Maven Capital Partners has led a £1 million funding round for County Durham-based Power Roll, a developer of flexible solar film. The transaction comprised two investments from Maven-managed regional funds including a £750,000 investment from the North East Development Capital…
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Gore Street’s Milton Keynes battery set for energisation
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Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is set to begin the energisation process of its 79.9MW Stony battery in Milton Keynes. Energisation has been scheduled with NGESO to begin on 31 July. The process is expected to take up to two…
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University of Sheffield to test ‘direct air capture’ unit
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The University of Sheffield is to procure a direct air CO2 capture (DAC) capture system from Mission Zero Technologies (MZT). MZT says its DAC process produces high-grade CO2 supplied continuously, on-demand, on-site and is entirely electrically powered. It says its…
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West Berkshire to add 250 on-street EV chargers to its network
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West Berkshire Council has appointed charge point operator Ubitricity to supply, install and manage up to 250 electric vehicle (EV) charge points expanding its existing charging infrastructure network. The deployment is part of a four-year contract between the council and…
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Waste heat from hydrogen production to heat schools and leisure centre in Bridgend
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Bridgend County Borough Council is tendering for the detailed design phase of an innovative heat network. In the project Marubeni Europower Ltd is developing a green hydrogen production facility (called HyBont) drawing on new local solar PV and wind generation…
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Energy groups make urgent call for bigger budget and more visibility on CfD auctions
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RenewableUK, Energy UK and Scottish Renewables have written a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Grant Shapps, warning the government that if it does not make urgent changes to its Contracts for Difference…
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Grant schemes open for heat pump installers and manufacturers and heat network engineers
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The government has launched new grant schemes to subsidise training for heat pump installers and heat network professionals. The government has announced £5 million to help build a skilled workforce to scale up heat pump installation. At more than 60…
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SPEN starts five-year project to create network ‘digital twin’ to ease green transformation
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SP Energy Networks is set to create a ‘digital twin’ of the country’s electricity network that will model and test digital solutions to managing increased electricity demand on its real-life counterpart. Scott Mathieson, network planning and regulation director at SP…
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EU funding for project to turn ocean-borne plastic waste into hydrogen
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An EU-backed body that brings together countries bordering on the north Atlantic has funded work that would see ocean-born plastic waste collected and converted into hydrogen. Led by four Atlantic countries – Portugal, Spain, France and Ireland – the Interreg…