Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is to acquire a 200MW construction-ready battery project in Heysham from Kona Energy. This is the fund’s largest acquisition to date and will bring its portfolio to 25 projects with a total capacity of 898MW in…
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Bulb customers to move to Octopus Energy entity in November
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Bulb’s 1.5 million customers are to be taken over by Octopus Energy. BEIS said Bulb’s Special Administrators had been been running a “competitive and extensive” sale process. Octopus will continue to use Bulb’s technology and brand for a transitionary period…
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Gridserve claims ‘fastest UK charger’ at Braintree
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Gridserve claims a new electric vehicle (EV) charger at its Braintree forecourt will be the fastest public chargepoint in the UK. The company says that dependent on model and charging capacity the ABB 360kW charger makes will be able to…
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Centrica injects first gas into reopened Rough store
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Centrica has made its first injection of gas into the Rough storage site in over five years, having completed engineering upgrades over the summer and commissioning over early autumn. The re-opening comes as the price of gas in Europe plunged,…
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Wales plans state-owned energy developer that will invest profits in energy efficiency
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The Welsh government has announced plans to set up a state-owned energy developer. The new company will help Wales deliver its aim of hosting more than 1GW of locally-owned generation by 2030. Initially it will focus on rolling out wind…
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Change at No 10: the industry’s messages for Rishi Sunak
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Dan McGrail, Chief Executive, RenewableUK: “Cutting people’s energy bills and boosting energy security will be high on the new prime minister’s agenda, so we’re keen to work with Mr Sunak to achieve this as fast as possible. “This means pulling…
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Brigg gas engines could see up to 3% hydrogen feed next year
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Centrica Business Solutions has increased its stake in HiiROC to 5% and said the two companies are preparing to work together to inject hydrogen into Centrica’s existing 49MW gas engine array at Brigg, Lincolnshire. HiiROC produces hydrogen via an electrolysis…
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Welsh Affairs Committee warns over lack of government action on power grid
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The Welsh Affairs Committee will be holding an evidence session on 26 October exploring floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. The Committee will be assessing the potential benefits for Wales and evaluate what is being done to accelerate its…
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Entso-e: Irish system could fall short of supply before the end of the year
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Entso-e, the grouping for transmission network operators (TSOs) across Europe, has released an initial report into system adequacy for the winter which highlights the importance of meeting the EU’s new energy efficiency requirements. It says the loss of load expectation…