The Scottish government has offered a new £14 million interest-free loan fund to boost the energy efficiency of rented homes. For the first time, housing associations will be able to apply for loans from the government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland…
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Statoil launches Batwind battery storage for offshore wind
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Statoil today announced a new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy, dubbed Batwind. The concept will be piloted by the world’s first floating wind farm, the Hywind pilot park off the coast of Aberdeenshire, to help develop the technology…
Super fast 2MW battery energy storage system connected to the grid in Wolverhampton
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A new £4 million lithium titanate battery energy storage facility has been connected to the grid as part of new research led by the University of Sheffield on energy storage. The university will work with energy companies E.On and Uniper to look at future…
Scottish energy minister gives details of ten large-scale local energy projects funded by Scottish government fund
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The Scottish Government has awarded over £10 million to support nine innovative large-scale low carbon local energy projects, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced this week. The projects have been funded through the Local Energy Challenge Fund, launched in August 2014 to…
Wales must get 100 per cent of its energy from renewable sources, says National Assembly committee
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Wales should get 100 per cent of its energy from renewable sources and set up a Welsh not-for-profit energy service company, assembly members have said. The energy supply company would build on the success of the not-for-profit water company Dwr Cymru. The…
Liverpool City Council looks to partner with existing supplier for local energy company
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Liverpool City Council is looking to follow in Bristol City Council’s footsteps and set up its own energy company. Elected mayor Joe Anderson will ask the city’s council to approve proposals to explore ways of establishing the company – provisionally…
The New Power Interview: Peter Haigh, managing director, Bristol Energy
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Janet Wood spoke to Peter Haigh about starting an independent supplier backed by a city council This interview was first published in the November edition of New Power Report. Since then, Bristol Energy has officially opened to new customers. I…
CNG Fuels and National Grid unveil first high-pressure grid-connected CNG filling station
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CNG Fuels, in partnership with National Grid, unveiled a new filling station in Leyland, Lancashire today, which allows vehicles to fill up on compressed natural gas (CNG), directly from the high-pressure local transmission system. The new facility can refuel more…
EDF tops Citizen’s Advice energy supplier league table as average number of complaints fall
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EDF Energy and SSE have both come out on top in Citizens Advice’s latest energy supplier league table, which measures how effectively customer complaints are dealt with by the 19 largest energy firms in Great Britain. EDF Energy clinching the top…
MPs to investigate 2020 renewable heat and transport targets
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The Energy and Climate Change Committee has launched an inquiry into the challenges facing the UK’s 2020 renewable energy targets for heat and transport. The UK government has committed to ensuring that 30% of electricity, 12% of heat and 10% of transport…