The Demand Flexibility Service that saw customers paid to reduce their electricity demand at peak times will used again this coming winter, the electricity system operator (NGESO) has announced, pending approval from energy regulator Ofgem. NGESO said it expected system…

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RAW Charging is planning to add 25 electric vehicle (EV) charging points every month at Greene King sites to add to the 500 charge points it has already installed for Greene King customers. RAW has activated new EV charging facilities…

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RES has claimed that its new product wind farm management system, AeroUp, can energy yields from wind farms by by up to 5%. AeroUp combines hardware and software enhancements to significantly increase the energy yield and RES said “it benefits…

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Octopus Energy Group today has agreed a deal with Shell subsidiary Impello Limited to buy Shell Energy in the UK and Germany, taking on two million new home energy and broadband customers. The deal will see Octopus Energy’s domestic supply…

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Stream 3 of the government’s AI for Decarbonisation Innovation Programme has opened now open for applications with a total of £2.25 million in grant funding available. Stream 3 will fund innovations in: electrification and smart grid; transportation; and land use…

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The final onshore and offshore planning consents have been granted for Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), an offshore cable that will be the longest high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the UK. Once complete, EGL2 will run from a…

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Ofgem has fined Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc of £5.41 million for not recording and retaining electronic communications between January 2018 and March 2020. The communications were discussions about energy market transactions made by wholesale energy traders on privately-owned…

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Oldham Council is seeking a joint venture partner to deliver a low carbon district heat network project. The network proposed is an expansion of the existing St Mary’s network, with an additional Energy Centre at Rhodes Bank that will utilise…

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Hertfordshire County Council is carrying out pre-procurement market engagement on the provision of electric vehicle infrastructure. The council estimates that by 2030 there will be 250,000 – 287,000 electric vehicles among Hertfordshire residents and a requirement for 6,769 – 8,977…

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The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has exchanged contracts to sell three wind farms nearing the end of their expected lives in the Republic of Ireland to Statkraft. The projects, totalling 35MW, were sold for €25 million, which TRIG said represents…

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