NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has sought approval from its investors to commit more funding to battery storage. The fund wants to amend its existing investment policy to increase the investment in standalone energy storage from 10% up to 25% of…
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Russia ‘preparing for North Sea sabotage’ and seeking to undermine energy transition
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A Russian ship recently detected at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea was trying to map out energy infrastructure and was escorted out of the North Sea by Dutch marine and coast guard ships, MIVD head General Jan…
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GeoPura secures £36M investment for hydrogen-fuelled generators
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UK green hydrogen company GeoPura has secured £36 million in an investment round led by GM Ventures, the investment arm of General Motors, and co-led by Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital with participation from SWEN CP and Siemens Energy Ventures. The…
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Offshore wind mooring specialist plans European base in Aberdeen
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Singapore’s international mooring and anchoring specialist Mooreast Holdings Ltd has signed a collaboration agreement with ETZ Ltd, the body spearheading the North East of Scotland’s energy transition ambition. It is hoped the agreement will help the company to identify a…
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Seven 2MWh batteries to support fast chargers at service stations where grid is weak
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National Highways has awarded an £8 million contract to Ameresco to install battery storage at seven motorway service areas where the grid supply is too weak for high-powered charging infrastructure. The seven storage systems, procured using Crown Commercial Services Heat…
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Third Cornish geothermal site gets go-ahead
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Geothermal Engineering Limited has been granted planning permission by Cornwall Council for a geothermal power plant at Manhay. The Manhay project is expected to produce 5MW of electrical energy and 20 MW of thermal energy continuously. It will be GEL’s…
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Aberdeen to build electrolyser capacity to serve transport fleets
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BP Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited, a joint venture between BP and Aberdeen City Council, have gone out to tender for hydrogen electrolyser and compression, storage and dispensation equipment, with the aim of first hydrogen fuel being produced from the 3rd…
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SGN appoints site contractor for hydrogen transfer to up to 300 homes in 100 Fife project
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Gas distribution company SGN has appointed Altrad Babcock as the main works contractor for its H100 Fife green hydrogen project, the first 100% green hydrogen-to-homes zero carbon network anywhere in the world. A 7MW wind turbine, owned and operated by…
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West Yorkshire plans group buying scheme for domestic PV
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West Yorkshire Combined Authority wants to facilitate installation of at least 300 domestic rooftop solar schemes over the next two years through a collective buying scheme and it is looking for a company to run the project. The Residential Solar…