Great British Energy and the government have published a Local Power Plan with funding of up to £1 billion, to help support locally-owned clean energy generation projects. DESNZ said community-owned energy “is the norm in other countries,” such as in…
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Outer Dowsing wind farm granted development consent
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Development consent has been granted for the Outer Dowsing offshore wind farm. A decision on the project, developed by GT R4 Limited, a joint venture of Corio, TotalEnergies SE and Gulf Energy Developments, was due last year, but on 7…
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Drax battery deal at West Burton C gives it ‘asset light’ capacity
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Drax has signed a tolling agreement with West Burton C Limited, a company owned by battery operator Fidra Energy, for 250MW/500MWh of new battery capacity. Fidra will have responsibility for construction, maintenance and availability of the asset during the contract…
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Scottish Power to launch IDNO
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Ofgem has given Scottish Power permission to launch an independent distribution network operator (IDNO). The electricity distribution licence was awarded to Sphere Energy Connect, which will compete with existing IDNOs to design and build ‘last mile’ connections between new domestic…
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Ofgem takes on heat network regulation
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Ofgem has begun regulating heat networks, which provide heating, cooling and hot water to multiple properties in a building or to multiple buildings from a single source. Previously, as a mostly unregulated market, heat network consumers were not offered many…
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RheEnergise celebrates successful hydro-style demonstration project in Plymouth
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Long-duration energy storage developer RheEnergise has announced that its first high-density hydro energy project is now producing full power. It said the project on the outskirts of Plymouth, Devon, is operating “at the predicted output and on a consistent basis”.…
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Offshore Wind Growth Partnership offers innovation funding for near-market technologies
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The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a £1 million Innovation Funding competition to accelerate innovation in two critical areas of the UK offshore wind supply chain: • Industrial foundations and substructures • Substations and electrical design The programme…
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Ofgem consults on ‘technical sandbox’ for AI
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Ofgem has opened a consultation on a 12-month pilot for a ‘technical sandbox’ for AI applications in the energy sector. Ofgem said the AI technical sandbox will be a safe regulatory environment with oversight, which will enable energy sector participants…
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North Sea countries and their transmission operators sign pact for wind development, ‘Griffin’ to join UK and Germany
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National Grid Ventures has announced plans to partner with TenneT Germany to develop GriffinLink, a new multi-purpose interconnector that would connect British and German offshore wind to both countries. The companies said the integrated approach means: • Better utilisation of…