New National Planning Statements for energy will be crucial in smoothing the development consent process for renewables, Liz Dunn, a partner at law firm Burgess Salmon, told Waterfront’s Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Forum this week. She said that “With new…
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Installers in UKPN area get short cut to decision on EV, heat pump, PV, battery installs with one-stop Smart Connect portal
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A new Smart Connect portal launched by UK Power Networks will give an instant decision on whether installers can connect domestic electric vehicle charge points, heat pumps, battery storage or solar PV. UK Power Networks expects up to 700,000 electric…
First of a fleet of local ‘waste to hydrogen’ units on schedule for startup by Q1 2022, says PowerHouse
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PowerHouse says it expects its first project to convert plastic into syngas and power, planned at Peel NRE’s Protos site, will be commissioned and operational by the end of Q1 2022, and a plant in Poland may be commissioned within a…
Cross-party political declaration of support ‘fundamental’ to sourcing £20B investment needed for Sizewell C
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If the government wants to make a new nuclear plant at Sizewell C an attractive investment it this already becoming evident in early engagement that it “needs a pollical declaration” of support from across political lines, according to Stephen Vaughan,…
Downing trust picks up solar assets
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Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust has competed the acquisition of solar PV assets in Great Britain and Northern Ireland totalling 96MWp. It paid £42M (including working capital balances and cash held by the portfolio companies). The portfolio comprises: 13 ground-mounted sites…
Energy efficient tomatoes: Triple Point acquires IoW energy centres
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Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Company has completed the acquisition of energy centres on the Isle of Wight that supply heat, electricity and carbon dioxide to the UK’s largest tomato grower, APS Salads. The deal includes 15 year energy services agreement…
National Grid to buy WPD, UK’s largest DNO, and sell majority stake in National Grid Gas
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National Grid is to acquire Western Power Distribution, the UK’s largest electricity distribution network, for £7.8B and begin disposal of a majority stake in National Grid Gas, currently valued at £6.4B, in a “strategic pivot” towards electricity. The WPD acquisition…
Hospitals, schools and other public sector buildings win nearly £1B funding to decarbonise: second competition promised
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BEIS has said it will open a second phase of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme in 2021/22 after announcing grants of £932M in Phase 1 of the Scheme. So far 317 public sector organisations have been awarded funding for 429 energy…
Nine areas win £171M in CCUS and hydrogen funding as BEIS sets out Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced major investment to cut emissions from industry and from public buildings in a new Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy. It will allocate £171 million from the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge to nine projects to…
SP Energy Networks contracts for 140MW of flexibility including first LV contracts
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SP Energy Networks has accepted bids totalling 140MW of flexibility services, for the RIIO-ED2 business plan period 2023-2028, following the latest round of tendering. For the first time it tendered for low voltage flexibility and it accepted bids for 3MW…