The government has launched new grant schemes to subsidise training for heat pump installers and heat network professionals. The government has announced £5 million to help build a skilled workforce to scale up heat pump installation. At more than 60…
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SPEN starts five-year project to create network ‘digital twin’ to ease green transformation
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SP Energy Networks is set to create a ‘digital twin’ of the country’s electricity network that will model and test digital solutions to managing increased electricity demand on its real-life counterpart. Scott Mathieson, network planning and regulation director at SP…
EU funding for project to turn ocean-borne plastic waste into hydrogen
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An EU-backed body that brings together countries bordering on the north Atlantic has funded work that would see ocean-born plastic waste collected and converted into hydrogen. Led by four Atlantic countries – Portugal, Spain, France and Ireland – the Interreg…
University of Birmingham plans ‘digital twin’ for region with energy system as early use-case
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The University of Birmingham is kicking off procurement of a ‘digital twin’ framework that it says could become a platform for green energy development across the West Midlands. The university is inviting options for procurement of a base framework for…
Piclo completes first ‘power up’ transactions to make use of excess Scottish wind power; aims to go from megawatt to gigawatt scale response
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Piclo has successfully completed the first end-to-end transactions of flexibility services for the NGESO’s new Local Constraint Market in Scotland. The new market allows Scottish homes, businesses and distribution connected generating assets to benefit when they help to manage transmission…
CCC annual report: time to speed up moves to heat electrification and local energy planning
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Rebalancing the relative costs of gas and electricity, providing support for electrification and indicating areas where hydrogen is unlikely to be an option were among the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee(CCC) in its annual report to government. The report…
Ukraine TSO to reconstruct network as ‘Grid of the Future’, signs agreement with CISCO
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Ukraine’s transmission system operator Ukrenergo has launched a pilot project “Grid of the Future” to modernise and strengthen the protection of trunk networks and introduce Internet of Things technologies in the energy sector. The company said it was “We are…
DESNZ competition offers £2.6M for solutions to bring distributed resources into power markets
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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has opened a £2.6 million competition to help distributed energy resources (DER) participate in markets and provide systemwide flexibility in large volumes. Applications are sought by 23 July. The Flex Markets…
Renewable UK Cymru: offshore wind opportunity requires rapid expansion of Welsh grid
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Renewable UK Cymru says a rapid expansion of grid capacity is needed if Wales is to meet its proposed target of 100% of electricity needs from renewable sources by 2035. Wales currently has 1.98GW of installed wind energy generation capacity,…
Longfield solar farm wins development consent
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The secretary of state has granted development consent for a co-located solar farm and battery project that could have a capacity of 500MW. Longfield solar farm in Essex is the first DCO solar project developed by EDF Renewables in the…