Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, a US life insurance giant, has joined forces with UK-based Low Carbon Limited to become a European independent power producer (IPP), which is targetting 20GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The partnership says it will…
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Shoreham, East Sussex, port plans to become hydrogen production hub to supply vehicles and local business
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H2 Green has signed an agreement with Shoreham Port Authority that gives it exclusive rights for two years to develop a ‘renewable energy hub’ with port-based hydrogen, ammonia and new onshore wind and solar power generation capacity at the Port…
Ofgem orders five suppliers to make outstanding FIT payments
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Ofgem is issuing five suppliers with provisional orders, compelling them to pay £575,000 in total for the Feed-in Tariff scheme, which provides payments to owners of small-scale renewable energy generators, and is funded through compulsory levies on suppliers. The suppliers…
Consent granted for South Humber Bank plant
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Development consent has been granted for a 95MW electricity from waste plant at Stallingborough. The consent for EP Waste Management’s South Humber Bank plant replaces earlier consent granted for a 49.9MW plant at the site, without increasing the maximum fuel…
Invinity completes flow battery delivery to Oxford’s Energy Superhub, warns of supply chain concern into 2022
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Invinity Energy Systems says it has delivered its third and final storage cluster to ‘Energy Superhub Oxford’, one of three demonstrator projects part-funded by the UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund that include rapid vehicle charging. The full system at…
Solar PV: 300MW-scale installations needed ‘in every local authority area’ and under-funded planning departments put all stakeholders at risk
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There must be the equivalent of a utility-scale PV installation in every local authority by 2050 to meet our Net Zero aim, and stronger policy support is needed to achieve that target, according to speakers at an event organised by…
Utility Warehouse to make redress of £1.5M for customer service and support failings
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Utility Warehouse is to pay £1.5 million in redress after it failed to treat its customers fairly and to offer services and support to those in payment difficulty. A formal investigation by Ofgem found that between 2013 and 2019 Utility…
Rolls Royce ‘small modular’ nuclear plant wins £210M government investment
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The government has announced funding of £210 million for Rolls-Royce to develop new nuclear technology – part of the £385 million Advanced Nuclear Fund announced last year in the 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. Rolls-Royce Group, BNF…
ITM Power names new site, plans collaboration with Sheffield University
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ITM Power will site its new ‘gigafactory’ in Tinsley, Sheffield, on a site acquired from the University of Sheffield at a cost of £13.4 million. The site is part of the University of Sheffield Innovation District, 2 miles from ITM’s…
Yü Group adds 38% to meter base as SOLR for Ampoweruk customers
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Multi-utility business supplier Yü Group has been appointed by Ofgem as Supplier of Last Resort (SOLR) for 8,158 businesses supplied by Ampoweruk, which has ceased trading. Yü Group sells water as well as gas and electricity to its customers. Ampower’s…