United Utilities, the water and sewage company that serves more than 3 million homes and businesses in the North West, is investigating using green hydrogen to provide heat for a site in Manchester and it is looking for a supplier.…

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Centrica and Mitsubishi Power Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore development, construction and operation of an ammonia-fired power station at Bord Gáis Energy’s Whitegate combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) in Cork, Ireland. The project would become…

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A digital map of underground pipes and cables – the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) – has gone live in an initial beta form. It will be outlined in a ‘Coffee with NUAR’ webinar with Chris Chambers, Deputy Director for…

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Dan McGrail, chief executive, RenewableUK: “… permanent full expensing will provide a much-needed degree of long-term certainty for investors in green technologies, helping to make the UK an attractive destination for investment in clean energy projects and manufacturing. This combined…

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Vattenfall Network Services is offering businesses fully financed solar PV, which it claims will reduce electricity costs to less than 7p per kWh over 25 years without upfront capital investment. The company is looking for businesses with 2000m2 of roof…

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An interconnector between France and GB is expected to be out of action until 1 February as a result of a cable fault. Interconnexion France Angleterre 2 (IFA2) is a 1000MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical interconnector between the…

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People can try their hand at operating the GB electricity system in a game launched by National Grid ESO intended to give members of the public an insight into working a shift in the Electricity National Control Centre (ENCC). ENCC…

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Ofgem has published a ‘call for input’ on the ‘standing charges’ applied to energy bills and what alternatives could be considered. The daily standing charge covers the fixed costs of providing gas and electricity, recovering the costs required to provide…

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Cenergist has completed what it believes to be the UK’s first installation of high temperature air source heat pumps in a domestic setting. It has replaced night storage heaters and hot water cylinders for 497 homes in six tower blocks…

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UK Power Networks has released new data to give customers who want to connect to the network better understanding of whether and when there will be capacity available. The data, which will be available on UKPN’s Open Data Portal, concerns…

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