BP has withdrawn its planning application for its H2Teesside hydrogen project, citing conflicts over the site use and a smaller market than expected for hydrogen produced. In a letter to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) it…
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Funding announced for eight green heat projects
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Eight public and private sector bodies will harness waste heat from sources including rivers, data centres and sewage works after receiving a share of £68 million from the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). The organisations receiving funding through the GHNF…
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NGED expands datasets available to developers
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National Grid’s Distribution System Operator (DSO) has expanded the data it publishes to help site developers and innovators to make better informed decisions on where to build affordable local energy projects. The update includes granular data across all of National…
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GLA calls for more council involvement in NESO’s regional plans
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Councils need a place on the National Energy System Operator’s regional boards, so there is strategic planning to ensure new grid demands such as data centres do not hold up other developments such as housing. The recommendation – referring specifically…
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Port of Barrow to host UK’s largest floating solar array
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Westmorland & Furness Council has granted development consent for a floating solar PV array at the Port of Barrow in Cumbria, Solar Power Portal reports. At 40MW, the new array will be the UK’s largest floating solar PV project. Currently…
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The complexities of electrification: experience from Port of Dover
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The complexities and challenges of electrifying a complex site like a port were laid out by Megan Turner, environment and sustainability manager at the Port of Dover in a session at LogisticsUK’s ‘Delivering Decarbonisation’ meeting. Turner explained that the port…
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Autumn Budget: the industry responds
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Dhara Vyas, chief executive, EnergyUK: “Support for energy bill payers is long overdue. The energy industry has for some time called for action to remove policy costs and bring down bills. So we warmly welcome the announcement today from the…
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Oxfordshire’s Low Carbon Hub to partner with UrbanChain
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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…