Community Windpower has threatened legal action against the government’s planned windfall tax on electricity generators. The Government’s new Electricity Generator Levy (EGL), due to come into effect on 1 January, is a 45% charge on so-called ‘exceptional receipts’ generated from…

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RWE is to launch its solar business into the UK and has secured a capacity agreement with National Grid for a solar farm of capacity up to 600MW which could be operational by 2029. It said it has started early…

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Bluefield Solar has acquired a 46.4MW operational solar portfolio from Fengate Asset Management, a leading North American firm specialising in real assets. The portfolio comprises the 39.3MW Raventhorpe plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire and 7.1 MW Roanhead in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The…

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Ovo Energy has announced that after the first month of its Power Move trial, participants have collectively saved over £22,000. It said if the behaviour of those customers was replicated throughout the UK it would mean a £95.4 million saving.…

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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 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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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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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 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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