Vattenfall has announced a step up in capacity for its Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone, with its construction taking place within existing plans. The capacity of the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone will be increased by around 17 per cent to over…
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Vantage RE contracts Belectric to deliver two solar farms
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Vantage RE has signed an engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contract with Belectric to construct and commissiontwo solar farms, recently acquired from solar developer JBM, in Warwickshire and Hampshire. The projects include an option to develop 65MW of co-located batteries.…
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Vestas to power Limekiln wind farm
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Infinergy UK has ordered Vestas turbines for its 108MW Limekiln project, 13 miles west of Thurso in the Scottish Highlands. The order includes supply, installation, and commissioning of 24 V136 4.5MW turbines, with at a tip height of 150m, as…
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Offshore renewables dedicated to oil and gas facilities to be excluded from CfDs
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The government is set to tighten up startup dates in a consultation on the future of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism for renewable energy. The CfD regime currently allows for phasing of offshore wind projects but the government highlights…
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Three councils share £30M of funding for green heat projects
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Three councils will share funding of £30 million to develop heat networks. The funding was awarded under both the Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP) and its successor, the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) launched in March 2022. The funding is:…
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Cushaling wind farm to see Ireland’s largest turbines
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Vestas has received a 56MW order from Statkraft Ireland for nine V162-6.2 MW wind turbines for the Cushaling wind project. Kevin O’Donovan, Managing Director of Statkraft Ireland, said: “We are delighted that the installation of the V162-6.2 MW turbine in…
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Crown Estate offers survey data for floating wind developers
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The Crown Estate has awarded its first contracts in what is anticipated to be a multi-million pound series of technical and environmental surveys around potential locations for new floating wind farms. By investing in the surveys at an early stage…
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TRIG acquires battery project, hopes to bring forward 2031 connection date
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The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired a 100% equity interest in Project Spennymoor, a battery development project which will have a total capacity of 100MW / 200MWh when completed, from RES. Project Spennymoor is situated in County Durham, close…
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Angus Energy seeking new £7M funds to reopen Saltfleetby gas field, starts geothermal investigations
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Oil and gas company Angus Energy has allocated £0.5 million in a £7 million fundraising to source gravimetric and seismic data in west Devon in search of opportunities for geothermal projects, planned for the first half of 2023. The mainly…