Scottish Power owner Iberdrola has agreed to acquire 88% of Electricity North West (ENW) for £2.1 billion (€2.5 billion). The deal values 100% of the company, including debt, at approximately €5 billion. Geographically, ENW is located between the two existing…
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Solar farm to serve hospital
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Vital Energi Utilities has been awarded a contract to build and operate a 6MW solar farm by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. The £8.6 million ‘design, build, operate and maintain’ contract will include supply to Royal Gwent Hospital. The…
HGV charging station to be installed at Immingham port
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Milence, a joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group, and Volvo Group, has announced it will develop its first charging hub in the UK for electric coaches and heavy trucks. Construction has commenced and the hub is due to…
National Highways makes second attempt to procure hydrogen for Lower Thames Crossing construction
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National Highways has opened procurement for supply of hydrogen over the five-year construction period of the new Thames Crossing linking Essex and Kent, in a bid to reduce the carbon footprint of constructing the road tunnel. The Lower Thames Crossing…
Rusholme battery to begin trading in August
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Harmony Energy Income Trust says its 70 MWh / 35 MW Rusholme battery project has been successfully energised and is expected to be fully operational in all markets in early August. The Rusholme project, located in North Yorkshire, is the Company’s sixth…
August CfD auction pot boosted to £.5 billion
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Secretary of State Ed Miliband has announced the budget for this year’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) round, the sixth, is being increased by £500 million to over £1.5 billion. Of that, £1.1 billion is set aside for offshore wind –…
INTERVIEW: REA’s Trevor Hutchings says the REA should be the ‘go-to’ green trade association
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The Association for Renewable Energy & Clean Technology (REA) has been part of the UK trade association landscape for many years. When I speak to the new chief executive, Trevor Hutchings, he has been in post, replacing REA’s long-serving and…
Elexon to take on local market facilitator role
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Energy regulator Ofgem has conformed that the new market facilitator for local energy flexibility will be Elexon, the company that currently has responsibilities in market settlement and managing low carbon subsidy flows, as well as in delivering market-wide half hourly…
Great British Energy set to develop green power plants across the UK nations and at small to large scale
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A ‘Founding Statement’ has introduced Great British energy, an operationally independent company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The new company will be chaired by Juergen Maier, previously chair of supply chain company…
Clean system needs more transmission lines – and new gas-fired plant
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Two recent reports have highlighted expanding the transmission network as one of the most pressing issues to address in making the electricity system fit for the future. Alongside that they confirmed that some new gas-fired power plants would be required.…