Ofgem will hold tenders this year that will give companies the opportunity to own and operate electricity transmission links connecting more than 5GW of offshore wind farms to GB’s mainland energy network. The OFTO (Offshore Transmission Owner) Tender Round 12…
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Development consent sought for floating wind farm off Peterhead
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Cenos Offshore Windfarm Limited, a joint venture project between Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, has submitted an application for development consent to the Marine Directorate for a 1,350MW floating offshore wind project. The wind farm will provide power to the UK…
Octopus Energy to trial ‘zero bills’ retrofit for homes built since 2015
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Octopus Energy is to trial a ’zero bills’ retrofit offer for existing homes built since 2015. The company will offer to install a heat pump, battery and solar panels to bring them up to its ‘Zero Bills’ standard, where customers…
Uniper to bring to two solar farms online in 2026
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Uniper is set to begin construction of two solar projects in the Midlands. The Tamworth farm in Alvecote, Tamworth, will have a capacity of 44.20MWp, while the Totmonslow farm in Draycott in the Moors, will have a capacity of 21.33MWp.…
CCC Seventh Carbon Budget: the industry responds
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The Climate Change Committee has set out a carbon budget for the period 2038 to 2043. It says there has to be a rollout of electric vehicles , heat pumps and renewables that is “similar to those previously achieved for…
Biomethane plant to supply AstraZeneca’s heat
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A new biomethane plant used to supply heat for manufacturing medicines has gone into operation in Gonerby Moor, Lincolnshire. The plant operators AstraZeneca and Future Biogas say the Moor bioenergy plant has been installed without any subsidy. The plant will…
Hackney Council seeks partner for major heat network
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Hackney Council is looking for a contractor to design, build, operate and maintain a major heat network in two housing developments and public buildings, including a leisure centre and Shoreditch Park Primary School, in the London borough. The contractor will…
Octopus Energy announces new houses with up to a decade of free electricity
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Octopus Energy and housebuilder gs8 have announced a joint ‘Zero Bills’ housing development in Thornwood, Epping. The 113-home site will have a microgrid with centralised battery storage that will allow solar power to be shared between properties. Launched in 2022,…
ESNZ Committee opens inquiry into energy bills
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The Select Committee on Energy Security and Net Zero has begun a new enquiry into energy bills to consider how bills can be reduced for domestic and commercial consumers. The Committee says there are concerns that the current standing charge…
Engie submits application for AD plant in Yorkshire
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Engie has submitted plans to East Riding of Yorkshire Council to develop an agricultural anaerobic digestion facility near High Catton. The facility will take agricultural feedstocks and wastes from local farms and turn it into renewable gas via anaerobic digestion.…