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…
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TotalEnergies and EPH joint venture will have 14GW of flexible generation and 5GW identified for development
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TotalEnergies and EPH have established a joint venture to operate and develop flexible power generation assets in Italy, the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland and (after employee consultation) possibly France. Under the agreement, EPH will contribute a 50% stake in the…
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EDF to expand flexible tariffs options
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EDF says it is set to make use of Kraken AI-powered operating system to offer lower-cost responsive tariffs that could allow flexible customers to cut their bills. Using Kraken, EDF said it can automatically shift the energy use of domestic…
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Eclipse Power Group acquires Vattenfall’s IDNO business
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Eclipse Power Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Octopus Sky Fund, has agreed to acquire Vattenfall Networks Ltd, the independent network distribution operator (IDNO). Eclipse Power Group owns and manages connection infrastructure across the UK. The company said the…
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Wylfa named as site for three ‘small modular’ nuclear units
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Wylfa in Anglesey, North Wales, will be the site for three new nuclear units from Rolls Royce SMR, the government has announced. In June Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as the preferred bidder to partner with Great British Energy, at which…