Oil and Gas UK has announced it is changing its name to Offshore Energies UK and expanding to include low-carbon offshore energy technologies. That includes offshore wind, hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage systems, and other emerging low-carbon technologies. The…
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Bluefield acquires Liverpool battery project
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Bluefield Solar has acquired development rights for a battery storage project in Liverpool. The £1.5 million acquisition from Shaw-Energi Ltd includes development rights, grid connection costs and the leasehold of land of a ready to build 20MW battery. Construction is…
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Companies should invest in flexibility to manage risk as well as cost, says report
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Energy flexibility is as valuable for end users as a risk management strategy as it is for revenue generation, according to a new report from Lloyds Bank that follows up last year’s Flexibility in Great Britain report produced by the…
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Regulator gives go ahead for step-change in Hinkley Point C construction
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The workforce at the Hinkley Point C construction site in Somerset is set to rise to 4000 after the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) granted permission for the start of bulk mechanical, electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (MEH)…
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Wave energy device to be installed at Orkney trial site in February
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A new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney ahead of its imminent deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The 16kW Archimedes Waveswing will be transported to Copland’s Dock in Stromness where…
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BEIS takes £100M option on Sizewell C
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The government has made a £100 million investment in the planned Sizewell C nuclear station on the Suffolk coast. The funding is in the form of purchasing a Combined Option by the government in shares in the Sizewell C GenCo…
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Morlais tidal test site fills 12MW berth, turbine installation due in 2023/24
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Tidal energy companies Sabella and Nova Innovation have taken a 12MW berth at Morlais, one of the world’s largest tidal energy sites off the coast of Holy Island, Anglesey in Wales. Each company will develop 6MW in the 12MW berth,…
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UKAEA virtual meetings in five potential host areas for a fusion reactor begin today
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Virtual forums begin today for residents and stakeholders from five areas shortlisted as potential sites for a prototype fusion power plant. The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) is a UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) programme seeking to pave the…
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Acciona wins contract for North London energy from waste plant
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The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has signed a contract with Acciona to build an energy from waste plant in Edmonton, Enfield to replace Europe’s oldest EfW plant, which began operating in 1971. The plant will take in black-bag waste…