Northern Powergrid has added Equiwatt to the flexibility service providers across its area in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire. Equiwatt will act as an energy aggregator using its ‘virtual power plant’ platform and smart ‘powerDOWN’ programme. It is…
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Britvic signs PPA with solar farm
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Britvic has signed a power purchase agreement to cover 75% of the power used in manufacturing its soft drinks in Great Britain from a 160-acre solar farm in Northamptonshire. The ten-year solar power agreement will provide electricity to factories in…
Investor says battery use in Balancing Market remains ‘sporadic’ due to IT delays
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System Operator NGESO’s struggles with a new online platform intended to make better use of batteries to balance power supply and demand have exacerbated market conditions that have driven down battery revenues, according to battery investor Harmony Energy Income Trust.…
Green Grids: Tackling SF6 Emissions on GB Electricity Networks
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Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is a highly insulating gas that is important for switchgear and other electrical equipment at all scales. However, it is also an extremely dangerous greenhouse gas with a ‘global warming potential around 24,000 times that of carbon…
Queequeg promises a dozen renewables sites in planning by July
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Queequeg Renewables is planning to seek planning permission for more than a dozen renewable energy projects across the UK by the end of June this year, the company has announced. The projects, located across the UK, include solar installations, onshore…
Low Carbon takes diverse route on optimising batteries
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Independent power producer Low Carbon has signed optimisation agreements with three companies for four of its batteries, totalling 95MW. Habitat Energy (Meadow, 10MW, and Sandon Brook, 35MW), Flexitricity (Fern Brook, 20MW) and EDF (Birch, 30MW) optimise across different markets, on…
Field acquires two Scottish battery projects from RES
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Renewable energy infrastructure company Field is to acquire two batteries from RES. Holmston in Ayr (South Ayrshire) and Drum Farm in Keith (Moray), Holmston and Drum Farm have a combined capacity of 100MW / 200MWh. Katie Marsh, Head of Corporate…
AMP to start up four-hour battery storage in 2024
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Energy company AMP Clean Energy (AMP) has announced plans to start construction of four battery projects that can export for up to four hours. Most batteries currently available in the UK offer one-hour or two-hour export. AMP’s ‘Urban Reserve Storage’…
Amazon CPPA covers more than half of Moray West capacity
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Amazon is to buy more of the power produced by Ocean Winds’ Moray West wind farm offshore of Scotland. It has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Engie (a joint venture partner in Ocean Winds, with EDP Renewables),…
Downing acquires 4200 residential solar installations
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Investment manager Downing LLP has acquired a portfolio of 4,200 solar PV residential installations across England and Wales. The portfolio was acquired from Foresight for around £26 million. The renewable energy and infrastructure arm of Downing Estate Planning Service has…