The UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (UK ABWR), designed by Hitachi-GE, is suitable for construction in the UK, the Office for Nuclear Regulation has concluded. Horizon is planning to build and operate two of the ABWRs, which will together provide…

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Simec Energy is to sell its Uskmouth power plant in Newport, South Wales, to Atlantis Resources. Completion is expected in Q1 2018. Atlantis wants to “build a diversified renewable energy company of scale”. It plans to convert the 220MW Uskmouth plant to…

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Leaving the EU’s nuclear safeguards agreement Euratom “comes at a cost of millions, with very real doubts that it will actually be ready in time” the Select Committee on Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has warned in a new…

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Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity and green gas provider, has signed a pilot agreement with Europe’s largest smart charging solutions provider for electric vehicles, NewMotion. The pilot agreement will see NewMotion install smart electric vehicle charging points at Good…

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Two offers made to buy the Green Investment Bank (GIB) were both below the government’s minimum acceptable valuation, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). Macquarie, the winning bidder, raised its offer during the process, but at the same time it…

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British Solar Renewables has won a contract to operate and manage the UK’s first community-owned renewable energy project, Westmill. The co-operative that runs the solar farm chose BSR to manage the 5MW project following a competitive tender, and the contract…

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Solar PV linked directly to the rail system could supply a significant parti of the system’s power needs, according to a new report, “Riding Sunbeams” supported by 10:10, Imperial College, Innovate UK and Community Energy England. The researchers  found that…

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Capbal has won planning consent for a 10MW/5000kWh battery unit on the Feddal Estate, Perthshire. It is Capbal’s first storage scheme in Scotland to secure planning consent. Capbal expects the Braco facility to enter operation in mid-2019.  Its business partner, NEC,…

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Smart Energy Europe has raised an alarm over proposed changes in the proposed design of the EU’s Internal Energy Market that would allow transmission system operators (TSO) to own and operate storage and provide more ancillary services themselves. The group…

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Ancala Partners has sold its hydro power business, Green Highland Renewables to Simec, the energy arm of the global energy, metals and industrials group, the GFG Alliance. The transaction is unconditional and is scheduled to complete before the end of…

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