The Secretary of State has granted development consent to Orsted’s Hornsea Three offshore wind farm. A report from the planning inspectorate was initially passed to BEIS in July 2019 but the statutory date by which a decision was required was…
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ITM’s hydrogen ‘Gigafactory’ moves into manufacturing operation – read our interview
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ITM Power has announced that fit out of its 1GW/yr ‘Gigafactory’ at Bessemer Park has now reached ‘Practical Completion’ – contractors have handed the completed building and manufacturing can begin- having suffered only a minor delay from the Covid-19 pandemic. ITM…
Six industrial zones share £8M funding to develop plans to reach Net Zero by 2040
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Six industrial zones across the UK will share £8 million in government funding to produce detailed plans for reducing emissions across major areas of industrial activity. The Industrial Clusters Mission aims to deliver four low-carbon regional zones by 2030 and…
Waste to energy – can it do more for local power grids?
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In June 2015 New Power spoke to energy from waste companies about taking a broader role, providing flexibility and other services to the local power grid. Our report: What more can the energy from waste (EfW) sector do to help…
ORE Supergen calls for proposals with £850k on offer. Read our interview with ORE’s Deborah Greaves
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Expressions of interest must be submitted by 11 January for the Supergen ORE Hub Flexible Fund’s ‘third call for proposals’ Up to £850,000 is on offer to fund up to 80% of research proposals from universities or other institutions for…
Carland Cross export marks Scottish Power entry into battery storage
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Energy has been exported from a commercial 1MW battery energy storage system connected to Carland Cross windfarm in Cornwall. For ScottishPower Renewables, and its Spanish parent Iberdrola, this is the first in a pipeline of almost 1GW of battery storage…
Fusion outsider raises £25 million in new funding
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First Light Fusion has raised $25 million from existing and new investors. The funding round was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI) and includes IP Group plc and Hostplus. The new funding will enable First Light to boost its science,…
Ofgem suspends policy development on power trading liquidity
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Ofgem has suspended new policy development on improving liquidity in traded power markets. The regulator says that market monitoring since measures to improve liquidity were removed has revealed little or no loss of either ‘churn’ (the number of times power…
CMA tells water companies ‘manage your energy bills’ as it rejects option to recoup extra costs from customers
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A decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will force major energy buyers in the water sector to take a more active approach to managing their energy costs. Energy represents 9% of water company costs and, according to Veolia, the sector…
Balancing services should be £/MWh and based on final demand – task force
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All final demand customers should pay grid balancing charges that are based on a set £/MWh basis, according to the Balancing Services Charges Task Force. The group, convened by National Grid ESO at Ofgem’s request, has spent two years working…