Six select committees are to combine to hold a Citizens’ Assembly on combatting climate change and achieving the pathway to net zero carbon emissions. The Assembly will take place over a number of weekends in the autumn/winter of 2019 and…
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Grants available to progress community energy projects
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Community projects in England have been invited to apply for feasibility grants of up to £40,000 for green initiatives, including solar battery storage, wind, hydro and geothermal heat projects. Successful projects supported by the Rural Community Energy Fund will also be…
Ofgem warns suppliers to step up smart meter rollout as it admits 2020 deadline is not achievable
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Not all customers will have a smart meter by the end of 2020, Ofgem has admitted. “It is clear that smart meters will need to continue to be installed beyond 2020,” the regulator said in an update on suppliers’ rollout…
Work starts on 40MW battery in Bedford
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Smith Brothers Contracting has started construction work on a 40MW battery at Greenfield Road, Bedford, on behalf of Arlington Energy. Smith will oversee all private, contestable, and EPC works from initial design, through to final commissioning, which is expected in…
BT Solar Ltd censured over misleading ad
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Letters from BT Solar to solar panel owners that said customers had to book a service to “validate your warranty” were misleading, the Advertising Standards Authority says. It has told the company not to repeat the claim. BT Solar headed its…
OPINION: We must start preparing for net zero’s extreme power scenarios
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LCP’s Kyle Martin takes a look at some of the implications of the Climate Change Committee report for the power sector, published in the June issue of New Power Report Download full article New Power June 2019 LCP
Statera and Statkraft sign 15-year partnership
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Independent UK power producer Statera Energy and Statkraft have announced a 15-year strategic partnership to realise 1GW of energy storage and flexible gas-powered generation. Statera Energy backed by global investment manager InfraRed Capital Partners, will continue to develop, build, own and…
Eurelectric calls for European leadership on ‘power to gas’ options
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For full decarbonisation, power-to-gas will be needed to address ‘harder to abate’ sectors, help balance networks and ensure security of supply, says European lobby group Eurelectric. It has called on Europe to be a leader in sustainable hydrogen and…
Gas find near Hull sparks excitement
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A test well at a site near Hull has revealed what could be the UK’s largest onshore gas field. The site at West Newton was thought to contain 189bn cubic feet of gas, worth £947million at today’s prices. The previous…
Wensleydale whey to be used to supply green gas
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Fund manager Iona Capita has signed up the Wensleydale Creamery (at Hawes, in the Yorkshire Dales) and will use the creamery’s whey by-product as feedstock for Iona’s Leeming biogas plant. The venture will in turn produce 10,000 MWh of thermal power,…