UrbanChain has partnered with Low Carbon Hub to connect community-owned renewable generation directly with local energy consumers through its renewable energy operating system. The collaboration removes intermediaries from the supply chain. In the short term, under a new two-year agreement,…
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Veolia calls for continued support for heat networks
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Veolia has called for the government to back a new wave of district heating and implement policies to benefit the market for low carbon heating. The company wants to grow its district heating presence further in the UK, using a…
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Bio waste to be converted to chemicals at new Grangemouth plant
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Scottish green chemicals company Celtic Renewables has appointed engineering design consultancy Allen Associates to finalise the design for a new industrial-scale green chemical production plant in Grangemouth. The capacity of the new facility will be ten times that of the…
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Vital Energi acquires Teesside biomass plant, will convert to RDF
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Vital Energi has acquired the Port Clarence biomass facility in Teesside from Nuveen Infrastructure / Glenmont Infrastructure, and convert it from a biomass plant to process refuse-derived fuel (RDF). The acquisition follows Vital Energi’s raise of £175 million through a…
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Brent Cross energy centre wins planning permission
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Planning permission has been granted for a large all-electric energy centre at Brent Cross Town, a 180 acre regeneration project in London. Brent Cross Town was awarded over £14 million from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund for the project’s…
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The Crown Estate indicates third floating wind farm in Celtic Sea agreed
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The Crown Estate has announced plans to award the rights for a third floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea to Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE. The news follows the Offshore Wind Leasing Round…
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Isle of Wight hotel trials bidirectional EV charging
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Researchers at the University of Salford are testing a smart electric vehicle (EV) installation that will allow EVs to return stored energy to a building when demand is high. The Horizon Europe and UKRI-funded project is being developed at a…
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Octopus to build 1000 more properties promising zero energy bills for up to a decade
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Octopus Capital has raised £100 million to build around 1000 new so-called ‘Zero Bills’ homes in England and Scotland. The funding, which includes £50 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank, has been raised through Octopus Capital’s Affordable Housing Fund.…
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Downing to build solar farm to power Harlow data centre
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Downing Renewable Energy Developments, a subsidiary of Downing, has announced an agreement to develop, build and operate a 40MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm for Kao Data. The 40MW Green Data Solar Farm will supply Kao Data’s data centre campus in…