the Energy Transition. The 20-year contracts for difference (CfDs) awarded were priced above the market value…
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Airports owner wants supplier for on- and off-site generation and power purchase over the coming decade
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MAG Airport Limited is looking for a long term energy supplier for its three airports (Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands), which currently have a consumption of over 210GWh from the grid. MAG wants to secure long-term competitive price and demand…
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Scottish Water site aims to be an exemplar in generating energy from waste water
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Veolia and Scottish Water have increased the renewable energy generated at Scotland’s largest wastewater treatment works, Seafield in Leith, Edinburgh. Since June 2022 Seafield has been a net exporter of renewable electricity producing over 108% of the electricity it requires…
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Northern Ireland system operator set for demerger from parent
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EirGrid and the transmission system operator (TSO) in Northern Ireland (SONI) are set to demerge, on instruction from Northern Ireland’s Utility Regular. The Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland issued a decision in August 2022 regarding SONI governance and it became…
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London borough plans £30M heat network
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The London Borough of Brent has published plans for a £30 million district heat network in South Kilburn. The network will include the supply of heat to a mixture of council owned, private and public customers. The heat network is…