An Bord Pleanala has refused permission for Element Power Ireland’s proposed 47-turbine Maighne wind farm. The planning agency said the 125MW project straddling the border between Co Kildare and Co Meath was premature, pending the adoption of either a national…

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UK industrial and commercial (I&C) businesses may be able to provide up to 3GW of demand reduction and 1.9GW of demand turn-up to help meet the need for flexibility and balance electricity supply and demand, according to research by regulator…

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Proposals for what will be one of the largest onshore wind farm developments in Scotland look set to climb off the drawing board now that Glasgow Airport has successfully trialled a new radar system to detect turbines at Bank Group’s…

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Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse has given consent for the construction of a 22 turbine wind farm in the Highlands. The Creag Riabhach wind farm will be located on the Altnaharra Estate, near Lairg, in the North Highlands. The wind farm…

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The government has opened a new £320m fund to invest in low carbon heat networks. The first part of the fund, worth up to £39m, will be open to local authorities and public sector bodies who submit applications for their…

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The estimate for the construction cost of a new electricity link between between GB and Norway has been reduced. The new link will be owned and operated by National Grid Interconnector Holdings (NGIH) and by Statnett, the Norwegian transmission system…

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The government must publish its Emissions Reduction Plan to restore investor confidence in the energy sector, according to a new report from the influential Energy and Climate Change Committee. The report contained the committee’s concluding thoughts on its last three…

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SSE  has agreed to sell a 16.7% equity stake in Scotia Gas Networks to wholly owned subsidiaries of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), for  £621 million based on an effective economic date of 1 April 2016. SSE owns half…

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Batteries could provide almost as much storage as pumped hydro in four years time – if projects that have prequalified for the upcoming T-4 Capacity Market auction win contracts. Over 2GW of battery storage projects have prequalified to enter the…

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The government has not gone far enough to stop companies from accessing ‘double subsidy’ that allows them to undercut more beneficial technology in the Capacity Market, according to a report produced by Ecuity for UK Power Reserve. The government has…

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