South East Water, which serves Kent, Sussex and the Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey region, saw “significant increases in the cost of power, chemicals and other energy intensive products” in the year to 31 March 2023, according to the company’s annual…
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Swiss town to decommission gas grid for residential heat by 2040
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A Swiss city is has announced it will decommission 80% of its 220km gas grid by 2040, Energy Cities reports. Citzens of Winterthur, near Zurich, voted in favour of the city reaching climate neutrality by 2040. In an interview with…
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ACT NOW: DESNZ wants feedback on setting up £170M of ‘market pull’ climate financing
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The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero is asking for industry input on developing a so-called ‘Climate Innovation Pull Facility’. It says, “Through pull finance, this facility will support innovation, scale up and market building for climate change mitigation…
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DESNZ to upgrade ‘Excel and Access’ based greenhouse gas reporting system
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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero wants to upgrade the software system used to generate annual estimates of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. Currently it says storing, processing and reporting data is done via “a set of…
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Hornsea 4 granted development consent
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Orsted has been granted development consent for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm, which will be rated at up to 2.6GW. The development includes up to 180 wind turbines, up to six offshore transformer substations, an offshore accommodation platform and…
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EDF Energy Renewables to build solar farm for Harwell site
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EDF Energy Renewables has won a contract that could see it supply UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with electricity via a direct wire solar power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Science and Technology Facilities Council. A contract of up to…
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Pepsi to go green as Britvic signs PPA with Atrato for new solar farm
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A new solar PV project in Northamptonshire will provide power to produce drinks such as Pepsi, Tango and Robinsons. Investment company Atrato Onsite Energy has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the electricity generated by Project London Road…
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Carlton Power announces green hydrogen project for Stirling with insulation manufacturer as key customer
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Carlton Power has announced plans for a green hydrogen production facility in Stirling, Scotland, after it entered into a strategic partnership to supply Superglass, which manufactures glass mineral wool insulation, with green hydrogen for its manufacturing facility. The Stirling Green…
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Whitby ‘no longer considered’ as hydrogen village trial site
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Plans for a village-sized gas grid to be converted to hydrogen by 2025 in Ellesmere Port, Whitby, have been abandoned, according to Martin Callanan, Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance. In a tweet, the minister said, “After listening to…