Some 146,000 Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) customers are being urged to take immediate action, because the phase-out of the RTS signal is expected to be completed this summer. The phase-out – under which the RTS signal is switched off for…

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The Secretary of State has granted development consent for a 238MW solar farm in South Yorkshire. The solar farm will be built on over 530Ha of land to the east of Fenwick, in the north of the City of Doncaster…

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Through its ‘Power Responsive’ flexibility platform, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) is planning to make its Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) bi directional service from April. That means businesses will be able to earn revenue by flexing their electricity use…

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Burgar Hill Energy, a joint venture between Thrive Renewables and Burgar Hill Renewables, has taken ownership from RWE of two 2.5MW Nordex N80 wind turbines at the Burgar Hill onshore wind farm. The partners each already own a turbine at…

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The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has signed a data-sharing agreement with Xoserve, the gas system’s data services provider, NESO has responsibility for real-time management of the electricity system but not of gas. It does, however, have responsibility for strategic…

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UK Power Networks’ Distribution System Operator (DSO) is bringing heat pumps into its flexibility market.   It says over 6,000 heat pumps are now integrated into its flexibility trading platform, Localflex, enabling them to actively respond to grid signals across London,…

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Data from two complementary projects in Aberdeen will explore the possibility and the best sites to use geothermal heating in Aberdeen. The Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot (AGFP), funded through a £1 million grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will…

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Chargepoint installer Andersen EV has claimed that an EV charge point helps attract homebuyers. The company surveyed 1000 car owners across the UK and found that more than half (53%) would be “positively influenced” in buying a home if it…

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Severn Trent Green Power has announced that construction will shortly begin on four new solar farms. Three of the sites, in North Yorkshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire and Leicestershire, will move into delivery from late March and the fourth is scheduled to…

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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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