The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme had over 2,000 applications for heat pump grants in January 2024, a 39% increase on the month the previous year. The month’s figures were exceeded by October and November last year, after a 50% increase…
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TRIG shifts focus towards ‘critical’ battery market
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The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG) has said upcoming capital growth will arise from repowering, co-location, extensions, and improving the performance of existing sites, as well as new site developments. It says the development pipeline of 1GW by 2030 could…
Tidal turbine for Wales looks for power take-off contractor
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QED Naval has gone out to tender for power take-off (PTO) for a Subhub ID tidal energy technology that forsees moving from one turbine to a 5MW array of five, and on to an array size of 30 MW. Last…
Minister promises to monitor consumer protection for energy retrofits
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The government has said it is “closely monitoring” reforms to the Microgeneration Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) as part of a suite of measures to provide protection to consumers who retrofit their homes with renewable energy or energy efficiency products. In…
Scottish Water disposes of two CHP plants
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Scottish Water is spinning off two combined heat and power (CHP) plants owned by its non-regulated subsidiary, Scottish Water Horizons. The CHP plants, at its Stirling and Dalmarnock waste water treatment works will in future be owned by new companies…
UK withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty saying it is not fit for Net Zero
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The UK will leave the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) after the failure of efforts to align it with net zero, the government has announced. It said the decision will support the UK’s transition to net zero and strengthen its energy…
Angus Energy explores storage for more gases at Saltfleetby
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Angus Energy and Trafigura Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that could see carbon dioxide or hydrogen storage at Angus Energy’s Saltfleetby gas field in Lincolnshire, or additional gas storage. Within a year Trafigura and Angus will agree and…
SMS launches ‘white label’ app to help small businesses manage energy use and flexibility
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A new app from SMS aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) take control of their energy consumption. SMS says that as a licensable, white label software solution, its Smart Energy Data app is targeted at UK energy suppliers…
H2H Saltend wins development consent
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H2H Saltend has been granted planning permission by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Equinor’s H2H Saltend is a 600MW steam methane reforming hydrogen production plant, which will produce hydrogen from fossil gas with carbon capture. The decision comes as…
Energy from waste plant wins development consent
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The secretary of state has granted development consent for an energy from waste plant in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, The Medworth CHP will have an electricity generating capacity of 55MW and provide up to 30MW of usable steam heat to local industrial…