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E.On and Naked Energy pilot Europe-wide collaboration

E.On has announced a partnership with solar heat and hybrid company Naked Energy. The deal will see Naked Energy’s solar technology deployed to commercial and industrial-scale projects across Europe and the UK run by E.On´s business unit Energy Infrastructure Solutions…

COP 28: the industry responds

Dan McGrail, chief executive, RenewableUK: “Transitioning away from fossil fuels as fast as possible is essential, not only to keep us on track for net zero, but also because it enables us to generate electricity at the lowest cost for…

Low Carbon opens second UK solar farm

Low Carbon has successfully connected its second UK solar farm, the 23MW St Clere’s farm in Essex. The project follows the Fox Covert solar farm in Buckinghamshire, which was energised in October. The company aims to have 20GW of new…

Gravitricity joins with ABB for storage development

ABB and Gravitricity are to collaborate to accelerate the development and use of gravity energy storage systems in former mines. Gravitricity has developed GraviStore, a long-duration energy storage system that uses heavy weights in underground shafts, raised and lowered to…

Conrad Energy acquires first renewable energy asset

Conrad Energy has acquired the Port of Liverpool Wind Farm. The wind farm, which has been operational since 2009, comprises four Nordex N90 2.5MW turbines with an installed capacity of 10MW, located along Alexandra, Canada, and Huskisson docks. Conrad Energy…

Bord Gais site could host ammonia-fuelled power plant

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…